"Captain Phillips": American Cannons Slay African Flies

Reagan 2022-03-18 09:01:02

As Tom Hanks's comeback work, it is impeccable in terms of interpretation and production. In the film, Hanks not only demonstrated the leadership style in "Saving Private Ryan", while embodying the emergency situation of "Apollo 13," he also brought the atmosphere of survival from desperation in "Dead Island Survival". These are more than the incomprehensible "Cloud Atlas" that emits a lot of Hanks's light, at least it can make Hanks nominated for the actor in the Oscar. At present, the film has received 41 nominations and won 6 awards. IMDB, Metacritic and Rotten Tomatoes are all praised. In any case, this film should not be underestimated.

However, for the film that has almost been touted by the mainstream media in the United States, I still have to put forward a but. That is, apart from the gimmick that was hijacked by Somali pirates in 2009, which was adapted from real events, this film did not really surprise everyone, and even made people feel that the whole incident was a bit inferior. The richest country in the world drove a behemoth across the ocean. As a result, it was hijacked by three or five scrawny people in a small boat on the boundary of the most backward and poor country. Originally, an incident could be avoided by relying on the resourceful captain's voice, but it was delayed by the American bureaucracy, causing unnecessary all-out dispatches of American soldiers. In the end, when a murderous pirate fell under the precise muzzle, he didn't give people the feeling of clapping his hands. Because, as shown in the film, they are not such wicked criminals. They are just a group of poor fishermen and underage young people who are forced by their lives, running for their families, and coerced by others. Before doing "big business" every time, try to eat one of the best local greens to make yourself strong.

There is also a sympathy for people. At first, when the two boats hijacked people and horses to go forward, after hearing the false information sent by Hanks via radio, they scared away a boat. The reality is that there are three small boats. Due to the strong wind and waves, two were given up. It was not that the fighters arrived in five minutes as Hanks said in the movie, but the freighter's chief mate who hid and played with the pirates on the radio for a while. Such a trick scares the pirates that Obama is about to catch them. The pirate's answer is: "Fuck Obama." In addition, the pirates are not satisfied with 3W dollars, they have to cost hundreds of millions of dollars. In fact, they want to exchange the hijacked captain for another pirate who was detained by the US military earlier.

In the film, the various quarrels and disobedient behaviors among the pirates really make people anxious for them. Especially when a "pirate" was cheated away by an American soldier in the name of an elder, the pirate felt even more stupid. When the ignorant young man gulped the kidnapped Hanks, he could use kindness to describe the "pirate". Even for an instant, people felt that these pirates would not die, at most they would be arrested and driven back to their hometown. So I eagerly hope that the SEALs will not waste time, and quickly end this tug-of-war, so that these bitter black people who don't know what to do will return to their families. The reality is that the negotiations lasted for 4 days.

Of course, the super invincible advanced artillery of the United States finally ruthlessly killed the thinnest group of "flies" in the world, rescued the hijacked "fat", and moved with joy and heroism. Unspeakable. As for the funeral of the skinny flies, if you want to know how, there is no further decomposition. Because this is the main theme of the "fat guys", not the bitter debt of the flies.

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Captain Phillips quotes

  • [repeated line]

    Muse: No problem Irish. Everything gonna be okay.

  • [first lines]

    Andrea Phillips: Okay.

    [Andrea and Richard get in car and start driving]

    Andrea Phillips: You all right?

    Captain Richard Phillips: Yeah.

    Andrea Phillips: You'd think these trips would get easier, but it's just the opposite.

    Captain Richard Phillips: Well, I feel the same way, Ange.

    Andrea Phillips: I know this is what we do. This is our life. But it just seems like... the world is moving so fast... right now things are changing so much.

    Captain Richard Phillips: They sure are. I'll tell you something. It's not gonna be easy for our kids. They'll be going into a different world than the one you and I came into.