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  1. Movies of the day (4/8)
    🎬 Das Boot(1981)
    🎬 Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow(2004)
    🎬 The Pelican Brief(1993)
    🎬 Blue Streak(1999)

    © TMDB

    #DasBoot #SkyCaptainandtheWorldofTomorrow #ThePelicanBrief #BlueStreak #Action #Adventure #Comedy #Crime #Drama #History #Mystery #ScienceFiction

  2. Sep 12 : Video Games 🎮 or Submarine
    #Bales2026FilmChallenge #FilmMastodon 📽️ 🎬
    #DasBoot (1981)
    During World War II, a German U-boat crew embarks on a perilous Atlantic patrol, confronting enemy attacks, isolation, and the crushing strain of life underwater.

  3. Sep 12 : Video Games 🎮 or Submarine
    #Bales2026FilmChallenge #FilmMastodon 📽️ 🎬
    #DasBoot (1981)
    During World War II, a German U-boat crew embarks on a perilous Atlantic patrol, confronting enemy attacks, isolation, and the crushing strain of life underwater.

  4. Sep 12 : Video Games 🎮 or Submarine
    #Bales2026FilmChallenge #FilmMastodon 📽️ 🎬
    #DasBoot (1981)
    During World War II, a German U-boat crew embarks on a perilous Atlantic patrol, confronting enemy attacks, isolation, and the crushing strain of life underwater.

  5. Sep 12 : Video Games 🎮 or Submarine
    #Bales2026FilmChallenge #FilmMastodon 📽️ 🎬
    #DasBoot (1981)
    During World War II, a German U-boat crew embarks on a perilous Atlantic patrol, confronting enemy attacks, isolation, and the crushing strain of life underwater.

  6. Sep 12 : Video Games 🎮 or Submarine
    #Bales2026FilmChallenge #FilmMastodon 📽️ 🎬
    #DasBoot (1981)
    During World War II, a German U-boat crew embarks on a perilous Atlantic patrol, confronting enemy attacks, isolation, and the crushing strain of life underwater.

  7. What To Watch On YouTube Right Now – Part 149

    Welcome back my readers, YouTube viewers and all others who followed this series of articles focused on YouTube videos worth watching.

    Have you been searching for something fun or interesting to watch on YouTube? Do you feel bored right now and you crave for something to see on the world’s most popular online video destination?

    I recommend you check out the following videos I found.

    #1 A Look At The Johnson County War – If you have seen the 1980 movie Heaven’s Gate, then you have been exposed to the Johnson County War which was a ranger war in the state of Wyoming that happened from 1889 to 1893. What the movie showed, however, was a historical fiction presentation and it could not be taken seriously as a reference of American history. To learn about the Johnson County War with historical attention, watch the video below.

    https://youtu.be/6oDaH-AR8Bs?si=MY4ra5B8zRR90jWr

    #2 Popcorn in Bed Reacts To U-571 – Speaking of historical fiction, have you seen the movie U-571? When that movie was released in 2000, it only reminded me of other submarine movies like Das Boot, The Hunt For Red October and Crimson Tide. The movie directed by Jonathan Mostow and starring Matthew McConaughey made a lot of buzz when it opened at #1 in the American box office and that success influenced a lot of moviegoers here in the Philippines to watch it in local cinemas. I never saw U-571 but I noticed how much of an impact it had on Popcorn in Bed’s reaction video which I encourage you to watch.

    https://youtu.be/S94niicK8Xw?si=T3xWWokhyEcwyGdl

    #3 Japan Pushes Back Against Islam – There is a disturbing trend that has been happening in Japan that their local media and the international news organizations are not telling you…the Islamic foreigners there have been causing a series of disturbances such as occupying public spaces for Muslim prayers/gatherings, littering, rape, the construction of an illegal mosque and more. That said, there are lots of Japanese nationalists and concerned citizens who are fighting back and expressing demands and complaints to their government officials. It is clear that the Muslim foreigners there in Japan have this collective mindset of conquering Japan, violating the Japanese and gaining power under the guise of multiculturalism and political correctness. Watch the videos below.

    https://youtu.be/cy8FrqfmtcI?si=Vv0Oco_VQV7Py3D-

    https://youtu.be/rYaPdERFf7I?si=Q0lkfUbm7MXuxs2F

    #4 The Relevance Of The 1990s – Remember how unique the 1990s was when it comes to the evolution of technology, the marketing of products, the gradual transformation of pop culture in America and the like? There was indeed something special about the said decade which explains the driving force behind the Millennials’ nostalgia about it. To find out more, watch the video below.

    https://youtu.be/gROvtZw0mz0?si=yLrvmcAvGRBu-P2V

    #5 When Hollywood Released Two Similar Movies In 1998 – Way back in 1998, moviegoers worldwide saw two movies from Hollywood that had similar concepts about the world getting hit by something from deep space. The movies were Deep Impact and Armageddon, and they were released in the same summer box office season in America. Deep Impact was more dramatic and tried hard to be believable while Armageddon was highly exaggerated and had Michael Bay’s flair all over it. The two films were released at a time when disaster movies had a resurgence and they used computer-generated images to make realize their respective visual concepts. I find an analytical video about the two 1998 movies and I encourage you all to watch it.

    https://youtu.be/5T6NMEdu70k?si=TnFON8N9JbI189RA

    #6 You, Me And The Movies React To Ghost In The Shell (1995) – There are many reasons why the 1995 anime feature film Ghost in the Shell is very significant. The adaptation of Masamune Shirow’s literary Ghost in the Shell was made with very high production values under the direction of Mamoru Oshii, the story had many futuristic concepts that became very relevant today, and it was very influential for many Hollywood filmmakers. That said, I liked how the anime feature film drew reactions from You, Me and the Movies, and their reaction video is a must-see!

    https://youtu.be/4Q_G6zObECg?si=CEgIjpaJl0WlbI64

    #7 Casablanca Reaction Video Of EOM Reacts – There is nothing like watching a classic, black-and-white movie like Casablanca. Set in French Morocco, the story follows many characters dealing with the uncertainty of war and it is inside the nightclub and gambling den of American expatriate Rick Blaine where a lot of developments happened. The 1942 movie is memorable with its top-notch stars (Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman are phenomenal), the dramatic plot, the immersive settings and many iconic lines and moments. I have seen the movie a few times already on 4K Blu-ray format and I enjoyed watching EOM Reacts’ video of it. Go watch his video below.

    https://youtu.be/CmFvCTl43Nk?si=sAuN1cotXMpNsnvd

    #8 Soba Getting Reinvented In Japan – Soba – a Japanese noodle made from buckwheat flour – is getting reinvented in Japan as the traditional shops there are struggling with the rising costs of ingredients as well as a growing shortage of successors to the operators. In an effort to stay in business while avoiding raising prices, the surviving soba restaurants (and some new ones) there are reinventing the dining experience and doing other things to preserve the traditional soba culture. Watch and learn from the video below.

    https://youtu.be/6SL5yzs5-o4?si=yPucu2ALaUy_h2-a

    #9 Ranting For Vengeance Slams Zach Cregger And His Resident Evil Movie – As some of you already know, there is another new live-action movie of Resident Evil coming out soon and the early previews showed very little connections with the Resident Evil games of Capcom. Actor Zach Cregger is the director and co-writer of the new Resident Evil movie and Ranting for Vengeance slammed him hard in his recent YouTube video. Not only that, the YouTuber also backed up his criticism on Cregger and the 2026 Resident Evil movie with facts and details that you have to see. That said, go watch his video below and pay close attention to the details.

    https://youtu.be/R5ALrwYsd78?si=WN0icx4lPk9UNTp8

    #10 Atari Jaguar CD Revisited – While I played a lot of games of Atari (both on Atari 2600 console and arcade games) in my life, I never owned an Atari Jaguar nor its CD-ROM add-on device. Indeed, there was a time in the 1990s when Atari got back in console gaming starting with the Jaguar console that operated with games in cartridge format. A short time later, the add-on Atari Jaguar CD was released and it looked like a toilet with the lid open. To learn more about the Atari Jaguar CD, watch the retro gaming video below.

    https://youtu.be/6gjSJxpB6PE?si=0hem72Z9VqnwjwDw

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  8. What To Watch On YouTube Right Now – Part 149

    Welcome back my readers, YouTube viewers and all others who followed this series of articles focused on YouTube videos worth watching.

    Have you been searching for something fun or interesting to watch on YouTube? Do you feel bored right now and you crave for something to see on the world’s most popular online video destination?

    I recommend you check out the following videos I found.

    #1 A Look At The Johnson County War – If you have seen the 1980 movie Heaven’s Gate, then you have been exposed to the Johnson County War which was a ranger war in the state of Wyoming that happened from 1889 to 1893. What the movie showed, however, was a historical fiction presentation and it could not be taken seriously as a reference of American history. To learn about the Johnson County War with historical attention, watch the video below.

    https://youtu.be/6oDaH-AR8Bs?si=MY4ra5B8zRR90jWr

    #2 Popcorn in Bed Reacts To U-571 – Speaking of historical fiction, have you seen the movie U-571? When that movie was released in 2000, it only reminded me of other submarine movies like Das Boot, The Hunt For Red October and Crimson Tide. The movie directed by Jonathan Mostow and starring Matthew McConaughey made a lot of buzz when it opened at #1 in the American box office and that success influenced a lot of moviegoers here in the Philippines to watch it in local cinemas. I never saw U-571 but I noticed how much of an impact it had on Popcorn in Bed’s reaction video which I encourage you to watch.

    https://youtu.be/S94niicK8Xw?si=T3xWWokhyEcwyGdl

    #3 Japan Pushes Back Against Islam – There is a disturbing trend that has been happening in Japan that their local media and the international news organizations are not telling you…the Islamic foreigners there have been causing a series of disturbances such as occupying public spaces for Muslim prayers/gatherings, littering, rape, the construction of an illegal mosque and more. That said, there are lots of Japanese nationalists and concerned citizens who are fighting back and expressing demands and complaints to their government officials. It is clear that the Muslim foreigners there in Japan have this collective mindset of conquering Japan, violating the Japanese and gaining power under the guise of multiculturalism and political correctness. Watch the videos below.

    https://youtu.be/cy8FrqfmtcI?si=Vv0Oco_VQV7Py3D-

    https://youtu.be/rYaPdERFf7I?si=Q0lkfUbm7MXuxs2F

    #4 The Relevance Of The 1990s – Remember how unique the 1990s was when it comes to the evolution of technology, the marketing of products, the gradual transformation of pop culture in America and the like? There was indeed something special about the said decade which explains the driving force behind the Millennials’ nostalgia about it. To find out more, watch the video below.

    https://youtu.be/gROvtZw0mz0?si=yLrvmcAvGRBu-P2V

    #5 When Hollywood Released Two Similar Movies In 1998 – Way back in 1998, moviegoers worldwide saw two movies from Hollywood that had similar concepts about the world getting hit by something from deep space. The movies were Deep Impact and Armageddon, and they were released in the same summer box office season in America. Deep Impact was more dramatic and tried hard to be believable while Armageddon was highly exaggerated and had Michael Bay’s flair all over it. The two films were released at a time when disaster movies had a resurgence and they used computer-generated images to make realize their respective visual concepts. I find an analytical video about the two 1998 movies and I encourage you all to watch it.

    https://youtu.be/5T6NMEdu70k?si=TnFON8N9JbI189RA

    #6 You, Me And The Movies React To Ghost In The Shell (1995) – There are many reasons why the 1995 anime feature film Ghost in the Shell is very significant. The adaptation of Masamune Shirow’s literary Ghost in the Shell was made with very high production values under the direction of Mamoru Oshii, the story had many futuristic concepts that became very relevant today, and it was very influential for many Hollywood filmmakers. That said, I liked how the anime feature film drew reactions from You, Me and the Movies, and their reaction video is a must-see!

    https://youtu.be/4Q_G6zObECg?si=CEgIjpaJl0WlbI64

    #7 Casablanca Reaction Video Of EOM Reacts – There is nothing like watching a classic, black-and-white movie like Casablanca. Set in French Morocco, the story follows many characters dealing with the uncertainty of war and it is inside the nightclub and gambling den of American expatriate Rick Blaine where a lot of developments happened. The 1942 movie is memorable with its top-notch stars (Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman are phenomenal), the dramatic plot, the immersive settings and many iconic lines and moments. I have seen the movie a few times already on 4K Blu-ray format and I enjoyed watching EOM Reacts’ video of it. Go watch his video below.

    https://youtu.be/CmFvCTl43Nk?si=sAuN1cotXMpNsnvd

    #8 Soba Getting Reinvented In Japan – Soba – a Japanese noodle made from buckwheat flour – is getting reinvented in Japan as the traditional shops there are struggling with the rising costs of ingredients as well as a growing shortage of successors to the operators. In an effort to stay in business while avoiding raising prices, the surviving soba restaurants (and some new ones) there are reinventing the dining experience and doing other things to preserve the traditional soba culture. Watch and learn from the video below.

    https://youtu.be/6SL5yzs5-o4?si=yPucu2ALaUy_h2-a

    #9 Ranting For Vengeance Slams Zach Cregger And His Resident Evil Movie – As some of you already know, there is another new live-action movie of Resident Evil coming out soon and the early previews showed very little connections with the Resident Evil games of Capcom. Actor Zach Cregger is the director and co-writer of the new Resident Evil movie and Ranting for Vengeance slammed him hard in his recent YouTube video. Not only that, the YouTuber also backed up his criticism on Cregger and the 2026 Resident Evil movie with facts and details that you have to see. That said, go watch his video below and pay close attention to the details.

    https://youtu.be/R5ALrwYsd78?si=WN0icx4lPk9UNTp8

    #10 Atari Jaguar CD Revisited – While I played a lot of games of Atari (both on Atari 2600 console and arcade games) in my life, I never owned an Atari Jaguar nor its CD-ROM add-on device. Indeed, there was a time in the 1990s when Atari got back in console gaming starting with the Jaguar console that operated with games in cartridge format. A short time later, the add-on Atari Jaguar CD was released and it looked like a toilet with the lid open. To learn more about the Atari Jaguar CD, watch the retro gaming video below.

    https://youtu.be/6gjSJxpB6PE?si=0hem72Z9VqnwjwDw

    +++++

    Thank you for reading. If you find this article engaging, please click the like button below, share this article to others and also please consider making a donation to support my publishing. If you are looking for a copywriter to create content for your special project or business, check out my services and my portfolio. Feel free to contact me with a private message. Also please feel free to visit my Facebook page Author Carlo Carrasco and follow me on Twitter at @CarloCarrascoPH as well as on Tumblr at https://carlocarrasco.tumblr.com/ and on Instagram athttps://www.instagram.com/authorcarlocarrasco

    #1980s #1990s #action #AmericanHistory #amusement #anime #Arab #Armageddon #ASEAN #AshleighBurton #Asia #AssociationOfSoutheastAsianNationsASEAN #Atari #AtariJaguar #AtariJaguarCD #Bangladesh #buckwheatFlour #Capcom #CarloCarrasco #Casablanca #CDROM #ChatGPT #ChristopherWalken #cinema #comets #compactDiscCD #CrimsonTide #DasBoot #DeepImpact #Democrats #disaster #disasterMovies #entertainment #entertainmentBlog #EOMReacts #Facebook #film #food #foodTourism #foodie #foreignTourists #FrenchMorocco #fun #gay #geek #GhostInTheShell #GhostInTheShell1995 #Google #GoogleSearch #HeavenSGate #historicalEpic #history #holiday #homosexual #homosexuality #homosexualityIsASin #horror #HumphreyBogart #illegalAliens #illegalImmigrants #illegalImmigration #immigrants #immigration #Inclusion #IngridBergman #Instagram #Iran #IsabelleHuppert #Islam #IslamicTerrorism #IslamicTerrorists #Islamist #IslamoLeft #Japan #JapaneseFood #JapaneseNoodles #JeffBridges #JohnsonCountyWar #JonathanMostow #KrisKristofferson #lesbian #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Maldives #MasamuneShirow #massMigration #MatthewMcConaughey #meals #meteors #MichaelBay #MichaelCimino #migrants #Millennials #Morocco #movies #Muslim #MuslimImmigrants #mustSee #mustWatch #Nippon #NipponTV #noodles #nostalgia #onlineVideos #Pakistan #Philippines #politics #PopcornInBed #RantingForVengeance #Republicans #ResidentEvil #ResidentEvil2026 #RetroGaming #Reviews #SatanicDemocrats #sciFi #scienceFiction #soba #socialMedia #submarine #terrorism #terrorists #The1980s #The1990s #TheDeerHunter #TheHuntForRedOctober #tourism #tourismBlog #tourists #transgender #travel #travelBlog #Tumblr #Turkey #Twitter #U571 #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmericaUSA #USA #vacation #video #videoBlog #videoGames #videos #war #WhatToWatchOnYouTube #woke #WordPress #WordPressCom #WorldWarII #Wyoming #YouMeAndTheMovies #YouTube #YouTuber #YouTubers #ZachCregger #zombieApocalypse #zombies
  9. Movie TV Tech Geeks #TVNews #DasBoot #WorldWarII #DasBoot The Best WWII Epic Since Apple TV's 'Greyhound' Officially Returns [Exclusive] dlvr.it/TTJHk5

  10. Movie TV Tech Geeks #TVNews #DasBoot #WorldWarII #LizzyCaplan This 2-Part WWII Epic Is the Perfect Weekend Binge for ‘Band of Brothers’ Fans dlvr.it/TSytJN

  11. Movie TV Tech Geeks #MovieNews #Pressure #DasBoot #BoxOffice New WWII Sleeper Hit Sinks the Greatest Submarine Movie Ever Made at the Box Office dlvr.it/TSwPNr

  12. Movie TV Tech Geeks #MovieNews #Pressure #DasBoot #BoxOffice New WWII Sleeper Hit Sinks the Greatest Submarine Movie Ever Made at the Box Office dlvr.it/TSwPNr

  13. Movie TV Tech Geeks #MovieNews #Pressure #DasBoot #BoxOffice New WWII Sleeper Hit Sinks the Greatest Submarine Movie Ever Made at the Box Office dlvr.it/TSwPNr

  14. Movie TV Tech Geeks #MovieNews #Pressure #DasBoot #BoxOffice New WWII Sleeper Hit Sinks the Greatest Submarine Movie Ever Made at the Box Office dlvr.it/TSwPNr

  15. Movie TV Tech Geeks #MovieNews #Pressure #DasBoot #BoxOffice New WWII Sleeper Hit Sinks the Greatest Submarine Movie Ever Made at the Box Office dlvr.it/TSwPNr

  16. 'Das rbb Fernsehen sendet „Das Boot - Director's Cut“ zu Ehren von Jürgen Prochnow. Am 10. Juni 2026 feiert der Schauspieler seinen 85. Geburtstag.'

    Vanavond van 20:15 tot 23:30

    Een bijzondere uitzending dus.
    Geen idee of ie in de ardmediathek.de terecht komt om later te kunnen zien. Ook geen idee of er een regioblok op zit.

    Vorschau: Das Boot - Director's Cut - #ARD #rbb
    ardmediathek.de/tv-programm/69 (1996, 195min)

    #Spielfilm #Speelfilm #DasBoot

  17. 'Das rbb Fernsehen sendet „Das Boot - Director's Cut“ zu Ehren von Jürgen Prochnow. Am 10. Juni 2026 feiert der Schauspieler seinen 85. Geburtstag.'

    Vanavond van 20:15 tot 23:30

    Een bijzondere uitzending dus.
    Geen idee of ie in de ardmediathek.de terecht komt om later te kunnen zien. Ook geen idee of er een regioblok op zit.

    Vorschau: Das Boot - Director's Cut - #ARD #rbb
    ardmediathek.de/tv-programm/69 (1996, 195min)

    #Spielfilm #Speelfilm #DasBoot

  18. 'Das rbb Fernsehen sendet „Das Boot - Director's Cut“ zu Ehren von Jürgen Prochnow. Am 10. Juni 2026 feiert der Schauspieler seinen 85. Geburtstag.'

    Vanavond van 20:15 tot 23:30

    Een bijzondere uitzending dus.
    Geen idee of ie in de ardmediathek.de terecht komt om later te kunnen zien. Ook geen idee of er een regioblok op zit.

    Vorschau: Das Boot - Director's Cut - #ARD #rbb
    ardmediathek.de/tv-programm/69 (1996, 195min)

    #Spielfilm #Speelfilm #DasBoot

  19. 'Das rbb Fernsehen sendet „Das Boot - Director's Cut“ zu Ehren von Jürgen Prochnow. Am 10. Juni 2026 feiert der Schauspieler seinen 85. Geburtstag.'

    Vanavond van 20:15 tot 23:30

    Een bijzondere uitzending dus.
    Geen idee of ie in de ardmediathek.de terecht komt om later te kunnen zien. Ook geen idee of er een regioblok op zit.

    Vorschau: Das Boot - Director's Cut - #ARD #rbb
    ardmediathek.de/tv-programm/69 (1996, 195min)

    #Spielfilm #Speelfilm #DasBoot

  20. 'Das rbb Fernsehen sendet „Das Boot - Director's Cut“ zu Ehren von Jürgen Prochnow. Am 10. Juni 2026 feiert der Schauspieler seinen 85. Geburtstag.'

    Vanavond van 20:15 tot 23:30

    Een bijzondere uitzending dus.
    Geen idee of ie in de ardmediathek.de terecht komt om later te kunnen zien. Ook geen idee of er een regioblok op zit.

    Vorschau: Das Boot - Director's Cut - #ARD #rbb
    ardmediathek.de/tv-programm/69 (1996, 195min)

    #Spielfilm #Speelfilm #DasBoot

  21. Das Boot: The Limit of Human Endurance in The Boat 🌊

    Wolfgang Petersen’s claustrophobic classic Das Boot (The Boat) remains one of West Germany’s most famous films. It was adapted from Lothar-Günther Buchheim’s 1973 semi-autobiographical book.

    Set during WWII, the story follows the German submarine U-96 and the difficulties its crew faces. A relentlessly bleak film, it holds a clear anti-war message alongside several Nazi characters clearly having reached a point of total disdain for the regime. Timely, then, and still a very impressive film.

    The Very Strong Anti-War Message of Das Boot

    Interesting starting point, but Lothar-Günther Buchheim (1918-2007) didn’t make much of the film adaptation. He felt it didn’t properly convey his book’s anti-war message.

    Our first viewing of the film wasn’t that at all. It has very clear anti-war messages and the bleakness of its ending alone makes that abundantly obvious. Not a big spoiler here, but after some horrendous ordeals out at sea the U-96 crew is all blown to smithereens by the Royal Air Force. On Christmas Eve when back on land.

    What’s impressive about the film is how it portrays the ship’s crew. Although Nazi members, some have clear anti-Hitler stances, such as Kapitänleutnant Philipp Thomsen (Otto Sander). Suffering PTSD and a clear raging alcoholic, he mocks Hitler during a party.

    And if that seems like too convincing a bit of drunk acting, it’s because Sander was very drunk when he filmed it. Method acting.

    Another cynic is the submarine’s Kapitänleutnant (Jürgen Prochnow) who openly mocks Nazi state messages and propaganda. His crew also just come across as desperate, trapped in the submarine whilst being bombed and spending months out at sea.

    For viewers, Das Boot is a psychological onslaught. Seeing this in a cinema must have been draining, but the message is very clear. At 149 minutes, you don’t get any room to breathe.

    There are the tense conflicts in confined quarters, flooding, and then the long periods of intense boredom for the crew. And as the viewer, you live through all that and feel the cold, sweat, and tears.

    PTSD kicks in for several crew members. With Kapitänleutnant fighting to uphold morale as his belief in the war effort dwindles. All of which builds to a crushing conclusion of total nihilistic defeat—all the suffering, for nothing.

    Yes, then, not an uplifting film in any respect.

    But a technically very impressive one, with a very convincing set of actors. And as you can read below, they were so convincing as they genuinely had to endure a hellish time of it.

    The Production of Das Boot

    This was a major West German production involving the studios Bavaria Film, Radiant Film, Westdeutscher Rundfunk, and SWR Fernsehen. They cobbled together the impressive budget of DM 32 million (€17.4 million in 2021 cash).

    The film was a hit, too, making a 2025 equivalent of $283 million.

    Production initially began in 1976 with Robert Redford involved in the project as Kapitänleutnant. But then the effort was cancelled, before being picked up to become the most expensive German film of its day (only beaten in expensive come 2006).

    Rutger Hauer was also offered the lead role, but chose instead a role in a certain film called Blade Runner (1982).

    Filming took 12 months and was chaotic and gruelling, with most of Das Boot shot in sequence (unlike most other films). This meant beard growth and weight loss is very real in the film, alongside the increasingly haggard looking actors.

    The actors were warned to avoid sunlight as much as possible. The guys do end up looking very pallid by mid-way into the film and that’s why.

    For scenes inside the submarine, a giant mock-up was created for the actors to do their thing in. Crew members would shake it, rock it, and tilt the shell at angles.

    The director’s obsessive approach paid off with critical and commercial success.

    It got six Oscar nominations, too, but didn’t win any. On the plus side, he did win the German Film Award for Best Film. All good going, even if the book’s author didn’t rate the work.

    #antiWar #Cinema #DasBoot #Films #History #LotharGüntherBuchheim #Movies #TheBoat #War #WolfgangPetersen #WorldWarII #WWII
  22. Das Boot: The Limit of Human Endurance in The Boat 🌊

    Wolfgang Petersen’s claustrophobic classic Das Boot (The Boat) remains one of West Germany’s most famous films. It was adapted from Lothar-Günther Buchheim’s 1973 semi-autobiographical book.

    Set during WWII, the story follows the German submarine U-96 and the difficulties its crew faces. A relentlessly bleak film, it holds a clear anti-war message alongside several Nazi characters clearly having reached a point of total disdain for the regime. Timely, then, and still a very impressive film.

    The Very Strong Anti-War Message of Das Boot

    Interesting starting point, but Lothar-Günther Buchheim (1918-2007) didn’t make much of the film adaptation. He felt it didn’t properly convey his book’s anti-war message.

    Our first viewing of the film wasn’t that at all. It has very clear anti-war messages and the bleakness of its ending alone makes that abundantly obvious. Not a big spoiler here, but after some horrendous ordeals out at sea the U-96 crew is all blown to smithereens by the Royal Air Force. On Christmas Eve when back on land.

    What’s impressive about the film is how it portrays the ship’s crew. Although Nazi members, some have clear anti-Hitler stances, such as Kapitänleutnant Philipp Thomsen (Otto Sander). Suffering PTSD and a clear raging alcoholic, he mocks Hitler during a party.

    And if that seems like too convincing a bit of drunk acting, it’s because Sander was very drunk when he filmed it. Method acting.

    Another cynic is the submarine’s Kapitänleutnant (Jürgen Prochnow) who openly mocks Nazi state messages and propaganda. His crew also just come across as desperate, trapped in the submarine whilst being bombed and spending months out at sea.

    For viewers, Das Boot is a psychological onslaught. Seeing this in a cinema must have been draining, but the message is very clear. At 149 minutes, you don’t get any room to breathe.

    There are the tense conflicts in confined quarters, flooding, and then the long periods of intense boredom for the crew. And as the viewer, you live through all that and feel the cold, sweat, and tears.

    PTSD kicks in for several crew members. With Kapitänleutnant fighting to uphold morale as his belief in the war effort dwindles. All of which builds to a crushing conclusion of total nihilistic defeat—all the suffering, for nothing.

    Yes, then, not an uplifting film in any respect.

    But a technically very impressive one, with a very convincing set of actors. And as you can read below, they were so convincing as they genuinely had to endure a hellish time of it.

    The Production of Das Boot

    This was a major West German production involving the studios Bavaria Film, Radiant Film, Westdeutscher Rundfunk, and SWR Fernsehen. They cobbled together the impressive budget of DM 32 million (€17.4 million in 2021 cash).

    The film was a hit, too, making a 2025 equivalent of $283 million.

    Production initially began in 1976 with Robert Redford involved in the project as Kapitänleutnant. But then the effort was cancelled, before being picked up to become the most expensive German film of its day (only beaten in expensive come 2006).

    Rutger Hauer was also offered the lead role, but chose instead a role in a certain film called Blade Runner (1982).

    Filming took 12 months and was chaotic and gruelling, with most of Das Boot shot in sequence (unlike most other films). This meant beard growth and weight loss is very real in the film, alongside the increasingly haggard looking actors.

    The actors were warned to avoid sunlight as much as possible. The guys do end up looking very pallid by mid-way into the film and that’s why.

    For scenes inside the submarine, a giant mock-up was created for the actors to do their thing in. Crew members would shake it, rock it, and tilt the shell at angles.

    The director’s obsessive approach paid off with critical and commercial success.

    It got six Oscar nominations, too, but didn’t win any. On the plus side, he did win the German Film Award for Best Film. All good going, even if the book’s author didn’t rate the work.

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  24. Gerade das erste Mal seit wahrscheinlich 15 Jahren die Serienfassung von Das Boot angefangen. Für mich immer noch die definitive Version, die dem Buch am nächsten kommt.

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  25. Gerade das erste Mal seit wahrscheinlich 15 Jahren die Serienfassung von Das Boot angefangen. Für mich immer noch die definitive Version, die dem Buch am nächsten kommt.

    #Serie #TV #DasBoot #Film

  26. Gerade das erste Mal seit wahrscheinlich 15 Jahren die Serienfassung von Das Boot angefangen. Für mich immer noch die definitive Version, die dem Buch am nächsten kommt.

    #Serie #TV #DasBoot #Film

  27. Gerade das erste Mal seit wahrscheinlich 15 Jahren die Serienfassung von Das Boot angefangen. Für mich immer noch die definitive Version, die dem Buch am nächsten kommt.

    #Serie #TV #DasBoot #Film

  28. Gerade das erste Mal seit wahrscheinlich 15 Jahren die Serienfassung von Das Boot angefangen. Für mich immer noch die definitive Version, die dem Buch am nächsten kommt.

    #Serie #TV #DasBoot #Film

  29. Randomly listened back to this today, and golly, #DasBoot is a masterpiece of a movie that led to a really great podcast discussion. It's a really good ep when I'm even pleased with my own contributions. 😄
    theincomparable.com/theincompa

  30. Randomly listened back to this today, and golly, #DasBoot is a masterpiece of a movie that led to a really great podcast discussion. It's a really good ep when I'm even pleased with my own contributions. 😄
    theincomparable.com/theincompa

  31. Randomly listened back to this today, and golly, #DasBoot is a masterpiece of a movie that led to a really great podcast discussion. It's a really good ep when I'm even pleased with my own contributions. 😄
    theincomparable.com/theincompa

  32. Randomly listened back to this today, and golly, #DasBoot is a masterpiece of a movie that led to a really great podcast discussion. It's a really good ep when I'm even pleased with my own contributions. 😄
    theincomparable.com/theincompa