A young man's history

Isobel 2022-05-10 17:47:36

"Graduated from Princeton University" and "Top 5% of the Naval School" is a good background and grade for a boy entering the Navy. However, as a novice, he had to start from scratch when he entered the Navy.

"Kane" is a target tug, auxiliary type warship. When entering the Kane for the first time, our protagonist Keith was faced with low morale on the ship - eaten banana peels piled up on the deck and crew on deck doing laundry. Under the influence of this ethos, Keith was also sloppy in his tasks, and was once criticized by the captain for missing a superior telegram.

"Everyone is so lazy, why are they only strict with me?" Keith felt aggrieved and aggrieved. But he endured.

After a while, a new captain arrived. The captain was meticulous in his work. But right away, he revealed his own mental flaws - he pursued unimportant things to the end, and made mistakes like a novice when making important decisions.

Keith witnesses the moment the ship turns into a lunatic asylum. The moment he started thinking about the ship, his connection to the ship grew stronger.

The ship encountered a deadly typhoon. In order to complete the task in time, the captain would rather destroy the ship and follow the original channel. The second-in-command, Maris, decided to resign the captain to change the course, and Keith supported him. In times of crisis he took responsibility and became a real man.

Keith grew up a bit more old-fashioned - hated the ship when he first arrived, then took responsibility for the ship as he got to know it better. His feelings for the ship were first and then rising. But the old-fashioned plot will be watched as long as it is well shot. I'd like to give two stars to the director and cameraman who made the story well, and one star to the actor who played the lad.

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The Caine Mutiny quotes

  • Doctor Dickson: If I may speak, sir, I would like to protest the counsel's twisting of words. There's a big difference between real mental illness and minor mental disturbances.

    Barney Greenwald: Let me put it this way, doctor: could Captain Queeg have been disabled by the severe stain of command?

    Doctor Dickson: That's absurdly hypothetical.

    Barney Greenwald: Is it? Have you ever had any sea duty, doctor?

    Doctor Dickson: No.

    Barney Greenwald: Have you ever been at sea?

    Doctor Dickson: No.

    Barney Greenwald: How long have you been in the Navy?

    Doctor Dickson: Five months.

    Barney Greenwald: Have you ever had any dealings with ship's captains before this case?

    Doctor Dickson: No.

    Barney Greenwald: Then I suggest that you cannot set yourself up as an authority on the strain of command, and thus you may be completely wrong about Captain Queeg.

    [to the prosecutor]

    Barney Greenwald: Your witness.

  • Captain Queeg: [after bawling out Ensign Keith] Willie?

    Lt. Keith: Sir?

    Captain Queeg: You look worried. Oh, I know that a man's shirt is a petty detail, but big things are made up of details. Don't forget: for want of a nail a horseshoe was lost, then the whole battle. A captain's job is a lonely one. He's easily misunderstood. Forget that I bawled you out. It was for the good of morale of all concerned. Okay?

    Lt. Keith: [cheering up] Yes, sir.