After watching the red tide storm

Enid 2021-12-10 08:01:24

On the fourth night of the long holiday of November, after being tired from Mahjong, I was bored in my small room and began to search for some of my films. At first, I watched most of the endings of "Heaven's Destiny" on the boat. Although it's quite deep, but to be honest, I don't understand it very well.
I watched the beginning of "Very Suspect" and "Transcendental Hacker" one after another, but I was not too interested in it. Because of the low pixels of this "Red Tide Storm", I ignored it for a long time. I watched it for the first five minutes this time. It can't be turned off anymore.
At the beginning of the movie, it was prompted that "the three most powerful people in the world: the president of the United States, the president of Russia, and the captain of a nuclear submarine." The stories are all set in a confined space like a submarine. I seem to have a natural liking for movies in this confined space. "Eighteen Angry Men" and "Buried Alive" are all excellent films in confined spaces.
Military coups, missile shows, encounters with enemy ships, mutual strikes, failure of the telegraph system, and the struggle for command power are very tight and exciting.
The focal point of the contradiction between the captain and XO is: the telegraph system fails, the latest combat cannot be reached, and the homeland is facing the threat of nuclear strike, whether to launch a nuclear bomb first or confirm the latest combat order first.
The captain is arbitrary, XO is rational and bold. They have no personal grievances. They are all for the purpose of protecting the people. However, they have chosen a completely different method. Compared with the heads of other departments, the captain has always stood in the perspective of naval law. Following the trend, and the weapon officer refused to execute at the last moment, it also saved countless people.
With nuclear weapons, it is difficult to cause a world war, and once it occurs, it is irreversible.
This is a very masculine movie. Although the final ending is obvious, the adrenaline will rise sharply during the viewing process, and the last link almost made the American emperor cry.
A movie that didn't expect much, gave enough surprises, it felt like it was earned. In the morning, I obviously rode a road of more than 20 kilometers, and there was a problem with the navigation record, only 5KM, which felt like a big loss.
PS: After many attempts, I finally found a good book, "Yesterday World: Memories of a European".

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Extended Reading
  • Carleton 2021-12-10 08:01:24

    It's better to be in the Cold War era. Even after the Cold War, everything you want to shoot is the taste of a world war. It's not like the terrorists who are always talking about things and making small noises. Jerry Bruckheimer’s drama is so exciting. Under the entertainment, he does not forget the American theme. By the way, he shoots all kinds of weapons. This film is like a nuclear submarine version of the lofty ambition. Michael Bay was probably nurtured by his old man.

  • Eunice 2022-04-23 07:02:09

    Submarine-themed films are subject to large themes and small scenes. It is not easy to make a good film, and this film is indeed an excellent film. Scott's film is tense and smooth, with twists and turns in the plot. The friction between the two captains is a collision of war concepts, not responsibility or personality. In fact, the theme of this film is lower than some films. It also has a strong anti-war color, and it is also a reflection on American supremacy represented by the old captain.

Crimson Tide quotes

  • Capt. Ramsey: You do qualify your remarks. If someone asked me if we should bomb Japan, a simple "Yes." By all means sir, drop that fucker, twice! I don't mean to suggest that you're indecisive, Mr Hunter. Not at all. Just, uh... complicated. 'course, that's the way the Navy wants you. Me, they wanted simple.

    Hunter: Well, you certainly fooled them, sir.

    Capt. Ramsey: [chuckles] Be careful there, Mr Hunter. It's all I've got to rely on, being a simple-minded son of a bitch. Rickover gave me my command, a checklist, a target and a button to push. All I gotta know is how to push it, they tell me when. They seem to want you to know why.

    Hunter: I would hope they'd want us all to know why, sir.

  • Capt. Ramsey: If someone asks me, should we bomb Japan? A simple yes, by all means sir, drop that fucker. Twice.