The marines who never retuned

      The Marines Who Never Returned is an outstanding war movie. It is highly rated among other representative Korean Combat films. The film was produced by Lee Man Hee in black and white. It was first released in 1963 and aired for 42 days continuously. The film attracted an audience of approximately 194, 124 people (Gowman, 2009). It was voted best among 10 of the highest featured Korean War films. The film portrays the friendship of fellow Korean soldiers and their instincts when facing death at the war front. 

   
      The story of the film is developed on a war front where Korean soldiers are at war with the Chinese soldiers. The film illustrates the challenges that the Korean soldiers endure during the war. It manifests the predicaments of the Korean citizens who lost their loved ones on the war front. The people unite during the turbulent time and support their fellow citizens all who have suffered grievous losses. In the plot, the people are represented by a young lady who is sheltered by the marines after losing her loved ones.

     The theme of humanity is greatly evidenced in the composition of the film. The soldiers are portrayed as sensitive, kind, and empathetic, despite the fact that they are at war. The way they care for their fellow citizens, represented by the young girl, is amazing. They have the spirit of solidarity. The film was created and aired at a period when there was heightened tension in Korea. The state at the period exercised so much control of the media because of political unrest in the country. The film attempted to promote the spirit on solidarity among the people in the nation.


References

Gowman, P. (2009, June 23). The Marines who never returned. Retrieved March 11, 2014, from London Korean Links: http://londonkoreanlinks.net/2009/06/23/the-marines-who-never-returned/