Die Welle

[Nodscouter]

Okay yes, I know it's a German movie, but I'd still like to hear if any other people have seen it. I just recently saw it in French class (Yes) and I thought it was pretty damn good. For those of you who don't know, Die Welle means The Wave, and it's about a class in Germany during a project week about autocracies. A student mentions that he doesn't think that Germany could go back to being an autocracy, the teacher responds to this by starting to teach the class about the values of power through discipline, making them all wear white shirts and jeans and the like. The class is in on it and even starts to shun those who aren't part of the movement and develops their own greeting.
So tell me, what did you guys think of it?

 

[FrisianDude]

I've heard of it. It sounds interesting.

 

[Anarion]

Pretty good film, yes.
I think it's based on an older American film by the same name.

 

[Familyguy1]

TDM Mentioned it in another thread. I downloaded it...still have yet to watch it though.

 

[Almalexia]

The Third Wave, yeah. Watched it in 7th grade in Middle School. Fascinating stuff.

 

[Jome]

Watched it for German yes. Stunning ending, really sad. But I heard it was true, is it?

 

[Almalexia]

The original English one in California was.

 

[Jome]

Hmm, well thats sad.

 

[Almalexia]

Why was it sad? Unless you were actually with the whole Third Wave thing, in which case I kind of misjudged your character.

 

[Jome]

Hm, I wasn't with the wave. I just find it sad that the same thing happened as in what happened in the ending of the movie. Actually I dont have any idea what the wave was really about.

EDIT: I also highly doubt there was even a wave in Holland at all.

 

[Almalexia]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Third_Wave

 

[Jome]

Ah, the kid didn't actually die? Well then its not sad at all. I thought that really happened.

 

[Wellenbrecher]

Had to read the book in school and write an examn about it. Got me an A IIRC.
Never paticularly liked it, mostly because they combined it with the liberal and repeated application of the great "GERMANY BAD, NAZIS BAD!" club to the head.

It's probably a clever story 'n all - or wasn' t it even an real experiment to some extent? - but school ruined it for me. Like so many other things. Goethe, Schiller, and all the other classics.




And I only now saw that this was about the movie. My bad.

-edit

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Third_Wave

Ah, I seem to have recalled correctly then.

 

[Revilo]

TDM Mentioned it in another thread. I downloaded it...still have yet to watch it though.

You...downloaded it?

 

[Almalexia]

TDM Mentioned it in another thread. I downloaded it...still have yet to watch it though.

You...downloaded it?

It's a movie from the 80's directed primarily for schools. I wouldn't be surprised if they had it up on the internet.

 

[Jome]

I dont think its free.

 

[Almalexia]

Could look it up on google if you are suspicious.

 

[Jome]

'twas only out in 2008, dont think it would be free then?

 

[Wellenbrecher]

There are two movies, you twit.
TDM speaks about the TV production from '81, as he has said repeatedly. The offical homepage links to the full thing uploaded to YouTube, even though you can still buy it if you want to.

 

[Familyguy1]

TDM Mentioned it in another thread. I downloaded it...still have yet to watch it though.

You...downloaded it?

Netflix