Joong-cheon - The RestlessSouth Korea
2006
Starring: Jun-ho Heo, Woo-sung Jung, and Kwang-il Kim
The Restless presents life and death in a distinctly unique fashion. From hoards of demons, legendary swordsmen, ethereal guardians, legions of the dead, and of course one beautiful love this movie moves through the life and afterlife with stunning visual sequences.
This movie is listed as a horror in virtually every database, but it's certainly not what I as a westerner consider a horror. The movie has elements of adventure, action, fantasy, and romance. All the ingredients I need to sit down and try to dedicate a couple of hours to something.
Joong-cheon is also full of visually stunning sequences. It was nomiated for the Most Visually Stunning movie in the 2007 Asian Film Festival and it won the Best Art Direction award in the Grand Bell Awards. It contained some very well choreographed fight scenes too. The Restless is a unique journey through this world and the afterlife. For fans of the fantasy martial arts genre I recommend this movie. There are some parts that I had to shake my head at, but all in all this is a pretty cool movie.
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