This is a movie I would've enjoyed more had I seen it around the time it actually came out. It's less than 20 years old but seems like it's aged much more than that, feeling more like it should've come out in the 80s. The Korean War stuff definitely draws in those ties to the Forrest Gump resemblance that some of the others have mentioned, though Forrest Gump was definitely handled much better (with every Asian character basically being a joke and ultimately nothing being gained or lost because of the war).
The fantasy story was definitely enjoyable and well-paced but the "true" story behind it was kind of a drag (which was partially the point, but I don't think it served the story well). The son was kind of an asshole the whole movie, being a grown ass man furious with his dying father for having the audacity to tell silly, exaggerated stories to his son. But then the end of the story reveal of what was/wasn't real just kind of turns out to show the dad was the real asshole all along. I don't know that the "friends" he met along the way would've gotten a kick out of being described as a giant circus freak who eats whole live animals or a set of kinda racist "Siamese" twins. Meanwhile Steve Buscemi is literally just Steve Buscemi.
Overall I'm unsure how to feel. I enjoyed the movie, and the fantasy adventure it told, but it's definitely not something that'll be among my favorites
6/10
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