This is about relationships between combatants, among the ships in the convoy, and between U.S. Training and subsequent reactions shape the story in the faces of the bridge crew as they watch the captain and follow his orders which he does not explain. Compressing roughly 48 tense hours into a ~2 hour film doesn't give much time to absorb all that's happening, and that's the point. There is no perfect rendering of combat in film, but the repeated commands and protocols between naval personnel and vessels are accurate enough to convey a sense of proper urgency to the story. He and his crew feel the presence of the subs stalking the surface ships and the deaths of sailors both above and below the icy water. Hanks subtly conveys the ache of leaving a loved one behind and her presence with him during the battle. The action is shown from the bridge, CIC, and decks of the Greyhound, which BTW is the slang term for destroyers and those who serve on them. Having served in the Cold War on both a destroyer and on a submarine, I found this story contrasting the tensions between both worlds.
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