Olsen-banden ser rødt

"Olsen-banden ser rødt" is a Danish film from 1976 directed by Erik Balling and written by Henning Bahs. Although the film is the eighth in the Olsenbanden series, it is still the best-selling Danish film in recent history with 1.2 million tickets sold. The plot revolves around Egon Olsen and his gang who are planning to steal a valuable Chinese vase worth 1.5 million kroner. However, they soon find out that they have been duped into stealing a copy of the vase. The gang must then break into a theater to steal the original vase from a Dutch buyer. The final scene, where the gang breaks through the walls of the theater to the sound of Friedrich Kuhlaus's ouverture from Elverhøj, is truly fantastic.

As a non-Danish viewer, I found "Olsen-banden ser rødt" hard to love because the characters seemed like caricatures, and I couldn't relate to them. However, the final scene of the movie was absolutely transcendent. The tension and excitement built up to a fantastic climax as the gang broke through the walls of the theater to the beautiful sound of Friedrich Kuhlaus's ouverture from Elverhøj. The music was so perfect and well-timed, and it really added to the excitement of the scene. Overall, while "Olsen-banden ser rødt" may not be the easiest film for non-Danes to enjoy, the final scene alone is worth watching the entire movie.