What did "Captain Sully" enlighten us?

Napoleon 2022-03-23 09:01:37

This time someone asked me, is the legendary "Captain Sully" worth watching?


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nonsense. For those who love movies, nothing is worth it, a meal of KFC... oh no, the money of a meal of Burger King can be exchanged for a different life journey in a dark space. For people like them, there is no such thing as "not suitable for the cinema". Movies without spectacle are sometimes more suitable for viewing in cinemas. For example, a rambling film like "The Grandmaster", you can only watch it in an environment like a movie theater to be immersed in it and feel the eyes of the characters and the poetry of the warm winter; or a film like "To Youth", you can only watch it at home , only to find that it is indeed a piece of shit.

Speaking of the topic, for those who haven't watched it yet, let's talk about the highlights of "Captain Sully".

There will be some unimportant spoilers below, but it is guaranteed not to affect your viewing experience.

The story of "Captain Sully" revolves around an air crash, but not much is spent on the air crash. Even the air crash itself is not bizarre and tortuous. It depicts not the process of a major event, but the aftermath of a major event.

So don't go into the theater with the expectation of watching an air disaster film, so that you can walk out of the theater with a smile.

The reason for the story is that a heroic captain who rescued all the passengers in the plane was suspected of operating violations by the airline and government departments. The captain's attitude was that, based on my experience, I made the most sensible decision to minimize losses, and although the plane was destroyed, no one was injured. And the attitude of the government is that you could have made an emergency landing according to the method simulated by our computer, so that you don't even have to lose the plane. You said that you drank before flying.

Here comes the problem. The captain is a good captain, and the investigators and law enforcement officers strictly perform their duties. In layman's terms, there isn't a single bad guy here. Everyone wants to make things clear and to be fair. This is interesting, in the end what is right and wrong? This is how the story unfolds.

Is this movie just about bullshitting? of course not. Just like "I Am Not Pan Jinlian" is definitely not just for reproducing the complaint process and politicians' faces.

This film discusses, in this dilemma, should we trust data or people? In this era of big data that emphasizes more and more rationality and procedures, has human power really lost its value?

Simple understanding: Are there heroes in this era?

What's the point of this movie? Is the value of the film, and how such values ​​are established, can you convince you?

Although the viewing process of this film will not be smooth and dripping, it may be remembered from time to time in the future, and may occasionally guide our lives. Of course, the interpretation of the film can be more in-depth and more oriented, so I won't preach here.


Although watching a film does not necessarily mean you have to study its director, in order to be able to use it to pretend B, and to allow you to discuss this film in an extended manner, I will briefly introduce the director of this film, Clint Eastwood.

It is purely a digression and common sense of the movie, so you can skip it.

This man acted in a series of American Westerns when he was young, and later directed and acted himself, and was nicknamed "Old Cowboy". Like his nickname, he's a conservative. I heard that he is also considered a right-winger in politics. Of course, there is no derogatory meaning here, and it has nothing to do with the left or right of the Chinese political chief. Where is he kept? Believing in the victory of justice over evil, having a pioneering and enterprising western cowboy spirit, believing in experience, believing in individuals, and also quite traditional in family ethics. If it is extended to the works, it may show the expression of humanism and strengthen the humanistic spirit. To put it bluntly, if you ask Eastwood about his attitude towards artificial intelligence, he will definitely resist. He believes more in the power of man and the greatness of man. Like the people of the Italian Renaissance, you could say he was an Old Master.

This film does not dig deep into the inner world of the characters, perhaps due to the limitation of the subject matter, or the theme first, but it can definitely be called an enlightening film. It is of great value to those who live in a modern civilized society.

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Sully quotes

  • [last lines]

    Elizabeth Davis: [At the NTSB investigation proceedings] First Officer Skiles, is there anything you'd like to add? Anything... you would have done differently if you... had to do it again?

    Jeff Skiles: Yes. I would've done it in July.

  • Sheila Dail: [cabin crew chanting] Brace brace brace! Heads down! Stay down!