Into the White
April. 12,2013 RBased on a true story. On 27 April 1940, Luftwaffe pilot Horst Schopis' Heinkel 111 bomber is shot down near Grotli by an RAF Blackburn Skua L2940 fighter, which then crash-lands. The surviving German and English crew members begin to shoot at each other, but later find themselves huddled up in the same cabin. In order to survive the harsh winter in the Norwegian wilderness, they have to stand together. An unlikely, lifelong friendship blossoms.
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Good movie but grossly overrated
This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.
The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.
It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.
The setting is perfect, the same with the plot. Two British soldiers and three German soldiers forced to share a cabin in a Norwegian snowstorm during the second world war. The movie, shot in Norway, captures a beautiful landscape (most covered in snow), and the cabin they're in seems authentic.But then there's the characters. The acting in this movie is almost theatrical, but not in a good way. Exaggerated performances come in the way of what's in its core a good plot. The character's also make plenty of weird choices, and much could have been avoided by communication. I know they represent two parties at war with each other, but even with that in mind, it feels like cheap writing.I'm being a bit harsh here, it's an OK movie, and worth checking out if you think it the plot sounds interesting. But it could have been so much more.
Although the Norweigian government favored a policy of strict neutrality during World War II both the British and the Germans had plans for invading that country. As it so happens Germany struck first and occupied it for the length of the war. This film essentially begins with a dogfight between a British fighter and a German bomber in which both airplanes are damaged and forced down in an area that is devoid of population. There are 3 survivors from the German airplane and two survivors from the British fighter which land several miles from one another. Anyway, as luck would have it both of these groups manage to find an isolated hunting cabin at about the same time. Since the Germans are armed and the British are not the British become prisoners-of-war. But because the situation is one which is quite precarious for both sides the rules regarding the prisoners are similarly quite flexible as well. Now rather than reveal any more of this movie I will just say that it involved a part of World War II history that doesn't receive much publicity and it is this quality which caused it to be so interesting to me. Although there isn't much action and the drama was a bit subdued the actors all performed in an adequate manner. That said I rate this film as slightly above average.
Brilliantly conceived, exemplary in depiction. It's not difficult to pay some serious attention to this film, even from the outset. You'll immediately (or eventually) recognize the global crucible among nations reduced to a select few in this simplistic but well-acted scenario: how we all 'get along' - or not. I think it's best to defray the details within this particular venue, although they're readily identified if you're cogent-enough as a film-viewer, a historian or a plain old human being such as myself. One of the most cogently produced films I've had the pleasure of watching. Give yourself a 'Humanology' test and view it for yourself. There are no wrong answers - only succinct and possibly better ones. And, believe me, you'll feel better for having done so.
I had started the night out planning to watch some iconic war movies that I hadn't seen before, such as Saving Private Ryan or Braveheart (had seen it but its been so long I might as well not have). It was while looking at recommendations for one of these movies that I came across "Into The White." I don't know if it was poor marketing, low budget, or if it simply had no popularity but I had never heard of this movie and was even more astounded when I saw that Rupert Grint starred in it, considering I'm a huge fan of the Harry Potter series and enjoy watching the actors movies.When I read Grint had a part in it I found my interest piqued and began reading up on the plot line, which instantly sold me. I always love a movie about a group of strangers banding together to survive brutal elements. Add in that the strangers are WWII pilots on opposite sides of the war all stuck together in a small shack and I was immediately hooked. I quickly found the movie and settled down to enjoy the hour and something odd movie. I'll admit it started off slow and I almost turned it off when I found the characters to only speak German for a good 10 minutes or so, with no subtitles, but thanks to some other reviewers I learned that the film would eventually break into English.I'm extremely happy I persevered to watch this amazing film. Granted it wasn't the greatest thing I've seen in the world nor is it as tense and emotional as you would expect from reading the plot but its still a very solid movie. The environment is truly beautiful and terrifying at the same time. At times you could feel the harsh reality that surrounded the characters and it made me quiver at the thought of it. The cast did an exceptional job bringing their characters life, even Rupert who I thought I could never see outside the role of Ronald Weasely did a fantastic job portraying a somewhat loud mouthed but loyal gunner(a token to his acting ability). As the film moved along I felt myself loving and pushing for the characters more and more and felt elated when they were happy or tense when they were tense basically I was drawn in so well I ended up reflecting their emotions.I have to say the best performance by far, in my opinion, was by Florian Lukas who played Horst Schopis or basically the German leader in the shack. I felt his character was the center of the group throughout most of the film providing a calm and reasonable head when tense situations arose. Of course his character might of been too nice and kind to be realistic or maybe he was just smart enough to know that their was a time and place for arguing and a time for working together. I also felt the British acted a little too recklessly, arrogant and all together unintelligent at certain points that would make others keep their mouths shut ( those who watch the movie we'll see what I mean). Other then that though I have no complaints whatsoever about this film. The script was good by any standards, the scenery and directing was pretty top notch and the cast was brilliant you could easily feel the sense of bonding they began to share as characters and, I imagine, in the real world.All in all I would definitely recommend this movie to anyone who doesn't mind sitting down and enjoying a good movie, pure and simple. Not a bunch of action, nothing too emotional or high strung just a feel good movie that promotes friendship, togetherness and coming to respect and care for others. I'd rate "Into the White" a solid 7 out of 10.