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* FauxSymbolism: The entire movie can be taken as a symbolic gesture for Korean unification, which is not happening for North Korea's continued aggression towards the south, which includes artillery bombings and the occasional gunfight in the [=DMZ=].
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* FauxSymbolism: The entire movie can be taken as a symbolic gesture for Korean unification, which is not happening for North Korea's continued aggression towards the south, which includes artillery bombings and the occasional gunfight in the [=DMZ=]. As of January 2024, Kim Jong-un made a speech that states his acknowledgement that unification with the South is an impossible task.
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* ArtisticLicenseHistory: The opening text in the non-Korean release claims that the division of Korea after WW 2 led to "communism in the North and democracy in the South." The fact is that both Koreas were dictatorships for a very long time. Only in the late 80s after several violent demonstrations did South Korea start implementing various democratic reforms. Today South Korea is a reasonably well functioning democracy, despite some continuing problems with things like police brutality and corruption.
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* ArtisticLicenseHistory: The opening text in the non-Korean release claims that the division of Korea after WW 2 led to "communism in the North and democracy in the South." The fact is that both Koreas were dictatorships for a very long time. Only in the late 80s after several violent demonstrations did South Korea start implementing various democratic reforms. Today South Korea is a reasonably well functioning democracy, despite some continuing problems with things like police brutality and corruption.
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* GenreTurningPoint: With the global acclaim later Korean films gained through drama and character-driven pieces, it's easy to forget how ''Shiri'', an action film, was transformative to the Korean movie industry. Prior to this, Korean movies were mainly low-budget affairs shot on cheap film stock with scratchy voice tracks and over-emphasized foley effects while screened in small, independent cinemas on canisters that quickly degraded. ''Shiri'', on the other hand, had a relatively huge budget that allowed it to feature cleaner image quality and clearer audio, an example every Korean feature since followed. The sheer popularity, meanwhile, led to the construction of thousands of large, high-quality cinemas that feature lots of luxuries for viewers.
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* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: With the global acclaim later Korean films gained through drama and character-driven pieces, it's easy to forget how ''Shiri'', an action film, was transformative to the Korean movie industry. Prior to this, Korean movies were mainly low-budget affairs shot on cheap film stock with scratchy voice tracks and over-emphasized foley effects while screened in small, independent cinemas on canisters that quickly degraded. ''Shiri'', on the other hand, had a relatively huge budget that allowed it to feature cleaner image quality and clearer audio, an example every Korean feature since followed. The sheer popularity, meanwhile, led to the construction of thousands of large, high-quality cinemas that feature lots of luxuries for viewers.
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* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: With the global acclaim later Korean films gained through drama and character-driven pieces, it's easy to forget how ''Shiri'', an action film, was transformative to the Korean movie industry. Prior to this, Korean movies were mainly low-budget affairs shot on cheap film stock with scratchy voice tracks and over-emphasized foley effects while screened in small, independent cinemas on canisters that quickly degraded. ''Shiri'', on the other hand, had a relatively huge budget that allowed it to feature cleaner image quality and clearer audio, an example every Korean feature since followed. The sheer popularity, meanwhile, led to the construction of thousands of large, high-quality cinemas that feature lots of luxuries for viewers.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: The movie made Han Suk-kyu, Song Kang-ho, Choi Min-sik and Yunjin Kim notable movie and television actors in and out of Korea. Moreso for Ms. Kim since she made her appearance later on in [=LOST=] and in the American version of "The Mistresses".
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* RetroactiveRecognition: The movie made Han Suk-kyu, Song Kang-ho, Choi Min-sik and Yunjin Kim notable movie and television actors in and out of Korea. Moreso for Ms. Kim since she made her appearance later on in [=LOST=] and in the American version of "The Mistresses".Mistresses".
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* RealitySubtext: Despite the depiction of peace talks, which includes a friendship game, North Korea continues to be very hostile to South Korea, to the point of bombarding South Korean soil and launch missile tests to prove that they can make Seoul hurt if they want to.
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The trope Germans Love David Hasselhoff only applies to works or creators who find popularity outside of their home country; as Shiri was a South Korean film, this trope does not apply when discussing its popularity IN SOUTH KOREA.
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* [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff Koreans Love Shiri]]: And this was how the movie topped the Korean box office in 1999.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: The movie made Han Suk-kyu, Song Kang-ho, Choi Min-sik and Yunjin Kim notable movie and television actors in and out of Korea. Moreso for Ms. Kim since she made her appearance later on in [=LOST=] and in the American version of "The Mistresses".
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* HilariousInHindsight: Han Suk-kyu and Choi Min-sik have known each other for a long time and are on good terms with each other. So to those who don't know this, it may be a bit funny for them to see them play antagonists in a few movies where they get the leading roles, including Shiri.
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* FauxSymbolism: The entire movie can be taken as a symbolic gesture for Korean unification, which is not happening for North Korea's continued aggression towards the south, which includes artillery bombings and the occasional gunfight in the [=DMZ=].
* [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff Koreans Love Shiri]]: And this was how the movie topped the Korean box office in 1999.
* RealitySubtext: Despite the depiction of peace talks, which includes a friendship game, North Korea continues to be very hostile to South Korea, to the point of bombarding South Korean soil and launch missile tests to prove that they can make Seoul hurt if they want to.
* RetroactiveRecognition: The movie made Han Suk-kyu, Song Kang-ho, Choi Min-sik and Yunjin Kim notable movie and television actors in and out of Korea. Moreso for Ms. Kim since she made her appearance later on in [=LOST=] and in the American version of "The Mistresses".
* [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff Koreans Love Shiri]]: And this was how the movie topped the Korean box office in 1999.
* RealitySubtext: Despite the depiction of peace talks, which includes a friendship game, North Korea continues to be very hostile to South Korea, to the point of bombarding South Korean soil and launch missile tests to prove that they can make Seoul hurt if they want to.
* RetroactiveRecognition: The movie made Han Suk-kyu, Song Kang-ho, Choi Min-sik and Yunjin Kim notable movie and television actors in and out of Korea. Moreso for Ms. Kim since she made her appearance later on in [=LOST=] and in the American version of "The Mistresses".
