In 2013, American heroes had a new way of interpretation. The feature-length feature film "Captain Phillips", which won six nominations at the just-concluded Oscar, made the heroes of the United States more civilians through an incident of an ordinary captain rebelling against piracy, so that the spirit of the country has been more vividly promoted.
In the first 20 minutes of the film, the director exquisitely showed the captain's extremely life-oriented side. This is an ordinary American citizen, and embarking on a ship is the most common job for him. The so-called heroes are not as depicted in science fiction novels with a different temperament from mortals. In fact, heroes can also be ordinary people.
This portrayal angle is very commendable. The hero was originally born in the folk, so there is no need to deliberately set him off to see his brilliance. It is with such a foundation that the expressiveness of the characters in "Captain Phillips" can have vitality and more vividness.
In the following story, Captain Phillips's decisiveness, wisdom, shrewdness, and bravery all come from his sense of responsibility, mission, and rich work experience to enrich his leadership talent. These are the racial advantages that Americans are most proud of, and it can also be said that they are national spirits. Regardless of whether the film has the characteristics of a promotional film, or the superiority of American self-promotion, it is enough to make people who watch the film get spiritual and emotional satisfaction from it.
It is very interesting that the director did not unilaterally shape the merits of the American captain, and made him a perfect man. While focusing on the performance of the "ordinary" captain, he also used a concise lens to clearly explain the current situation of the pirates. This seems to be an understatement, but it makes a very full and powerful annotation for the conflicts after the film. It is precisely because of the previous "cause" that the subsequent "effect" has excellent performance tension.
The black pirate leader Muse competes with Captain Phillips with ignorance, cruelty, and eagerness. The rivalry between the two is very interesting. Under Tom Hanks's excellent acting aura, the Pirate King Muse played by the Somali actor Bahad Abdi on the first screen shows a bit of awkwardness and clumsiness. The huge contrast did not negatively affect the performance of the drama, but increased the credibility of the character.
This work has a rather unpleasant problem. Most of the film’s time is spent searching in closed ships on the open sea. The actors have no outstanding idol stars, no sexy enchanting beauties, and stories. Except for the occasional shootout, almost all of the development of the movie is very trivial. Without the strong visual effects of commercial blockbusters, what can attract the audience is the plot and the expressiveness of the actors.
The actor Tom Hanks, who plays Captain Phillips, is of course unquestionable. The multi-level interpretation makes the role an important support for the whole film. With this role being nominated for Oscar, it is enough to prove that his understanding and mastery of the characters is quite good. .
The director used the characteristics of each actor appropriately to establish a subtle relationship between the red flowers and the green leaves. The plot was also repetitive and comprehensive, and the character traits were perfectly combined with the core of the film. This is what makes "Captain Phillips" remarkable. It's a bit of charm.
The fly in the ointment is that in 134 minutes, the director clearly divides the plot into several sections. Each section of the plot has some lengthy and redundant parts, which makes the film look less concise and neat. Compared with the characteristics of the character, it has different characteristics. The problem of great coordination. Fortunately, this problem did not have much impact on the overall quality of the film. In the second half of Captain Phillips' escape and the Navy rescued the hostages, the excitement was pushed to a climax, covering up the problems caused by the flaws, and successfully created this in the United States. A real hero.
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