CompteurI was surprised by the speed with which the wave spread and the seriousness of the acts of the teenagers. I was surprised by Tim’s suicide at the end I did not know it meant so much for him. I was surprised by Rainer’s speech at the end and by the fact that everybody believed what he said. The very good rock music surprised me. I was surprised at the start by Karo and Mona’s reaction to the wave because they guessed from the start that the wave was a bad idea. I was surprised by the way they teach in Germany. I was surprised by Marco when he slapped Karo I did not believe he would be able to do it. I was surprised by the influence Rainer has on his pupils at the end when he says “we must kill him (Marco)” pupils agree with him. I found it is very surprising to see the result of the wave movement because at the beginning the pupils did not believe that a dictatorship could be instored.
The film is surprising because it is unrealistic.
I found interesting the way the pupils dedicated so much to a school thing. Usually pupils do not care about school lessons because they think they are worthless.
Karo is so determined in her ideas that she is as absolute as the Wave group. She is very stubborn.
I feel antipathy for Karo, butin life maybe if she does not like some thing she will be very unpleasant. I feel antipathy for Tim because
Could this story take place in France?
The story takes place in Germany in the film, it took place in America in real life, but t
May 26th
The school wanted to avoid any troubles. Autocracy is boring for pupils so he had to find a new way to teach and he found it…
She is Marco’s girl-friend but because of the W. they are no longer in good terms. He realises too late that it is going too far. he is going to be taken over by the movement.He is a good friend of Herr Wenger
He is the first to witness the consequences.He is the first to belong to the W.
May 25th
First read Mrs Hultmanns questions:
The Wave
Topics to discuss:
- Who are the main characters? / Give a description of what kind of people they are and what issues they have.
- To whom do you feel sympathy and to whom do you feel antipathy? Why?
- Where does the story take place? Could it be in France? Why/ why not?
- When in time is it situated?
- Give a brief summary of what happens in the first part of the film, is there a problem between two persons more? Who are they?
- What have you found surprising while watching the film?
- Remember and write down what you find interesting to discuss. Surprising, horrible, funny, scary things you thought about after watching the film..Is the style of the film particular or ordinary i.e. like any other film you have seen? / Can you say anything about what sort of atmosphere comes out of the film?
What themes have you found in the story? Help each other to find them out.
Each film / novel has one or many themes, dilemmas the characters deal with, things in society the writer wants to point at. What is the story about? What’s the idea?
To get ready to write about the film
- Look for themes in the film.
- Choose one or two you find interesting and have something to say about.
- In a brief introduction you present the film in a few sentences. Then you state what theme/s you are going to discuss.
- Present one theme at a time and how it is described in the film.
- Discuss it by adding your own point of view.
- You can also talk about how you have discussed the theme in your group.
What did the others think?
- If you want to discuss more than one theme, you begin a new paragraph and repeat the process above.
- End your text by giving an overall statement about the film, a conclusion about the message, including what you liked and disliked about it.
April 10th
The experiment can grow into huge proportions and be quickly out of control.
We identify with the characters because they are teenagers like us
The movement grows too fast it happens in a week time and is becomes out of control . More so because it is based on a true story.
The teacher does not control the group any longer, at the end, he is less dedicated / devoted to the cause than the pupils.
The role play becomes reality and it has the same pattern as any other dictatorship.
The experiment can grow into huge proportions and be quickly out of control.
We identify with the characters because they are teenagers like us
The movement grows too fast it happens in a week time and is becomes out of control . More so because it is based on a true story.
The teacher does not control the group any longer, at the end, he is less dedicated / devoted to the cause than the pupils.
The role play becomes reality and it has the same pattern as any other dictatorship.
The experiment can grow into huge proportions and be quickly out of control.
We identify with the characters because they are teenagers like us
The movement grows too fast it happens in a week time and is becomes out of control . More so because it is based on a true story.
The teacher does not control the group any longer, at the end, he is less dedicated / devoted to the cause than the pupils.
The role play becomes reality and it has the same pattern as any other dictatorship.
The experiment can grow into huge proportions and be quickly out of control.
We identify with the characters because they are teenagers like us
The movement grows too fast it happens in a week time and is becomes out of control . More so because it is based on a true story.
The teacher does not control the group any longer, at the end, he is less dedicated / devoted to the cause than the pupils.
The role play becomes reality and it has the same pattern as any other dictatorship.
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