Warning, This chapter included a tiny, tiny bit of spoiler of the movies Shutter Island, Salt, And Iron man 2. I should also mention I don't own any of them. Yeah. Just saying. Enjoy!
Yong-soo glanced at Yong-hwan, who was sitting across from him in the dining table.
"So...North Korea, what are you planning to do today?" Yong-soo asked, trying to strike a conversation. Yong-hwan sipped on his water.
"Nothing much. Go to meetings, look around, checking the people's job environment, such and such." Yong-hwan said in a monotone voice.
"Really? Well, uh, if you have free time, maybe we could hang out together! What do you like to do, North Korea, play soccer, watch TV, watching operas, reading books, what?" Yong-soo asked, trying to be cheerful. Yong-hwan finished his big breakfast of rice, pork, water, and kimchi, and stood up.
"I like movies." He said shortly, and walked out the room. Yong-soo followed after him.
"I know this is kinda awkward to ask, since I should already know this- I mean, I am your brother and all, but, what's your favorite genre?" Yong-soo asked, getting excited. Yong-hwan stared at the ceilling for a moment.
"I like-" Yong-hwan cut himself off before he said 'romance'. That sounded too soft. "I like...horror, and action." Before Yong-soo could ask any more, Yong-hwan quickly walked out of the house.
"Alright then! I'll bring some movies when I come back home, let's watch them together!" Yong-soo shouted out the front door before Yong-hwan drove off. But Horror/Action movies...which movies should he pick- Yong-soo lost his train of thought when the phone rang. "Hello, Yong-soo speaking~" Yong-soo answered cheerfully.
"Yo, Yong-soo! It's me, America!"
"Ah, America-nim!" Yong-soo bowed, even though America wasn't in front of him. "How are you today?"
"I'm good! Oh yeah, I was going to have a party, so I was thinking that having you in it would-"
"Is the party today?" Yong-soo asked.
"Yeah! How'd you know? Did Japan tell you?"
"No, America-nim. And I'm sorry, I can't go today, I'm going to watch movies with my brother." Yong-soo said with a little pride. It was silly, but he felt proud that he was close enough to North Korea that he could watch movies with him.
"But China agreed to go too! And England's ganna drag Hong Kong with him no doubt, and I don't think-"
"I meant North Korea, America-nim." Yong-soo explained, walked back to the dining table.
"Oh..." There was a moment of silence, then Alfred continued. "So, what movie are you going to watch?" Yong-soo bit his chopstick in thought.
"Actually, I havn't thought about that yet, America-nim." Yong-soo replied.
"Ah! I bet he likes action! And gore!" Alfred said excitedly.
"Yes, he does, America-nim. He said-"
"I have some movies to recommend! It's fairly recent too! I'll send them over right now! You have to watch it with him, then tell me what his face looks after watching them. Man, he's going to WORSHIP Hollywood after watching these! Gatta go, ttyl Yong-soo!" And Alfred hung up before Yong-soo could remind him that North Korea would most likely HATE American movies. Yong-soo sighed. He couldn't go against Alfred. Not after everything Alfred did for him. Yong-soo shrugged it off and went back to eating. It'll be fine. Everything'll work out, no need to worry too much about it.
-4~5 hours later-
Yong-hwan twitched his eyebrows in irritation.
"America-nim told me these movies here are good! This is Shutter Island, this is Salt, and this is Iron man 1 and 2!" Yong-soo said ernestly. Yong-hwan gave Yong-soo a look.
"...It's an american movie, Yong-soo." He told Yong-soo slowly.
"They look good! And I heard it's pretty popular too!" Yong-soo said, trying to give Yong-hwan the good side of the situation.
"...Hey, I bet we'll have a good time together burning the CDs in our back yard." Yong-hwan said pleasently, reaching out for the CD cases Yong-soo was holding. Yong-soo tucked them into his chest protectively.
"No~, You can't do that! America-nim wants it back after we watched it!" Yong-soo told Yong-hwan. "Just watch it, Yong-hwan. It can't burn holes into your eyes just by watching it!" Yong-soo persuaded. Yong-hwan gave Yong-soo a look, and groaned.
"Fine. I don't care what we watch, let's just finish this." Yong-hwan said in a tired voice.
"Yessssss." Yong-soo said as he opened the movie Shutter Island and put it in the CD case.
-half way into the movie-
The movie was almost at it's climax, with Leonardo Dicaprio meeting the famous woman. Yong-hwan hated to admit it, but it was kind of intense. To be honest, it was an unrealistic, typical story, but the mood it created was briliant. They were both silent, their eyes fixed on the screen, when they both heard a line that caught both their interest.
'The North Koreans brainwashing-' –pause-
Yong-hwan paused the movie and stared at the Korean subtitles disbelievingly. Yong-soo sat, nervous of what Yong-hwan's reaction would be. Yong-hwan rewinded, then pressed play again.
'The North Koreans brainwashing the peo-' –pause- There was silence. A very cold, awkward silence.
"...Where the hell is America, I'm going to nuke him so hard, I-" Yong-hwan stood up, grabbing the remote tightly. Yong-soo pulled Yong-hwan's arm and pushed him back on the couch.
"I'm sure he put that in as a joke! Hahaha, what a funny joke! Hahaha...let's...let's keep on watching the movie." Yong-soo ripped the remote out of Yong-hwan's grasp and pressed –play-. Yong-hwan grunted, but sat back down. Well, it was true they brainwashed- Although it was forbidden to acknowledge the fact.
-end of movie-
There was a shocked pause, then Yong-hwan opened his mouth. "That was.."
"...Intense." Yong-soo finished for Yong-hwan. Yong-hwan looked at Yong-soo. Yong-soo looked back and smiled. "See? American movies arn't that bad. Now, which do you want to see next, Salt, or Iron man 1 and 2?" Yong-soo asked, holding up the CD cases. Yong-hwan stared at the cases.
"...Salt." Yong-hwan said quietly. Yong-soo grinned. He couldn't help but feel the urge to tease his little brother.
"I see you like Angelina Jolie." Yong-soo teased.
"W-what?" Yong-hwan asked, horrified.
"Angelina Jolie. You know, this woman on the cover." Yong-soo said, pointing to the cover. Yong-hwan flushed and shook his head.
"N-no! She's an American! I'd rather puke my own heart out then like a woman like her, Yong-"
"I was just kidding, Yong-hwan!" Yong-soo said playfully, putting the CD in the CD player.
-beginning of the movie-
Yong-soo stared hard at the movie. The setting looked somewhat familier. Angelina Jolie was held captive by some Asians...Chinese? No, no, the uniform looked like-
"That's a poor imitation of my uniform." Yong-hwan pointed out.
"Oh." Yong-soo said out loud. So THAT was it. North Korean soldiers, in North Korea, with Angelina Jolie. Held captive. Oh, dear heavens, Angelina Jolie had a black eye. Yong-soo turned to Yong-hwan and said,
"Yong-hwan, you are going to be hated by Angelina Jolie fans forever and ever and ever." Yong-soo said seriously.
"What? I-I'm innocent on this one!" Yong-hwan declared. Yong-soo laughed.
"I'm just kidding."
-end of movie-
"That is one of the reasons I like Russia-nim. Very successful at whatever he sets his mind to. I want to be like him. Except bigger." Yong-hwan told Yong-soo. Yong-soo rubbed his arms to get rid of the goosebumps.
"Yyyyeah...Let's watch the Iron Man now." Yong-soo stood up and walked to the CD player. Yong-hwan groaned. "What is it, Yong-hwan?" Yong-soo asked.
"It's about a man with supernatural powers that protect and make America invincible, isn't it? I don't want to watch a movie like that." Yong-hwan complained. Yong-soo pat Yong-hwan's head gently.
"Oh, come on. The two other movies were good, right?" Yong-soo encouraged. Yong-soo put in the first movie.
-after 1st movie, and in the middle of 2nd movie-
Yong-hwan was barely standing the movie. The whole topic was retarded and lame. Who cares about this self-centered asshole? And he hated America's government. Why didn't they just TAKE the GODDAMN SUIT from him already? If that 'iron man' was in North Korea-
'Iran!' The actor playing 'Tony Stark' aka Iron Man said, showing on the screen, a man making a poor imitation of the suit and failing...horribly. Yong-hwan snickered. That's what you get for trying to copy the damn America's-
'North Korea!'
...wait what? Yong-hwan stared horrified as a 'North Korea' setting took place and a person inside another poorly made suit was shot to death.
"...uuh..." Yong-soo didn't know what to say, other then, 'AMERICA-NIM, I'M NEVER GOING TO WATCH ANOTHER ONE OF YOUR MOVIE WITH YONG-HWAN EVER AGAIN!' "...I-"
"I suppose this is another 'joke' also?" Yong-hwan asked sarcastically, insulted.
"...Yeah!" Yong-soo said jokingly. Yong-hwan threw a pillow at Yong-soo's face.
"Next time, I'm picking the god damn movie!"
I watched Shutter Island, Salt, and Iron man 2, and it was interesting how they ALL managed to poke at North Korea. No, this isn't a 'news' related one, but it was interesting for me, so I wrote it. I hope I didn't give away the movies too much. Oh, but we should all be glad Yong-hwan didn't see 'Team America', or America would be in a full –fledge war with North Korea by now XD
