The old man is okay, the boat is gone.

Beulah 2022-04-19 09:02:08

The protagonist doesn't talk much, or it's a one-person movie, and the lines are originally an unnecessary foil.
The collision with the container caused the ship to flood, and another storm hit. Everything went with the flow, as if all the opponents came one after another at that moment, with the intention of destroying the protagonist, and refused to let go.
Actors have always been slow, especially foreign actors, and of course, I am not familiar with directors. So it would be hard for me to say how to compare the performance of an actor with the past. It can only be said that in this film, the actors have been outstanding.
And the director, being able to show the old man's desire for survival and indomitable spirit in this way, is at least not hated by people, it's enough.
The old man, who was looking at the navigation instructions on the lifeboat and pondering to find his position, found that the prepared fresh water had become sea water. At that moment of despair, he tugged at his hair tightly and sighed in the sky: Fuck!
What is this, not shouting, not surrendering. I think it's more of a cry of heartbreak.
When they encountered the transport ship, they even shouted help forcefully, and the straw that could be grasped could only be watched as it went away. There is the fear and powerlessness of seeing the dawn and falling into darkness again. The fish that he finally caught was snatched away by the big fish the moment he mentioned it. During the day, you said that the fireworks signal is not obvious, but it can be done at night, right? As a result, two signal fireworks were launched, but there was still no result. When the red fireworks fell into the sea, did you feel powerless waiting for redemption like an old man?
Want to start a fire to signal, and then set the lifeboat on fire! From the bottom of the sea, the circle of burning lifeboats looks like a holy ring.
The ending is not tragic, of course. The old man had given up hope and sank into the sea, but was attracted by the spotlights. The last hand that held the old man should be the hand of God, from hell to heaven.

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All Is Lost quotes

  • [first lines]

    Title Card: 1700 nautical miles from the Sumatra Straits.

  • Our Man: This is The Virginia Jean with an SOS call, over.