The Rock

The Rock

Although the movie “The Rock” was released in 1996, I watched it in 2002. I liked this movie so much that I watched it several times. That’s why I picked this movie to post on my blog. A Marine general Hummel got sick and tired of seeing his soldiers die while doing secret missions overseas. So, he gathered some of his loyal Marines and got hold of rockets filled with deadly nerve agent. They went to the Alcatraz Island, which used to a prison. They took all the tourists on the island hostage. Now, General Hummel demands full compensations for their sacrifice and those who died on secret missions.

The FBI Director wants to take control of the situation by sending a group of Navy Special Forces to Alcatraz Island. In order to do this, he needs someone who can guide the Navy guys to the island through the underground tunnels of Alcatraz. They found a British prisoner named John Mason who successfully escaped the Alcatraz but was caught again.

About 30 years ago, Mason stole secret files from FBI and hid them somewhere. Because of this, he has been held in prison. Mason led Navy guys and an FBI agent Goodspeed to the island. As they got to the island, they fired at each other. In the end, all the Navy guys died and only Mason and Goodspeed were left on the island.

There was a disagreement between General Hummel and some of his Hummel’s soldiers. Hummel didn’t want to hurt civilians with the missiles even if they didn’t get paid by the government. However, some of his men didn’t think so. As a result, Hummel got shot and dead. Finally, Mason and Goodspeed succeeded in killing the remaining Marines and saved hostages.

This movie reminds me of so many things. I can’t name all of them. I realized the importance of one's loyalty to his country. I also learned that true sacrifice doesn’t always come with rewards. This movie was not only an action blockbuster but also a human drama.

Rating: ★★★★☆

Bourne Identity Movie Review

Bourne Identity Movie Review
A guy was shot a few times on his back and was dumped on the Mediterranean Sea. When a sailor found him, he was totally unconscious.
After being healed from the gunshot wounds, this guy had no clue of who he was. He had a total loss of his memory. He found a chip under his hip and had it surgically removed.

It was the bank account number in Switcherland. In the safety box, in the box, he found several passports with different names and nationalities but the same photo. His name is Jason Bourne.

As soon as a group of people began to notice the appearance of Bourne, they had an emergency meeting and decided to kill him for whatever reason they might have. Upon noticing attempts being made on his life, Bourne was trying to find out who sent him the killers.

Later on, it turned out that Jason Bourn was a highly trained CIA secret operative whose mission was to kill a former president of an African country on his private boat on the Mediterranean Sea. However, he failed his mission. In stead, he got shot on his back and fell into the sea. CIA’s Special Activities Unit felt compelled to kill Bourne to cover up the assassination attempt. Bourne fights to gain real freedom. In the end,
Bourne took care of everything and disappeared.

While I was watching the movie, I kept thinking about my identity. As Bourne realized how he wanted to live his life after getting back his consciousness, I should also think straight how I should live this special God-given present called my life.

Boy, 11, accused of killing father's pregnant girlfriend

Boy, 11, accused of killing father's pregnant girlfriend

I was doing my English assignment when I heard this news. I just couldn’t believe what I heard. An 11-year-old school boy shot her father’s pregnant girlfriend to death. He shot her at close range. This terrible crime should raise awareness of the control of weapon usage in America.

If there had been strict policy on guns, none of this would have happened. It has been almost ten years since the Columbine school shooting. However, nothing has changed when it comes to gun-related crimes committed by juveniles.

The American Government must do something about the gun control in order to keep the U.S. citizens from danger. As you would know, this is not the first gun firing incident happening in United States. Many of these gunfireing occurs, especially in poorer neighborhoods.

It is good to here that this boy could be sentenced to life in prison. I think this because this will show and warn other kids around USA to never play or even touch guns because the rules are getting stricter and stricter every time this kind of madness occur. I really hope to never see this kind of crime in my future life.

Even though I have never seen a gun shot or muduring, along people dying , I am really grateful for the fact that I am a South Korean citizen and don’ have to worry about getting shot. I hope those influences from America will not reach Korea, and make Korean children think before they act and never play or touch guns, even though they grow up. Near future, these crimes should never happen again.

"Saw 1"

This movie was a real shocker when I first saw it. The plot was thrilling and had a twisted ending. The movie begins with the two men chained and trapped in an abandoned restroom. One is Dr. Lawrence Gordon and the other is Adam Faulkner. They have no idea why they are there and how they end up being there. In the micro cassette recorder in the restroom, the voice identifying himself Jigsaw gives Dr. Gordon instructions to kill Adam in 8 hours.

Otherwise, his family will be murdered. This is the deal. Dr. Gordon doesn’t have a choice but to accept it. Later on, Dr. Gordon realizes that in order to kill Adam he has to cut his foot off with a saw to get the pistol placed in the restroom. The question is that is he really going to do that to save his life and his family’s?

The Jigsaw is a serial killer who has been hunted by the police. The thing is that he or she doesn’t actively participate in the killing. He just sets the stage. It turns out that Adam has been hired to follow Dr. Lawrence and take photographs of him with his mistress.
Yes, he has been cheating on his wife.

In the end, the Jigsaw Killer only traps those who don’t appreciate the precious gift called life. So, he puts the victims in a test. The whole purpose of the test is to have them realized how precious life is and have them appreciate their life better. Dr. Lawrence ends up cutting his own feet and escapes the bathroom but Adam remains there and gets trapped.

After watching this movie, I admitted that I took things for granted. I stopped complaining about inconveniences in life. In summary, whatever critics say about this movie, I found a true meaning of life and became a better man.

Rating: ★★★☆☆

Our English Teacher(우리학교 E.T.)

Casting: Kim Soo Ro, Lee Han Wee, Park Bo Young, Lee Min Ho

This movie is about Mr.Chun who is a gymnastics teacher at a private high school in South Korea. One day, he is told to leave the school because the school is losing money. He has to either leave the school or teach English which he hasn’t studied for years. Luckily, Chun finds his certificate as an English teacher in the attic in his house.

When he was in teacher’s college, his then girl friend was an English major. She encouraged him to get the certificate and Chun passed the test and got the certificate. The problem is that he has never taught English in classroom. He is now asking the brightest student in the school, Han, to help him improve his English. Yes, that’s right. An English teacher is getting help from a student in order to improve his English.

Chun even registers for classes at a private English coaching college after work. He is given 2 months to prove he is capable of teaching high school English. In 2 months time, he is set to do a demonstration lesson in front of students, parents and the principal. If he should pass this test, he will be able to continue to teach at school.

While Chun is studying hard, he helps so called trouble maker at school ,Baek, to be back on the track. Chun helps Baek to become a student boxer. He introduces him a boxing coach to get proper training.
Chun has also been helping those students who are from poor families.

Here comes the demonstration lesson day.
Chun is dressed up like a real English teacher. Normally, he wears a track suit as a gymnastics teacher. As he teaches students English, students, parents and the principal are impressed by his teaching.
Finally, he gets to work as an English teacher.

I think this movie shows that we need to be a multi-player in one way or another. In the time of economic difficulties, companies are looking for people who can perform multiple tasks. At the same time, we all should try to have a warm heart like Chun trying to help the poor and the needy. So, I’ve learned a few lessons by watching this movie.

Rating: ★★★☆☆

The movie, "Speedy Scandal"

The Korean movie “Speedy Scandal” is a story about a Korean entertainer ,Taehyun Cha, in his mid-30’s. He has had a few bad years, but now his career is beginning to pick up. While one of the listeners ,Boyoung Park, of his show is talking to him on the phone, she tells his her secret. She has a 6-year-old son and she is only 22.

On top of this, her biological father doesn’t know that she was born. Since her mother passed away, she has been wondering if it’s all right to meet her dad. She is advised to meet her dad. However, her biological father happens to be ,yes, as you guessed, the famous entertainer,Taehyun Cha.

When Taehyun was in the 9th grade, he had unprepared sex with a 20 year old college girl living next door. She got pregnant. 9 months later, she gave birth to Boyoung Park.
Boyoung’s mom never told Boyoung who her father was. After doing DNA test, Taehyun accepts Boyoung and her son as his daughter and grandson. Although he is somewhat embarrassed to live with them, he begins to see them as his blood and flesh and decides to have a press conference to let the public know that he has a daughter and grandson.

I strongly recommend anyone watch this film. First of all, it is very funny. I laughed every 3 minutes when I watched it. The movie’s humor is based on wit and play of words and of course a little bit of slap stick.

More importantly, there is a lesson we need to learn. I’m not saying teenagers should go out and have sex like Taehyun. But, Taehyun decides to take full responsibility of what he has done. Nowadays, when I see or hear what politicians or businesspersons are doing, I become disappointed at their way of avoiding responsibility. This movie has given me both pleasure and lesson. I hope you get the same.

Operation Valkyrie

About two weeks ago, I watched a movie called Operation Valkyrie. It was a very heart touching and a dramatic movie. This movie is about Nazis' who wanted to murder Adolf Hitler because they thought that with Hitler is cruel, dumb, and no hearted. They thought that if Hitler still holds his position, Germany would die. They wanted to save the Europeans and the Jewish people who were getting killed every single day. However, they failed to assasin Hitler and eventually, all of the men who tried to kill Hilter were executed. The leader of this attempt to murder Hilter was Colonel Count Klaus Schenck von Stauffenberg.

I recomend people who did not watch this movie, to watch this movie. With this, I believe you can learn that not all Nazi's were evil and bad like Hilter. There are many good men in evil side as well. I also think that with this, you would be able to learn more about World War 2