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Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War (2024)
Blatant bias and omission of facts let's down outstanding production
Very well structured, put-together visually, and easy to follow, but one should rigorously fact-check while watching it as there is evident bias aiming to fit a certain narrative. Basically, the United States government and/or foreign policy is either malevolent, incompetent, or both. It's something that one can argue for, but it devalues Turning Point as a documentary. Rosenbergs portrayed as innocent martyrs when history has proven they were guilty, something filmmakers completely omit (whether they deserved to be executed or not is another issue). This is one obvious example, there are several more.
Das Boot (2018)
Entertaining, light historical fiction if taken on its own.
Felt the need to intervene as some reviews are far too negative.
There are some issues with this production, but Das Boot ('81) was one of the best war movies ever made. The bar was set far too high so the biggest mistake is probably in the series title. Producers would have been much better off calling it "U-612", or something along those lines, and using different theme music to avoid comparisons.
Nevertheless, I agree with other reviewers that they try to do too much. There are too many storylines, some are completely outlandish (Vincent Kartheiser) and willing suspension of disbelief can only take you so far.
The resistance plot is a completely formulaic distraction, though it's propped up by some decent performances from "land-based" actors.
This series is a solid 6-6.5 for historical detail on the submarine. Gave it a 7 to balance out unfair low scores. Hopefully, season 2 will do a better job on character development.