Almanlarin fasizme nasil vardiklarini gençler uzerinde deney sonucu ogrenmeye calistiklari bir yapim. Sonu vurucu. Onun disinda tam basarili olamamis.

Whether you like it or not... This movie is a "must-see" and a lecture to mankind .

ögretmen, okul, otokrasi, dalga, intihar, grup, fasizm (entersan bir filmdi. biraz the experiment'e benzettim. arada kopukluklar var ama yine de izlenir)

Fascinating film.

The German remake is remarkably superior to the American original, and attempts to crystallize the view how the stifling power of mere words form an incontestable ideology, a whole concept able to create the dangerous "culture of the mass" and division amongst people. Frightening to think how easily people can fall into the cold arms of totalitarianism and the seductive, siren call of Gemeinschaft with such blind easiness - human nature bared - ready to repeat the mistakes of the past.

Well, we can make one alusion with Dead Poets Society; is exactly the opposite extreme

The problem with Die Welle isn't the idea that fascism works and how easy it is to sell a large group of people on it. That bit is creepily well-done, and changing the setting from the US to Germany doesn't hurt. But the director could have spent 10 minutes setting up the perceived problems of the society and the lives that people live before they all start dressing in white and marching in step. As it is, it seems like everyone's just waiting for the signal to start behaving like nazis.

Definitely more powerful as a German remake of the original American experiment.

Enjoyable and interesting, at least the first two thirds. The ending was a bit predictable, yet it felt contrived. What's interesting about it is that it makes a big point about how easy it is to manipulate people with the right tools, yet the "moral" of it is presented in a way that comes across as manipulative in itself: you don't become a radical so easily; you don't walk away from a group so easily; and the kid who loses it was clearly unstable long before being part of Die Welle.

Das Experiment on kids

Autocracy for beginners, really. My sociology teacher in grammar school hadn't come up with such brilliant idea for a project. I am disappoint.

Much like other German film "Das Experiment" this film deals with human conformity to authority given the right circumstances. I find human behavior/social experiments fascinating subject, so I was really interested in this film. Directing is energetic and enjoyable. Acting is decent with some exceptions from the young actors. Main problem with "The Wave" is that it demonstrates rather than explores. And the story feels over exaggerated, especially the ending.