There were some very clever uses of editing and cinematography, and overall, an intriguing, disturbing and, surprisingly funny story.

To his surprise, particularly against a backdrop of the "swinging sixties" and growing civil-rights activism, his 15-year-old students embraced the strict regime and became more motivated to learn.Jürgen Vogel playing the accused and victim of the wrong doing does well and few key students characters support him well.

The alternate rock soundtrack, cutting and hand-held cinematography highlights and renders contagious the youthful energy of Die Welle itself. Or, closer to home, the film does not address the subtitles of the democratic/ authoritarian balance faced by many nations today. The acting by and large is very good; however a few of the actors displayed a scope for further improvement.

Stories work better as a collective rather than individuals, which further add to the intended effect.