When some Russian rebels takes control of some ICBM's, the Americans mobilize. Among the vessels sent is the nuclear sub, the Alabama. But before they leave they need a new X.O. and among the choices is Commander Hunter, who hasn't seen much action. But the ship's Captain, Ramsey OK's him. While on the way, there was an incident and Hunter disagreed with how Ramsey handled it, it's evident that Ramsey doesn't think much of Hunter because Hunter was college educated while Ramsey worked his way up. They're given orders to attack but when they were in the process of receiving another order, the ship's communications were damaged, so the entire message was not received. Ramsey decides to continue with their previous order while Hunter wants to reestablish contact first. That's when the two men butt heads that ends with Hunter relieving Ramsey. Later when some men die, some of the officers feel that Hunter is not up to the task so they team up to retake control. But Hunter has taken precautions.
As the Russian civil war gradually gets worse, The U.S. Navy gets activated. Fearing a Nuclear fallout, upstart Commander Hunter and veteran Captain Ramsey along with several other naval officers aboard a Nuclear missile submarine to avert the attack on the United States. But, due to some misunderstanding, Hunter and Ramsey begin to quarrel for command of the Submarine.
Crimson tide is not so much a movie about war as it is about change and transition of world views between two generations. Having served in the Navy from the early 80's until the mid-90's, I fully identify with the tension between the two schools of thought. Hackman sums up the dichotomy perfectly when he rebukes Washington: "The Navy just wants me to be able to pull the trigger, but it seems that it wants you to know why." (Or words to that effect, it's been a while since I've watched the movie.) Hans Zimmer's incredibly superb soundtrack stands well on its own, but when meshed with the action packed tension of the plot, it becomes overwhelmingly powerful! A++
I find it interesting watching movies today that are realistically not that old, but due to the way the world stage has changed today, could never really be made in their current form.<br/><br/>Crimson Tide is an action/drama movie centering around the events on an American nuclear submarine during a fictional coup in the old Soviet Union where a rebel faction gains control of a Soviet nuclear base.<br/><br/>The main conflict in the story is between the Captain (Gene Hackman) and the Executive Officer (Denzel Washington), who both represent two very different Naval Officer types. Hackman is the old Cold Warrior (don&#39;t think about the order, your job is to just do it) and Washington is the &quot;new breed&quot; (educated and taught to think about the actions they are asked to undertake). Orders are received and both respond very differently to the same order.<br/><br/>Overall, the story flows well and the drama is gripping. Technical flaws abound (as is the case with most of these sort of stories), but nothing that really detracts from the story (although, it does leave you wondering if a situation like this would be possible….you just hope there is procedure in place somewhere to stop it!)
It's too slick to be truly disturbing, but it's that slickness that keeps you on the edge of your chair.
The Unrated Extended Version runs more than 6 minutes longer than the theatrical version. It extends the story in many scenes.
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