I saw it on ATV and it was really realistic. The goal of the film seems to be very clear. It is to restore the real scene of naval battles at that time-the escort fleet and U-shaped submarine battles. At most, it shows the destruction of human nature by the war from the microscopic perspective of the captain. Many scenes should be said to condense the real fragments of the Atlantic escort naval battle. What is more interesting is the bridge section where friendly fires have been accidentally injured many times. Once, bullets bounced off the sea and concentrated on the bridge. It's really very, very real. Hanks is a novice captain who has to overcome many difficulties outside of combat, such as poor physical conditions as young people, cold weather with heavy ice and rain, lack of trust among sailors, and so on. The naval battle and the performance of the captain are very impressive. In terms of the characters, the other people who made some impression were the deputy captain in charge of intelligence analysis and the skilled sonar soldier. In the end, the victory returned and the merchant ship’s joy of thanking the fleet was also flattened. However, it is understandable that although there was a victory, the loss was also very heavy. It cannot be said that it was a big victory.
My favorite bridge section is that on the one hand, the sailor reports whether the survivors of the attacked merchant ship are rescued on the sea, and the other sailor reports to the friendly ship requesting support. The captain faces many urgent and not friendly options. With Zhang Zhang's face waiting for the captain's order, the captain hesitated a little, and quickly made the decision to save people first and then withdraw reinforcements. At this time the captain himself also gained growth.
Other aspects, such as the captain’s love story (seems to be just to have the image of a woman), the caterer who prepared meals for the captain but unfortunately died in the attack (because of his blindness, they are not Determine if it is that), the rescued caravan crew (only appears in the lines), and the enemy. They only filmed the actions of the submarine and the provocative voices on the radio. There was no image of any individual German army at all. These are all quite satisfactory, but the "film" is like gold.
In short, it is conceivable that due to technical constraints, naval battles at that time (and even now) were indeed difficult, and they may also lack appreciation. It is hard to take pictures like this. Except for naval battles, the other points are all the same. In terms of human reflection, the grandeur and depth are not as great as Hanks's other World War II movies. Maybe the focus is not here.
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