Little Women (Three sisters) is a Korean film adaptation of a popular novel Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. The film has a slightly altered plot to better suit a modern Korean audience but retains the core messages of the novel which tells the story of three sisters who grew up in difficult circumstances and always struggling to support their own dreams. Experiencing many ups and downs in life, the three girls are forced to become different versions of themselves to deal with unforeseen difficulties.
| The movie starring Kim Go Eun was loved by many Vietnamese audiences before receiving much criticism |
Since its premiere, the film has received a lot of support from Korean and international audiences (including Vietnam) because the film’s content is quite thrilling and attractive. The film has mentioned the Vietnam war many times but did not raise any opinions until episode 5, or recently episodes 7 and 8, many viewers discovered and realized that the film mentioned the elements of war and war. distort Vietnamese history.
Specifically, he mentioned the Vietnam War and said that Korean soldiers who came to Vietnam as mercenaries when returning as heroes should be grateful and considered as heroes. And yet, the dialogue in the movie also suggests that 1 Korean soldier can defeat 100 Vietnamese soldiers…
| Many distorted lines and images about the Vietnam war are repeated over and over in the film |
Many angry comments on forums related to this topic: “How can you make a historical bleaching film, praising these barbaric soldiers? Although I borrowed that story to condemn the act of being a mercenary for the US, it is unacceptable when it is repeated like that!” “We often say it’s just ‘making a movie’ but the ‘doing’ thing. this movie’ is really scary when the history is distorted causing many followers Little Women exposed to false information…”.
The community of Korean movie lovers also voiced that the audience should watch movies selectively. For example, a number of Korean films also refer to the issue of Vietnamese history, in which the characters participating in the war are built with remorse and repentance such as: It’s Okay to Not Be Okay (What’s wrong with crazy), Romantic Doctor (Human they y Dbout),… And most viewers also think that even the small details in the film are more precious than the details praising the Korean mercenaries.
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| The obsessions about the Vietnam war are also reminded through a type of orchid that is said to be the key point of the murders in the film. |
A part of the audience added that, in fact, in 1999 in Korea, there was a movement “Honestly apologize to Vietnam” to apologize and express regret for what Korean soldiers did. South Vietnam was caused by the Republic of Korea before 1975. Besides, for many years now, many Korean citizens have come to places with traces of crimes committed by Korean soldiers during the Vietnam War to visit and share share with survivors.
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| In the movie, the scent of this orchid has a hallucinogenic poison, each appearance signaling a death… |
Mr. Kang U Il, Chairman of the Korea – Vietnam Peace Foundation, on March 11, 2018 at the 50th anniversary of the 135th day of the 135th day of the death of innocent people in Tay Ha My (Quang Nam) by South Korean soldiers said. : “Sincerely apologize to Vietnam, we will not forget it, we will always remember it, please calm down the resentment and sadness about the grievances and anger and leave peacefully.” So many people agree that feature films can be fiction, but history has to be true, so it’s not advisable for an influential film to convey such messages.
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| In the past, some Korean films also mentioned the Vietnam War, but the message was more positive |
From an artistic perspective, the film is still a TV work worth watching of the land of kimchi. However, the “over-seasoning” of the film crew related to the Vietnam war has created a feeling of discomfort, even anger, as well as creating a wave of boycotts of few Vietnamese audiences. while following Little Women Up to this point.
