Talk:Silmido (film)

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I can't believe it. I consulted the maps of Microsoft Encarta and the NASA freeware World Wind and cannot find where Silmi Island is. I also googled. There are some guided tours to that island, but so far, none of them provide a map. There are dozens of small nameless islands off the coast of Incheon. I just don't know which one is that island. -- Toytoy 16:56, Jan 9, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Plausibility

As far as I know, you did not need to use criminals to kill Kim Il-sung. There were thousands of well-trained WW2 soldiers who would trade their souls to the devil to get Adolf Hitler killed. So were the South Koreans. Why use criminals? It takes years to train a smart young man combat fighting. To kill an enemy leader, you need soldiers who are highly intelligent and well-educated. The last thing you need is a bunch of wild boys. You may use them as decoys. Anyway, you have all these well-trained and willing soldiers at your command, why use criminals? -- Toytoy 18:01, Jan 9, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Miscategorization

This film was categorized in Wikipedia with "Korean War films". While it is a Korean film, and it's about soldiers (although not really about war), it is not a film about the Korean War. Therefore, I've removed that category from the main page.

I think we can safely call it a "Korean War film". The Korean War did not end at 1953. There has ever been a peace treaty and the N and S Koreas are still officially enemies. You can safely call the armed conflicts of the 1970s a part of the Korean War. -- Toytoy 23:32, 13 April 2007 (UTC)