YMMV / The Front Line

• Jerkass Woobie: Kim Soo-Hyeok, "Two Seconds" and Hyeon Jeong-Yoon, War Is Hell after all.
• Moral Event Horizon: Kim Soo-Hyeok crosses this when he killed two South Korean officers in for the sake of his men's survival, killed surrendering enemy soldiers, left a New Meat to die as bait at the hands of "Two Seconds" to kill her and unleashes a "The Reason You Suck" Speech to a war orphan with her arm gone, this shows how he dipped down into He Who Fights Monsters.
• Never Live It Down: Kim lashing out "The Reason You Suck" Speech towards a war orphan amputee in response to her question if humans can grow their limbs back can be considered this to some viewers, enough for him to be viewed as an Asshole Victim when he's killed by "Two Seconds".
• The Scrappy: Kim Soo-Hyeok, due to his corruption, even though it's for good reason, and his Never Live It Down Kick the Dog moment where he is revealed to be Child Hater who lashes out "The Reason You Suck" Speech towards a war orphan female amputee who innocently asks a question if human can grow their limbs back, even though he is being a Jerkass Has a Point as humans indeed are unable to, it is uncalled for to insult her as an armless freak reducing her to tears, making it seem like it was out of misblaming the war orphans for the unit's latest problems. You cannot blame his friend Eun-Pyo giving a What the Hell, Hero? to him for that. When Soo-Hyeok is killed, he can be viewed as an Asshole Victim, even though his final moments is an Alas, Poor Scrappy moment for him.
• Too Bleak, Stopped Caring: This film is one of those bleak War Is Hell depictions with Anyone Can Die. Everything goes From Bad to Worse, the enemy are Dirty Communists, but the South Korean military aren't any better, with them having to resort to committing war crimes to get the job done and the CO is a Child Hater towards the war orphans stationed at their camp and he himself considered a Broken Pedestal and an Evil Former Friend to the intelligence officer sent to investigate the unit committing war crimes and finding out how he Took a Level in Jerkass. Finally, the film concludes with a "Everybody Dies" Ending with the intelligence officer being the Sole Survivor.
• The Woobie: All of the soldiers and the war orphans, especially the amputee who is mercilessly subjected to Kim's "The Reason You Suck" Speech. Again, War Is Hell.

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