This is more a fantasy film then a historical war movie and in many ways unlogical.
There are to many computer effects which also looks very cheap.
The costumes, armour, city walls all looks like fake.
In fact this was not a war Chinese against Koreans. This was a war between 3 Korean states: Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla. China comes to Korea to protect Silla, another Korean Kingdom and the historical predecessor of todays South Korea. Goguryeo is like North Korea.
Historical inaccurate:
Conclusion: If you treat this film as fantasy you can watch it, but otherwise you will deeply disappointed. I really don't know why this film have a 7 star rating, it only deserves 3.
In fact this was not a war Chinese against Koreans. This was a war between 3 Korean states: Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla. China comes to Korea to protect Silla, another Korean Kingdom and the historical predecessor of todays South Korea. Goguryeo is like North Korea.
Historical inaccurate:
- In reality at the siege of Ansi Fortress, the Chinese side only have 30 000 men and not 200 000.
- Chinese wear clothes from the Han Dynasty, but the story is set in the Tang Dynasty more then 400 years later.
- The crossbow is a Chinese invention, why only Koreans use them ?
- Some bags of oil which can destroy a whole siege tower? laughful
- Chinese needs 2 months to build a artificial mountain and the Koreans only need a day to destroy it?
Conclusion: If you treat this film as fantasy you can watch it, but otherwise you will deeply disappointed. I really don't know why this film have a 7 star rating, it only deserves 3.