Korea/cuture of han

Hanbando... the Korean peninsula. Thousand of years of history, many struggles trying to escape the assault of outside influences, many tragedies influencing the lives of its inhabitants.

The near future. After decades of slow progress, the two divided Koreas are on the verge of re-unification, with the re-opening of the Gyeonguiseon Rail Road (a double railroad which once connected Seoul and Shineuiju in North Korea) to traffic the perfect event to celebrate this momentous event. With peace a possibility now more than ever, Japan reacts angrily to a possible united Korea, contesting that during the colonial period, then Emperor Gojong signed a contract with Japan transferring possession of the Gyeongeuiseon railroad line to them.

As a whole, the film paints the struggles between Korea and Japan. Even if you mention anti-Japanese sentiment, then that's just what a portion of the public feels. But really, what's your level of anti-Japanese sentiment?
Kang: You know, more than being anti-Japanese I'd rather make a statement about dealing with the problem successfully, that sense of overcoming those challenges Japan puts in front of us. It's the kind of sentiment you try to restrain emotionally, but there's always a fundamental sense of denial you can't express. When talking about Japan, be it soccer, films or anything else, there's always that mentality that 'we have to beat them', isn't it? Yeah, of course I want to make something much better than what Japanese films can achieve, but my family itself went through all this personally, so I guess that kind of sentiment is very strong in me.Hanbando

......慣れた、といえばそれまでですけど、どうやったらこういった妄想がわき上がるのか。
意識的あるいは無意識的な教育、文化のなせるわざでしょうか？そこに興味はあります。
marmotから引っ張ってきたのですが、そのコメント欄も面白い意見があります。
そのなかで、米軍はこの地域の戦略的、経済的な安定のため撤退しないだろうという意見です。まあ、私もそうは思うのですーーー昔っから、半島は戦略的に重要だったですから。
しかし、その反面、米軍が一切撤退して、韓国北朝鮮がどうなるのか、彼らがどんなに苦労しなければならないのか見てみたい気持ちもあります。韓国、北朝鮮のやりたいようにやらせてあげるのが彼らの責任感、及び現実感を養うには必要なことではないかとも思うのです。
半島は未だ自分の力で勝ったことも負けたこともない。だから負かしたい気持ちにもなるのでしょう。
保護を求めながら、保護されることを嫌う永遠の思春期時代の未成年同然の状態から脱皮するには自らの力で保護を完全拒絶する時期も必要だと思うのです。、