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The Fortress

2017 · 140 min · Director: Hwang Dong-hyuk ★ IMDb 6.8 · 4,259 ratings

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In 1636, the Qing dynasty attacks Joseon. King Injo and his retainers, including Choi Myung-kil and Kim Sang-hun, hide in the mountain fortress city of Namhansanseong. They are isolated from the outside. Meanwhile, Choi Myung-kil insists that they enter into negotiations with the Qing dynasty, but Kim Sang-hun proposes that they keep fighting.

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The Fortress (2017) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 35%, Empathy 25%, Melancholy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Relief10%
  2. Awe10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Empathy, Melancholy. Genres: Drama, History, Action. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Empathy and Melancholy. Its IMDb rating of 6.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Sadness
  • Empathy
  • Tension

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Relief

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Sadness
Empathy
Tension
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 88 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessEmpathyTension
2.5 %≈ 4′Tension52 %27 %35 %48 %
7.5 %≈ 11′Tension54 %25 %35 %50 %
12.5 %≈ 18′Empathy58 %28 %39 %53 %
17.5 %≈ 25′Tension66 %31 %38 %64 %
22.5 %≈ 32′Tension71 %34 %40 %64 %
27.5 %≈ 39′Relief66 %39 %50 %46 %
32.5 %≈ 46′Empathy64 %44 %55 %46 %
37.5 %≈ 53′Tension64 %40 %50 %59 %
42.5 %≈ 60′Tension68 %29 %41 %68 %
47.5 %≈ 67′Tension75 %31 %43 %73 %
52.5 %≈ 74′Sadness76 %55 %57 %60 %
57.5 %≈ 81′Sadness74 %64 %68 %46 %
62.5 %≈ 88′Empathy66 %48 %61 %49 %
67.5 %≈ 95′Empathy63 %43 %54 %55 %
72.5 %≈ 102′Sadness69 %52 %56 %60 %
77.5 %≈ 109′Empathy76 %63 %68 %68 %
82.5 %≈ 116′Sadness84 %74 %79 %69 %
87.5 %≈ 123′Sadness85 %79 %76 %55 %
92.5 %≈ 130′Sadness83 %77 %66 %35 %
97.5 %≈ 137′Sadness83 %78 %63 %18 %
Riches to rags

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

Lee Byung-hun

Choe Myeong-gil

PH
Park Hae-il

King In-jo

GS
Go Soo

Seo Nal-soe

Park Hee-soon

Lee Si-baek

Jo Woo-jin

Jeong Myeong-su

David Lee

Chil-bok

Heo Sung-tae

Yong Gol-dae

KB
Kim Beop-rae

Khan

JA
Jo A-in

Na-ru

Jin Sun-kyu

Lee Du-gap

YS
Yoo Soon-woong

Chief Scholar (uncredited)

PJ
Park Ji-il

Deputy Chief Scholar (uncredited)

CJ
Choi Jong-ryul

Eunuch (uncredited)

MC
Moon Chang-gil

Old Boatman (uncredited)

CA
Cho Ah-in

Na-ru

Lee Sang-hee

Soldier

KS
Kim Seo-hyeon

Minister

HS
Ha Soo-ho

Royal Forces Commander

Details

Directed by
Hwang Dong-hyuk
Written by
Hwang Dong-hyuk, Hoon Kim
Type
Movies
Released
2017
Runtime
140 min
Country
South Korea
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.8 · 4,259 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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