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| View Larger Image | The Wave by Alexander Grasshoff
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| | List Price: | $24.99 | | Price: | $21.99 | | You Save: | $3.00 (12%) |  | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours | | | | | Sales Rank: | 7229 | | Release Date: | January 24, 2008 | | Theatrical Release: | August 30, 2008 | | Studio: | www.bnpublishing.com |
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Amazon.com
The Wave: The classroom experiment that went too far----- The Wave is based on a true incident that occured in a high school history class in Palo Alto, California, 1969. The powerful forces of group pressure that pervaded many historic movements such as Nazism are recreated in the classroom when history teacher Burt Ross introduces a "new" system to his students. Before long "The Wave," with its rules of "strength through discipline, community, and action, " sweeps from the classroom throughout the entire school. As most of the students join the movement, Laurie Saunders and David Collins recognize the frightening momentum of "The Wave" and realize they must stop it before it's too late. This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 3.0 based on 4 reviews)
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Splendid 
Splendid movie - with a message that never dies!
I had this product on VHS but had to upgrade at once when the dvd-release came out into the market.
June 14, 2008 | |
The Wave 
Although I received this dvd quickly, the product was kind of blurry, kind of like watching a movie through a foggy lense. If there is a way of cleaning this movie up, I would recommend it. Unfortunately, watching this movie through a haze took away from enjoying it.
May 15, 2008 | |
Get the book 
Really, anyone interested in the subject should just get the novel by Todd Strasser because this movie was poorly done. The acting was bad and quite a lot important information was skipped.
May 14, 2008 | |
A true story 
A true story that reviles human fragility and what can happen through community, discipline and action.
Power is a dangerous thing. It gives "Strength through discipline. Strength through community. Strength through power." This is the irrepressible mantra of The Wave, an organization of power, a social experiment created by high school history teacher Ben Ross. Mr. Ross creates this experiment out of curiosity, and to illustrate to his students the terror of uncontrollable power, such that the Nazis possessed during World War II. The Wave is a captivating novel written by Todd Strasser, based on actual events occurring in a California high school in 1969.
What begins as a creative history lesson quickly snowballs into something greater and more dominant than anyone would have expected. Mr. Ross tries to show his students the appeal of following the strict dictatorship of Hitler, and ends up enticing them all into his test. Most students find the strength and power of joining The Wave appealing, yet Laurie Saunders, the smart and popular main character, manages to see past the charm of the cult. As The Wave gains momentum, holding rallies, forcing a salute from all who want to watch a football game and giving special control to its members, more outsiders are drawn, and the few against the group are shunned. It takes an attack on a non-Wave member to truly awaken the harm of The Wave to Laurie, but her concerns are forcefully stifled by Wave members. Will Laurie be able to show The Wave the error of its ways, or is history destined to repeat itself?
Anyone looking for an exciting and though-provoking read will truly appreciate The Wave.
February 02, 2008 | |
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