The 1981 war film From the Bottom of the Sea was a classic, receiving six Oscar nominations at the time. The film reflects on World War II from the perspective of a German submarine soldier, showing brutal combat scenes in an extremely realistic narrative style.
After more than 30 years, The German Sky Satellite TV has now launched a TV series of the same name, and the original film's producer, the German Bavarian Studio, has joined, which undoubtedly ensures the quality of the series.
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The timeline of the story begins in October 1942, and although only nine months have passed since the plot of the original film, the situation of the war has quietly changed by this time.
With the continuous advancement of Allied anti-submarine technology, the Enigma cipher machine relied on for communications by the German submarine force was successfully deciphered, which led to the loss of the hidden advantage of the Original Killer German submarines, and the strength was reduced.
Therefore, compared with the original film, the series has increased the role of espionage on the shore, allowing the audience to examine everything from a more comprehensive and objective perspective, after all, intelligence work is also a key part of determining the outcome of the war.
Jia Kun, who was slightly blessed, was laid off and reemployed after "Game of Thrones", and became the Gestapo's criminal adviser Foster in this drama.
Someone has a strong vigilance from the beginning, suspecting that Simone has just been transferred from Alsace, France, to work in Germany, but he did not expect that he would fall in love with this young woman at first sight and even to the point of being unable to extricate himself...
It was precisely because Simone had a brother who had made a meritorious career that someone temporarily dispelled her suspicions.
Simone's younger brother Frank was an ordinary German submarine soldier, and before he could talk too much with his sister, he was forced by the first mate to take over the communications work of the U-612 submarine.
Before boarding the submarine and leaving, Frank specially entrusted his sister to complete a joint task for him. However, he did not expect that this move would involve his sister in a whirlpool, and he would be forced to wander between the Gestapo and the underground secret organization from then on...
In addition, another part of the plot revolves around the submarine U-612, which mainly tells the story of what happened on the submarine.
The testimony of the second generation of the official Hoffman confirmed the cowardly behavior of an ordinary soldier on the battlefield, but he never expected that this soldier would face the fate of being shot... Even if he later went to his superiors and asked for the gun to stay, it would not help.
Although this incident was a small episode before going to sea on a mission, it had a certain impact on Hoffman's values.
In order to save the lives of his subordinates, he became more cautious, and even used three famous German submarine commanders as a negative example, painstakingly advising the first mate and others not to be greedy and risk making unnecessary sacrifices.
Hoffman wanted to do his best to keep his soldiers alive, so he emphasized the importance of unity in his speech before departure. However, such a positive word finally carries a certain irony in the context of this play.
The crew did not fully understand Hoffman's good intentions, and many people felt that he was only promoted to commander of the U-612 submarine because his father was a combat hero.
Hoffman, who always lived under his father's aura, even doubted whether he had leadership skills.
Convincing others is not an easy task, and he still has a long way to go to gain the trust of his subordinates.
The submarine officers and men in the play seem to be generally younger and more vigorous than in the original movie. They are not as loyal and selfless as we traditionally believe, but they expose the darkness of human nature at key moments.
We cannot simply judge their words and deeds by right and wrong, after all, everyone who is forced into war is a victim, and even has to abandon their inner conscience in order to survive.
The drama version of "Attack from the Bottom of the Sea" vividly and realistically portrays the portraits of the characters, and their encounters and changes allow the audience to appreciate the cruelty of war.
Statistics objectively reflect the horrors of World War II: tens of thousands of German submariners were buried at sea, with a death rate of about 70%, making it the highest death rate in the world.
Behind every number, there was once a living life.