The protagonist of the film is a German soldier, who was in the opposite role during World War II, so it is impossible to describe it from the perspective of praise. The director himself is also a German, and his heart is complicated. The heroism is certainly full of pride, so it is impossible to describe it in terms of ugliness.
This can be compared with the Japanese film "Two Hundred and Three Heights". Both have their own dilemmas and embarrassment. The "two" film is ambiguous, trying to justify and beautify the war of aggression, but it does not Dare to express it in public and covertly, the film is long and dull. Behind the scenes of blood and dead bodies, a distorted Japanese heart is vaguely revealed. The "Sea" film is much more clever, avoiding the war, avoiding the tediousness of the purpose, intention, justice, etc. of the war, emphasizing the mutual cooperation of all soldiers as a whole in the submarine, and the special combat environment of the U-shaped submarine. All kinds of hardships and dangers, people's perseverance and courage at the juncture of life and death make the film like a wonderful survival challenge game, exuding a strong male hormone flavor. I don't want to be overly sensitive, but I have to say that by comparing the two films, you can see the difference between the Germans and the Japanese, and understand why their attitudes towards the crimes of World War II were so different.
Before this film, I have also seen many "boat" films, the most famous one is "Titanic". This film focuses on love, and the life on board did not make me infected. No, I just looked at the handsome and sunny Xiao Li. Another famous one is "Abyss". Maybe the film involves alien creatures. Even if the hull is in danger, it seems that it is difficult for me to truly appreciate the life of the crew. I always feel that it is science fiction. The film "The Sea" comes from the real World War II. The U-shaped submarine actually exists, which is full of convincing in itself. The director also intends to deeply reflect the life of the submarine soldiers. The sense of reality is blowing in my face, which makes me deeply experience the crew for the first time. The hardships of the submarine itself, and the living environment of the submarine itself is different from the general ship mooring, which makes the film more appealing and enjoyable.
How is the living environment?
The submarine is an extremely narrow and long space, and there are 50 people on board. In this limited space, enough food supplies must be stored, so that in the first half of the patrol mission, 50 big men have to share one toilet and another. It's stuffed with food. The bed is as small as a train sleeper. For ordinary crew members, two people must share a bed. When one person is on duty, the other can rest on the bed. Usually people walk in extremely narrow corridors, rubbing and colliding with each other. There is not even a decent door between the warehouses, but a circular hole, which is drilled and drilled... Such a long description was introduced by a crew member to the reporter accompanying the army. , the camera followed up, and it was completed in a few minutes, and the director's skill was extraordinary.
This is just a static overview. Since then, the plot will all revolve around the characteristics of the submarine itself, giving the audience a very comprehensive vision to experience the life on the U-shaped submarine, and the step-by-step method is adopted to gradually increase the difficulty of encountering the situation: ordinary When patrolling, if you are on the sea, you will encounter a storm. Every time you go down from the top of the cabin, there will be a lot of rainwater pouring back, causing the cabin to be damp and uncomfortable. If you dive to a certain depth, you will hear that the water is heavy. Pressing the cabin, and the unpleasant metallic sound emitted, produces a psychological sense of oppression. Immediately afterwards, I encountered a destroyer. Just like every weapon has its advantages and disadvantages, submarines are good at sneak attacks and are not suitable for frontal firefights. When the sneak attack fails, they will encounter successive deep-water bomb attacks from destroyers, and they have no power to parry. Then, it was the active attack of many ships equipped with ultrasonic monitors. At this moment, the submarine could only continue to dive deep, slowly approaching its diving limit, and the harsh metal sound sounded, which not only tested the pressure of the cabin. It also tests the psychological quality of the crew, and also tests the sensitivity of the opponent's detector. Once detected, it will send out shower-like attacks, wave after wave... It will continue to advance and increase the difficulty until the last time. During the mission, the crew died and survived, revived after the sinking, once again riding the wind and waves, galloping on the sea, not to mention boys, even a girl like me couldn't help cheering, a kind of high-spirited, even a little crazy after a successful challenge. Emotions, and sincerely appreciate the survival will and endurance of the submarine crew.
It is a pity that the original film was 6 hours long, and what I saw was a film that was edited to about 2 hours, which was slightly unsatisfactory.
For the ending, let's make a little rant, is it to conform to the historical trend: how can the bad guys survive and succeed? Therefore, even if he has successfully returned to Hong Kong, he arranges a plane raid, sunk the submarine, and seriously injured the crew... How should I put it, no matter how strong the director is, he can't avoid historical facts and moral judgment. To be superfluous.
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