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Periodically one experiences a film, a television series so remarkably outstanding, that words to describe its potency have yet to be conjured; director Lee Eung-bok’s “Mr. Sunshine” is one of a few to populate this category; it seizes the celestial in every domain: commencing in 1871 a nine-year-old boy “Eugene Choi” flees Joseon after his parents are slain, they are slaves, a caste, regardless of skills, one can never bolt, Eugene returns as an American officer after a thirty year hiatus; actor Lee Byung-hun’s staggering performance garnished him the prestigious Baeksang Arts Award for Best Leading Actor in TV; exquisitely beautiful Kim Tae-ri, depicts “Ko Ae-shin” a noble warrior and the love interest of a trinity of disparate men; sublimely cast, regardless of minimality, each role seizes one’s admiration, executed with stunning, profound, poignancy.
Scenario, acting acuity, are enhanced by the outrageously gorgeous cinematography: poetically stylized, powerfully painted, is a landscape, acutely embracing; camera work lusciously, provocatively kisses every scene; a love story reverberating as relationships wane and flourish.
Historically illuminating, musically marvelous, heart- wrenchingly delineated, “Mr. Sunshine” is a perfect jewel, residing uncontested, in a crown of its own making.
FIVE STARS!!!!!
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Thank you for this. I cannot recall any movie that has moved me and cut me so deeply as this priceless piece of history. I will remember this movie for many months to come. Top 5 movies of all time in my book.
Thanks you. I am on the same page. P.