At that star, I think the shots involving military processing are still too American. The images of those muscular men are self-defeating. The director is kind of cute like this; killing the pirate at the last moment makes people question that this is "God bless America" again. ? Saved people by luck, not because of the right strategy.
I also feel that the topic of the causes of pirates can be further expanded.
They have several major organizations, one of which is the National Coast Volunteer Guardian. Why is this name so ironic? Foreign ships come to the Gulf of Somalia to dump pollutants, and fishing boats from Europe come to catch tuna and disappear the fishery that fishermen depend on. It is conceivable that they really have the function of protecting the interests of the people. At least initially there is such a function.
For their own interests, shipping companies want to save shipping time, but they still have to take this route that has been warned by many parties. According to statistics, for every 600 cargo ships, only one will be robbed and require an objective ransom. This probability makes the shipowner willing to take a fight.
There is also a question mark on the tough attitude of the US government in the film. Somali pirates believe that they are no different from businessmen, and that the owner will not kill the hostages if he pays the ransom. Will a tough attitude have a lasting effect on the deterrence of these criminal groups whose living environment is extremely harsh? Drive them back to the hell of hunger and chaos, are they willing to stay there?
In an interview, the pirate leader Endebull said that the French and the Indians were very bad to us, and the British killed both of us and they would pay for it. In 2011, South Korean troops rescued hostages and killed eight pirates. The Somali pirates declared that in the future, if a Korean ship is hijacked, we will no longer ask for a ransom, and will burn the ship and kill the crew. If sin is the only solution, we will choose sin without hesitation. This is why we are pirates. I know it is sin, but that is also the solution right now.
On average, one ship has been hijacked every four days since 2012. Civil wars, natural disasters, the deteriorating security situation, and the withdrawal of international rescue organizations have given pirates a broad mass base.
The consequence of rampant pirates in Somalia is the increase in maritime insurance premiums that freight companies have to bear, and even the forced change of routes. To resolve piracy, the conflict in Somalia must be resolved.
Captain Philip's bravery and responsibility in times of crisis are the brilliance of human nature. He only hoped to do his job well and live a life with a trajectory to follow. But "the world is different." The couple sighed at the beginning of the movie. As the unknowable factors increase, the captain also sighs, "This kind of life is our own choice." Not at all, after all, what we can choose in life is only part of it. In the general environment, how naive and ignorant we should be if we pray for the good of ourselves. In the words of Eckhart Tolle, "...There is only one enemy, and that is the collective unconsciousness of mankind."
A wonderful solution to the hostage crisis in the film touches the root cause of the threat, but at least it arouses ordinary audiences like me to the problem. Pay attention, set our sights on the African continent and ask when peace will come to this land.
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