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Originally Posted by Randomizer
Careful lest the Das Boot fans tar you as a heretic and run you out of town. Buchhiem's novel has achieved mythological status with many here and one should always be careful questioning dogma.
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I'm quite possibly the film's most vocal supporter here, and every time someone brings up the fact that Buchheim complained about the things Petersen changed for the the movie, I'm the first one to point out that more than one u-boatman has said that the book has very little to do with what it was really like.
Yes, it's only a novel. On the other hand he did make that one patrol and the book reflects his own thoughts and feelings about what he experienced. What makes the movie great for me isn't the cliched nonsense that takes place (the scene with Johann makes me cringe every time I see it), but the recreation of the boat itself, with all its crowded claustrophobia.
No, this ultrafan won't tar and feather, but will agree with you completely. Love it, but don't take it for history.