The story goes like this. The gay King orders his lover boy, Hong Rim, leader of a military made up of young men, to impregnate his Queen, a Mongolian Princess. While the official procreation mission is successful, the Queen and Hong Rim fall deeply in love with each other.
The lustful and jealous King attempts to keep them apart by sending his lover away. Unfortunately, he finds them together on the night before Hong Rim's departure. In rage, he orders Hong Rim to be castrated and thrown into prison. Hong Rim escapes and lives a fugitive life. However, on seeing a beheaded female head displayed on the spike, wearing the Queen's necklace, he thought that King has killed the Queen. As such, he goes back to the Palace to seek revenge.
The movie reminded me of Golden Flower. Similarly, it is filled with pretty boys, beautiful scenery and props, overly avant-garde and gaudy traditional costumes to hide a mediocre plot. In short, a lot of bangs but no substance. Disappointing movie.
Rating: 3 out of 5 fairy clouds. The movie is a stark contrast to the romantic comedy movies which you generally find. Frozen Flower is a little serious and dark. It is over rated and the sexual scene failed to add value to the movie in any way, nor build up the emotional bond between two individuals. Perhaps the director equated physical lust as fulfilling romance.
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