Name: Loryn H.

 
 
Foreign Film Analysis Chart 
Synopsis  Imagine that you are telling a friend about the movie. Include basic setting 
of Film:  information (the culture, the time period), a basic plotline, and a description of 
the main characters. What is one possible THEME of this movie? 
 
Operation Chromite ​is a movie based on true historical events about
how 15 Korean freedom fighting spies sacrificed their lives for Korea's
peace and freedom. In the movie, there are only 8 spies. Their leader
is Jang Hak-soo, and the time period is the 1950’s. Their mission was
to infiltrate and secure a certain harbor in their enemy warzone, so the
American navy could sneak in safely and eventually win the war.The
theme of this movie is to fight for justice, freedom, and all things right.   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Purpose of  Why is this an important film to see? Who is the intended audience? Does the 
Film:  film have a political, sociological, economic, artistic, mythological, and/or 
cultural perspective? 
 
Since ​Operation Chromite​ is based on true events, it gives it a slightly
cultural, but more historical perspective. The intended audience is
people who are interested in the History of American and Korean
conflicts along with true war stories. It's also for people who like
hearing stories of freedom fighters and justice. This film is important
to see because it is based on true events that turned tables in this
conflict Korea and America were having. It is also unfortunately
something that we don't learn about in history class, or at school in
general.

 
 
 
 
 
Literary  Think about devices that would also apply to literature (setting, motif, symbolism, 
Devices:  allusion, theme, etc.) and write about 2-3 key devices. How are the devices 
  used/established/created? What effect does it have on the overall message/mood 
   of the film? 
   
Symbolism​: T ​ here is a 3D map of the infiltration plan that Douglas
Macarthur refers to in the beginning of the movie. It represents an
idea for their plan. This affects the mood of the film because it allows
the audience to know a bit of the plan so they are just as nervous as
the rest of the Americans are.

Anecdote​: Macarthur retells a story of how he came across a boy in a

warfare trench 2 days after a war broke out in a part of Korea. The
boy was no younger than 16. The Korean boy was left behind, and he
didn't leave, even though he could. He said he didn't leave because
“no one ordered me to leave.” Macarthur was moved by his courage
and said he’ll give him whatever he wants. The boy said “give me a
gun and bullets.” Macarthur claims that boy and him were 2 soldiers
with the same goal: victory. This story brings a more positive/hopeful
mood. It gives hope to the doubting generals Macartur is trying to
convince. It also shows the determination he has.
 
 
 
 
 
Dramatic  Think about devices that a film shares with a stage play (lighting, acting, props, 
Device:  costuming). How is the device used/established/created? What effect does it 
Props  have on the overall message/mood of the film? 
   
In the very begining of the film, dead bodies were hanging on the side
of the smaller buildings with labels hanging on them. The lables were
large and they had korean writing. In the middle of the movie, a
trader, who is helping the spies, gets tied to a tree. A large lable is put
on him and it says in korean “I am a Yankee Doll, I deserve all
pinishment” After this, they shoot him in front of the whole
neigborhood and even his niece. This shows the harsh punishments
for disobeying the laws in war and how cruel the punishment can be.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cinematic  Think about devices specific to films, like editing, length of scenes, camera 
Device:  movement, type of shot, etc. How is the device used/established/created? What 
  effect does it have on the overall message/mood of the film? 
_camera   
angles_  The cameras are almost always really zoomed in on the characters
faces. I'm sure this is because they want the audience to be really
focused on what the characters are about to say. This makes the
mood of the film very serious and suspenseful.
 
 

Would you show a clip from this film to a middle school class? If so, which scene and
why? If not, explain: