A mediocre theme movie

Melany 2022-04-21 09:02:27

To be honest, it's just Weiguang's anti-German drama. I'm actually quite a fan of war movies, but this one is a disappointment. A good war film usually describes the complexity or cruelty of the war with compassion, and even describes the deep reasons behind the war. The United States has a tradition of making such war movies, such as All Quiet on the Western Front, Field Platoon, Full Metal Jacket, Apocalypse Now, Saving Private Ryan, etc. Even the theme films of the 1950s and 1960s, like "The Longest Day" about the Normandy landings, will take pains to describe the complexities of people in war, and there is only prayer to God. This film actually follows the path of "Southern War and Northern War", but the details are too far away, especially the part where the submarine floats up and the warship is bombarded. The narrative is procrastinated, the plot is ridiculous, especially the forced use of black chefs to repeatedly emphasize sleeplessness and forgetting food, which almost feels like a report by a hero of our army. The only bright spot should be the special effects, but I watched it on a walking machine in the gym, so the special effects didn't work. However, it is extremely frightening to think that the enemy did not describe the camera at all here, but used the terrifying sound of the broadcast to uglify. Usually when doing this, it is for glorify war and dehumanize enemy. Hollywood has not done this for a long time. What new enemy has been found this time for brainwashing and mobilization?

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  • Natalia 2022-03-25 09:01:10

    It's okay, the pace is fast, but the production cost is slightly lower, and it can't support the big scene. In addition, the face of Tom Hanks is placed there, which is the natural aura of the protagonist. The limited sense of horror is also worn away by this protagonist's face, and he can't die anyway.

  • Anthony 2021-12-21 08:01:08

    I can feel the tension and oppression from beginning to end, especially when the sailors repeat orders over and over again, but it’s really dry, without a trace of characters, even the captain is very thin, and the heaviest character unfolds. But on the Bible and prayer, it feels like a missionary film. It almost destroyed n German submarines with one's own power. Real naval battles shouldn't be fought like this, right? The script was originally written by Tom Hanks himself! Several familiar faces were found in a group of minions, Lee Norris appeared several times, Devin Druid showed his face for two seconds, and Will Pullen also played a role!

Greyhound quotes

  • Gray Wolf: [on radio] Greyhound, good luck surviving the night.