1. Das Boot
... Boot begins with a message that resonates and evokes feelings of ambivalence for both American and German viewers alike: "40,000 German sailors served on U-Boats during WWII. 30,000 never returned." This immediately causes viewers in the audience to confront their own sympathy for those German sailors lost ... of passage. Also, he once again creates a spatial distance from the captain and his crew. His complaints also confirm his role as a father figure on the ship. A role that he hesitatingly accepts. In these three early scenes Petersen accomplishes a few things that also make the audi...
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- Grade Level: High School