The Admiral: Roaring Currents (2014)

I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

Ok... Let's be honest. It cannot be the best movie but is quite enjoyable. The movie has the potential to develop a great plot for future movies

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

A good old medeval naval battle in the far east, interesting,and by far , very impresively made too.the use of tidal water currents as a weapon were obviously brilliant,and so are also the production of the battle scenes.with the use of vfx and cgi's its like you are at the scene yourself.considering the low total production costs of this feature film,the result are eminent.only one drawback in this film,its a slow starter,so be patient,the last hour are spectacular.

The job of the critic is to honestly review the movie for the emotional content it delivers. The Admiral is a tearjerker that speaks of a man's principal to not give in even when the odds are stacked high against him. The story is focused on one of the historic naval battles during Japanese invasion of Korea in the middle ages when Korean navy led by Admiral Lee, our protagonist, managed to thwart off a much larger Japanese Navy. Lee had been a victim of political scraps and was made to step down from his post by the King himself only to be reinstated as he was needed when the situation turned for the very worst. On mainland, the invasion is threatening to takeover the capital and a reinforcement by sea will surely provide a finishing blow to it all. The Korean navy by this time had been reduced to a fraction of what it had been, with only 12 ships to spare against hundreds of the invader's. Fear is rife for treachery to breed, however, Lee's resolve is to the death so that he may save more people whose lives are at risk should the invasion succeed.A large portion of the movie is immersed in battle scenes as it unfolds in the roaring straits. There is an urgency when bystanders desperately try to send signals from the shore and loss is felt through the cries from a wife whose husband had to sacrifice himself to stop an enemy boat. People's war is being fought here. Precise detail of the historic accuracy and depth the character are lacking but the movie compensates by focusing on Admiral's determination, which is close to being a death wish, as the motivator for his soldiers to confront the impossible task at hand.He possibly can't die, though he meets an end similar to Nelson according to history, despite throwing himself in the thick of it all he survives one wave after another as it continues to wring out the tears from grown men as people bleed and pull on the ropes with bare hands to save his warship for the final wave.There is no order in which chaos is served in war as neither are there boundaries that mark the swell of emotions on choppy waters but it is a fairly well balanced portrayal of nations by any means though it has nothing to do winning than it is do with that gut feeling about a man who stood for something.

I stumbled upon this movie as i was reading on who admiral Yi was and knowing his feats in the art of war, this movie made me excited as this is the first movie on this topic I was about to watch. Now, an hour and a half later (didn't finish the whole movie), I just wish that I didn't watch it as it was a complete waste of time. The acting in my opinion was bad at its best, character development was nonexistent, they didn't have more than 1 trait to their personality and the interactions between characters felt very unnatural and forced which made it cringeworthy to watch. I also found the producers attempt to emotionally connect the viewer to the events and characters in the movie pathetic. They completely failed with the task which just made the movie really weird and left me wondering what they were crying over all the time.I LOVE the idea behind this movie, making an epic movie about the undefeated general Yi Sun, but this movie fails at it...and quite miserably actually. So don't waste your time, just skip this movie.

In some parts the depiction of the reactions is a bit over reacted but over all a great depiction of on of the greatest naval battles in history.Great war scenes and a great detail and research in recreating the ships and costumes that could almost be used as a realistic documentary.Epic quotes that characterize the oriental philosophy and overview with special effects and a great intensity all along.An entertaining historic movie that can be watched any time you fell like spearing a couple hours and want to enjoy some well recreated history.