When the flag is raised~

Eli 2022-04-21 09:01:28

An encounter with a German ship during World War II. Unlike previous World War II films, there was no Nazi slaughter. When you look at it you will even forget that they are German soldiers, hateful Nazis. From start to finish, it's just a programmed killing machine, just poor men in a tin box trying to survive.
When death comes, the so-called honor and dignity are not expected to appear at the moment of devoting oneself to the motherland. There are only fears, deep fears. Sometimes when people receive divine affection and mission, they don't know what it means in itself. When the collective will represents the individual will, people can only follow the torrent and be washed to nowhere.
The deepest impression is that when the captain returned to the British cargo ship and blew up the cargo ship that had not completely sunk, he saw a British soldier fell into the water and said angrily: "Why didn't their own ship save their own people!" This is a war between two countries , but the soldiers are the same ordinary people. Essentially there is no difference, the German soldiers are not just worse than the British soldiers. An evil idea was raised as a banner, and countless husbands, sons, and fathers died under this banner. So in the end, people forget what this flag is, only the red on the flag is full of blood.

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  • [the Captain and Lieutenant Werner escort Thomsen out of the men's room]

    Capt. Lt. Philipp Thomsen: I... really wanted to screw my brains out. But now, I am in no condition to fuck!

    Captain: It's alright!

    Capt. Lt. Philipp Thomsen: Sieg Heil!

  • Captain: They won't catch us this time! Not this time! They haven't spotted us! No, they're all snoring in their bunks! Or, you know what? They're drinking at the bar, celebrating our sinking! Not yet, my friends. Not yet!