The Mercy movie plot
2022-01-24 17:48
Donaldmiddle-aged small business ownerfacing a difficult business situation-the market is not interested in his new navigation device. He feels shameless to face home, both anxious and ashamed. At the beginning of the Circumnavigation Contest organized by The Times, Donald had a whim: he might earn £5,000 in prize money and promote the navigation equipment. The requirements of the competition are quite high. Single player, single boat, and no going ashore during sailing. It is estimated that the voyage will take six or seven months at the earliest. Participants need to completely rely on themselves to face the violent sea and endless loneliness. It's not that Donald didn't know all of this, but the difficulties of life made him unable to help his dreams get hotter and hotter. The trimaran parts and materials were quickly built, and the race date was so urgent that everything could only be launched in a hurry. Donald threw himself into the chaotic preparations, and gradually became sober in his heart, seeing the endless fear of this journey. The town is boiling, and the wife and children wear the halo of the family of the nautical heroes, and agents and journalists flock to it. Donald suddenly discovered that after hurriedly mounted, it was impossible to dismount calmly. During the voyage, the hull of the ship entered water, the buoyancy package was broken, and the power generation device failed. All the premonitions became reality. Donald made a decision against the sky-instead of going around the Cape of Good Hope, he kept releasing false signals at sea to make the illusion that he was going around. His hometown was crazy for him, and London kept sending reporters to interview his wife and children. He had to make up one lie after another to continue all this.
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Extended Reading
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Sir Francis Chichester: A man alone on a boat is more alone than any man alive.
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Sir Francis Chichester: Because to only do what has been done before is to live one's life in the shadow of other men.