Comments on Pino Fiermonte: Die Welle - The Wave

"Yes, we would all have made good Germans"(Ron Jon...

2008-04-22T09:48:00.000+02:00

"Yes, we would all have made good Germans"(Ron Jones, 1972)
We are all convinced that in times of "Nazi Germany" we would have stepped aside and said that we don't want to be part of this massacre.
Fact is that German people are not worse than any other nation. Why would they follow a totally megalomaniac leader and we wouldn't. Like Sascha quoted: "We have seen that fascism is not just

Hey,
I red the book "Die Welle" a long time ago...

2008-04-22T09:26:00.000+02:00

Hey,
I red the book "Die Welle" a long time ago in school and I was really shocked but also fascinated by the story at the same time. I think that the message of the story is really strong and serves both as a reminder of what has passed and a warning regarding the future.
However I havn't seen the new movie yet (yes, it exists an OLD movie), but after reading all the comments, I now have

I've also read the book "Die Welle" at school year...

2008-04-22T09:25:00.000+02:00

I've also read the book "Die Welle" at school years ago. I found it interesting to read, because it was something very different from all the other books I've ever read before. In some case I found it shocking, because I never thought that something like that would be possible.That's why I was also interested in seing the film. I was surprised, that the film was placed in relation with the

In highschool I once read the book and I really li...

2008-04-22T09:10:00.000+02:00

In highschool I once read the book and I really liked it. When I heard that there was going to be a movie I was really looking forward to it. I really liked it but as you already said in your comment, I didn't like the end. I think that this end (an hollywood film end) made the film less realistic than the book. I think if they hadn't changed the end the message would have been more effectiv.

Years ago, I have read the book at school so I was...

2008-04-22T08:47:00.000+02:00

Years ago, I have read the book at school so I was really interested in seeing the film! After seeing it, I was a little bit shocked, I started to ask myself how I would have reacted towards that kind of situation...and I could not find an answer. This caused some kind of fear as I realized that we can never be 100% sure that it will never happen again.
Unfortunately I have to agree with the

In fact, this scenario could take place in our mod...

2008-04-22T08:42:00.000+02:00

In fact, this scenario could take place in our modern world. After the movie "die Welle" I was shocked. You can' t imagine which power words can have and how they influence a human being (even in our times).
So think about this:
"We have seen that fascism is not just something those other people did. No. it's right here. In this room. In our own personal habits and way of life. Scratch