Duelist

Korean Movie

Ahhh...Kang Dong-won in his most beautiful role ever. This is a periodic film with typical political conflicts and sword fights. What makes this movie stand out for me is the cinematography and the light romance (I'm always a sucker for love stories!). Aside from that, the soundtrack is totally awesome. Storm and Dies Irae are now part of my all time favorite playlist.

There maybe many awkward scenes in this movie, which are mostly caused by the female lead character Ha Ji-won. Her attempt for humor is unnatural. But looking at the movie as a whole, it's not so bad. As I said before, the cinematography is spectacular. The last part of the movie which featured the duel between the two leads was incredibly great. Although the story line is quite simple, it's still a cool film to watch.