Atfirstglance,itseemslikeanordinarysportsmoviebasedonKendo.Jaewoo,whojoinsthenationalteamselectionprocess,istreatedasasoon-to-beeliminatedplayerfromthefirstday.However,IRONMASKdoesnotsimplyfollowthetypicalsportsmovieformula.Itsetsthetensionhighearlyon,byshowcasinganintenseconfrontationbetweenJaewooandtheunbeatabletop-rankedplayer,Taesu.Fromthere,itgraduallyrevealswhyJaewooisthere,peelingawaythelayersofhisstorylikeanonion.Thus,thefilmexpandsbeyondbeingjustasportsmovieandveersintosharppsychologicaldrama.ThesharpnessofJaewoo’semotionsisvividlyreflectedinhisKendo,whilealsorepresentingthechallengeshemustunravelinhislife.Theendingisquitethought-provoking.ThecaptivatingcinematographyexudestheexcitementofKendomatchesinanelectrifyingway,makingIRONMASKworthyofnote.(RhanaJANG)源自：https://www.bifan.kr/eng/program/program_view.asp?pk_seq=6557&sc_category_seq=6022&sc_num=1&actEvent=vie