The movie The Marines Who Never Returned is a
Korean War movie produced in the 1960s. It has a clear theme of love and
compassion among soldiers and patriotism. The film seems to suggest a unity in
one nation, where soldiers had to protect its citizens. This is mostly clear
with the appearance of Young-hui. When Young-hui’s mother is killed by enemy
soldiers, the marine troop rescues the little girl and brings her with them.
She builds strong relationships with every soldiers in the troop, and she also acts
as a narrator in the film.
Even though a sense of
compassion and unity is built in the movie, I also felt that there was also
hatred within one big nation. The Korean population used to be one unified body
until the North and the South became divided. The divide was much more profound
because different members in one family were being divided. For example, there
was a soldier whose brother was part of the North Korean troop, while he was
part of the South Korean troop.
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