"The Greyhound" trailer interpretation: military, history and stars

Gina 2021-12-21 08:01:08

The trailer shows that the film focuses on the Atlantic naval battle during World War II, returning to the era of German submarine "wolf pack" battles and fierce battles with allied naval escorts.

The script of the film is derived from the novel "The Good Shepherd" by the writer Forester. It tells the story of the USS Greyhound destroyer Ernest Klaus (played by Tom Hanks) as the lead ship of the escort fleet who participated in the Atlantic battle for the first time. , In order to protect the 37 ships of the Allied fleet, the story of fighting against the German submarine "wolves".

Tom Hanks has portrayed the role of various impressive moments, the most famous of which is Forrest Gump in "Forrest Gump", but in the minds of military fans, his image is mostly "Saving Private Ryan" Captain Miller in here. The protagonist of the classic war movie once again appeared in the Second World War movie, which attracted widespread attention.

In the trailer, the German submarine fought back and forth with the destroyer, and even surfaced and launched a gun battle with the escort ship. In the popular impression, submarines in the World War II era encountered destroyers, most of them were diving in an emergency while avoiding depth bombs. Is there such a bayonet-style naval battle?

"Fight bayonet" at sea?

This is really there.

"Fight bayonet" naval battle

First of all, the battle against destroyers by submarines existed in the World War II era.

For example, the USS Mullet (SS-257) sank four Japanese destroyers.

On April 13, 1944, a torpedo was launched at a close range of 820 meters, which sank the Japanese destroyer Thunder.

On June 6 of the same year, three torpedoes were fired against the Japanese destroyer Mizumusuki, two of which hit, and the target sank.

The next day, the Japanese destroyer Zaanami was first spotted. Three torpedoes fired within 600 meters. One of them hit the ammunition depot. The target's ammunition exploded and sank.

On June 9, a salvo of four torpedoes was fired on the destroyer Gufeng at a distance of 900 meters, and the target sank after a violent explosion.

As for the case of a bayonet fight between a German submarine and an American destroyer, as in the trailer, there are also cases.

On November 1, 1943, the U.S. destroyer Bori discovered the German submarine U-405. At first, U-405 dived to evade. After being attacked by depth charges, it surfaced unexpectedly. The crew manipulated the only door on the submarine. 88 mm deck guns and other small-caliber anti-aircraft guns fired at the Bori, and the sailors on both sides even picked up light weapons and fired at each other. In the end, although the Boli suffered severe damage to U-405 through impact and close-range gunfire, all of its crew were killed, but it also killed 3 officers and 27 sailors, failed to capture U-405, and damaged itself. Seriously, we had to abandon the ship and transfer all the officers and men to other US warships.

In World War II, several Japanese submarines floated up in battle with destroyers and engaged in artillery battles with the opponents. However, there was no such luck as U-405, and they failed to even severely damage their opponents. The result was that they were all sunk.

As for the trailer mentioned in 1942, the 37-ship fleet, escort ships and submarines launched an artillery battle, then the closest encounter in history was the German "wolf pack" encountered by the SC94 fleet on August 5-10, 1942. ".

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During the battle, the Canadian destroyer Assiniboine was the first to spot U-210 on the surface of the water, and used its main gun to destroy the opponent’s fuel ballast tank, forcing U-210 to sink and rush over at high speed. Who knows U-210 drove into the dense fog to avoid, and deliberately slowed down. When the Assiniboine rushed over its head, it was violently fired with a deck gun, killing 1 person and wounding 13 others. The Assiniboine reacted immediately and reopened the distance for artillery battle. U-210 repaired the fuel ballast tank and made an emergency dive, but was hit by a depth bomb. Some crew members abandoned the ship and escaped and were captured, and the submarine sank.

This plot is a bit similar to the protagonist in the trailer saying that we started the battle.

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The British Navy’s destroyer Dianthus used depth charges to force U-379 to float, and then locked the opponent with searchlights. At the same time, the naval gun fired, making the opponent unable to raise his head, and eventually sank it.

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The German propaganda sank 84,000 tons of transport ships, the actual number was 53,421 tons, a total of 11 ships. 3 U-boats were exchanged for 11 ships.

Considering that the movie is not a direct restoration of war history, but is adapted from a novel, it is estimated that there are many changes in the plot.

How about the props?

The footage in the trailer is limited, but some settings are worth checking out.

It seems that the protagonist of the movie is the US Navy, and in the battle of the SC94 fleet, the escort fleet is the British and Canadian navies. However, this is not the first time the Americans have done this. "U-571" puts the glorious record of the British navy on its own.

The destroyer commanded by the protagonist has a panoramic view. It is obviously a Fletcher-class destroyer. In terms of time, the first Fletcher-class was built on June 4, 1942, which is not impossible. However, new destroyers like the Fletcher class were basically sent to the Pacific battlefield to deal with the Japanese army. Where is the turn of the Atlantic naval battlefield?

Considering that most of the escort fleets used old destroyers such as C-class and Flower-class, and smaller ships fighting U-boats, I don't know whether this item setting is praised or advanced.

Of course, there may be practical reasons for the crew to do this:

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There are several German U-boats floating in the trailer. The emblems on the bridges are different. Three of them have longer close-ups. They are a skull wearing a mountain hat in the center of the red iron cross and a Nazi symbol in the middle of the German black eagle. , And another seems to be a wolf head.

This is completely different from the logo of the sunken U-boat. The symbol of U-210 is a lobster, the symbol of U-379 is a horseshoe, and U-335 is a black shield with a cross painted.

According to historical records, German U-boats will not use such emblems.

First of all, many U-boats do not have distinctive emblems. As for U-boats with emblems, they are generally divided into these categories:

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The Nazi emblem in the film, even the wolf head mark, is absent.

In addition, the trailer has some interesting information:

In the trailer, an actor Stephen Graham appeared at a high frequency. He has starred in "Brothers". This classic TV series and "Saving Private Ryan" are the same director Spielberg, with similar themes and high reputation.

Stephen Graham’s most famous role is Al Capone in "Atlantic Empire", the Chicago underworld leader in the 1920s, but military fans should know that he once played E-Lien officer Myron McLand in "Company of Brothers" Ni, because he opposed the first man company commander Sauber was demoted, and he and Lipton attacked the German artillery position from the flanks in the Normandy parachute jump. The scene was not very prominent, so many netizens had impressions of him but could not remember him. Who to play in Brother Company.

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The subtitles at the end of the trailer indicate that there are Chinese among the producers, namely the former chairman of China Film Group Han Sanping and former Ali film executive Zhang Qiang. I don’t know how to cooperate with the American crew. If you can take this opportunity to learn If the US is good at props, special effects, and advanced aspects of the production process, that would be great.

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Extended Reading
  • Hilton 2022-03-28 09:01:04

    Pancake rolls and fritters are generally full of nutrition, and the action scenes are guaranteed to make people choked up; I like the details of black cooks getting stuck at sea funeral.

  • Alexanne 2022-03-27 09:01:09

    World War II + Atlantic Naval Battle + Submarine + German Wolfpack Tactics + Tom Hanks + The Soundtrack by Master Zimmer + Magnificent Graphic Effects,,, All these elements together, what else can I say? ? ? Hit a hearty full score!

Greyhound quotes

  • Gray Wolf: [on radio] Greyhound, good luck surviving the night.