Solid South Korean Sci-fi This South Korean sci-fi film is set in a future where, due to climate change, the Earth has become far less habitable. Humanity has largely fled to eighty odd orbiting shelters. Three of these have declared independence and attacked the others and Earth. During this war Captain Yun Jung-yi became a legend. She signed up to fund her daughter, Seo-hyun's, cancer treatment but, on the day of the operation, she is injured in battle and left comatose. Years later her daughter is a leading researcher in a team using Captain Yun's downloaded conscience in an attempt to create combat AIs. These are code named Jung_E. This is done under the auspices of Director Kim Sang-Hoon.
I really had no idea what to expect of this film. As I watched the opening scenes I quickly got the impression that it was going to be a futuristic war film but it turned out to be something more interesting. There is little moral ambiguity, I'm sure most people will be more sympathetic to Jung_E and Seo-hyun than the other characters. These two characters are certainly the most interesting although Director Kim Sang-Hoon makes a good antagonist even if the big twist regarding his character won't surprise many people. The acting is solid, especially from Kang Soo-yeon, who tragically died shortly after the film was made, and Kim Hyun-joo who played Seo-hyun and Jung-yi/Jung_E respectively. The action scenes are exciting and the effects impressive even if they are clearly CGI. Overall I'd definitely recommend this to sci-fi fans as it is a good addition to the genre.
These comments are based on watching the film in Korean with English subtitles.