Second German film in my life
First off, I'm watching the 3.5 hour version and still don't want the movie to end. I must watch the slightly exaggerated 5-hour version again when I have time in the future. Arguably the best submarine movie ever
As a World War II film made entirely by West Germany (without the participation of the United States), the perspective is very unusual, and even completely avoids political topics, but in spirit, it shows the heart of the Germans during the war:
Only the soldiers who are really in a desperate situation know that there is no glory in fighting, just to let themselves go home quickly
(The reason the sailors wanted to be tasked with hunting down British ships was not for honor, but just to get rid of the shells and go home.)
The time of the story is estimated to have been a period of stalemate between the two major alliances. Therefore, although the soldiers still retain their loyalty and passion for the "country" and the "head of state", they are somewhat disappointed. Regarding these ideas, there are many details in the movie - at the beginning, the old colonel addressed the Führer at the reception, but he couldn't exaggerate. The captain listened to the radio and complained that the Führer just called the British people by nicknames again and again, but the British mainland But it was unscathed and everyone was almost in despair after the shipwreck, the reporter said, "They have instilled in us again and again the idea of glorious sacrifice for this moment, but I only feel fear." Even with these phenomena, after receiving an almost suicidal order, the captain still painfully executed it because of the loyalty of the remaining soldier
Although many of the film's duration are piled up with similar dodging and chasing scenes, it is a little boring to watch, but the film cleverly uses lighting and details to make these scenes very immersive and immersive (I know that They are basically elementary school students, but I had to express it this way after watching this movie), because I was really nervous with the plot and worried about the crew together, and finally felt that submarines are really not a place for people to stay.
In submarine warfare, the destroyer is the hunter, the submarine is the hunted animal, and the cargo ship is the prey. For destroyers, submarines have no power to fight back, they can only dive underwater and pray that they will not be hit by depth charges, and cargo ships without the protection of destroyers have no power to fight back, and even after being hit, no ships will come. save them
The movie expresses this most vividly, with the dark blue light reflected in the narrow boat full of debris, the crew members are sweating and clenching their fists with trembling hands and praying, sometimes nothing happens, sometimes it suddenly sends out. With a loud bang, the peace is broken again, and our hearts race with it.
Although almost all of the filming took place in the dark, depressing and damp submarine, the few large scenes were all very shocking - when the submarine surfaced, people were seen jumping on the British ships in flames. Going down, shouting for help, but the captain still contradicts the order to leave - this may be the unspoken rule in war, never be soft on the enemy
Prominence of characterization
The characters are very distinct, the captain is serious and pessimistic but always smiling in front of the crew, the reporter is always terrified, watching the whole process as a bystander, the chief engineer, although homesick, still works conscientiously and has no regrets. The experienced boiler man who was driven mad by the constant attacks of the enemy, the monitor who never complained but was actually terrified, the young sailor who missed his French girlfriend, and the translator who was always having fun for himself - it all , shattered our traditional perception of the Germans in World War II—they, like us, were people with emotions and families
The ending seemed like a fateful joke. After encountering more than 30 depth charges, being directly hit by aviation missiles, sinking to the seabed for 15 hours, and the boat tank was seriously leaking, the crew still drove the submarine back to the base, but just as everyone was happy After returning home, the submarine was attacked by air as soon as it landed. After watching the sinking of the submarine, the captain who repeatedly escaped the predicament fell.
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