I just saw "Das Boot" for the first time.

[ryuzu]

Originally Posted by Platapus

If you have many hours to kill, I would recommend reading the book "Das Boot". The author was very skilled in his craft.

The vast majority of the cruise nothing but nothing was happening, but the author was able to express this killing boredom very well but still keeping the story moving.

While I love the movie, somehow the book conveyed the atmosphere a bit more emotionally to me.

True - the film had to fit a cinematic time frame and so the "non-action" parts were compressed just enough to convey the story line.

The original TV series was, if I remember correctly, 6 episdoes long - 6 hours - a bit over double the movie length. There was more time available to build the weight of boredom before releasing it with a brief attack and then once again letting the viewer see a depth charging for an extended period.

Worked rather well overall and probably more popular outside Germany than in...

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