This film depicts not only the crazy whaling era in the 19th century, but also exposes people's choices of life and death under extreme circumstances, as well as the insignificance and greatness of human nature.
Experienced whaling expert Chase , likes chasing whales in the wind and waves, feeling the blood surging. He knows that every adventure may be a one-way voyage, but he is obsessed with the brave challenge of whaling. Until this time with the Essex Traveling far changed him forever.
Chase was deeply unhappy with the incompetent Captain Pollard, but they agreed on one thing, with a frenzy and greed to travel far away with the whales depleted in the offshore fishing grounds And the dangerous ocean fishing grounds are whaling. The crew members who are dazzled by their blood and interests will naturally not object. After a long journey, Chess and his party finally came to this fertile sea area. They were surrounded by whales. Live, Chess led the crew to stand on the boat and stabbed the harpoon into the body of the whale mercilessly like a warrior. ——The
sea water is mixed with the sad songs of the whales and the thread of blood.
Chess and The crew is very proud.
- This is a game of human beings, why is it not a game of whales?
People do everything for profit, and whales are not inferior to humans for revenge and survival. The giant whale roared out of the water, subverting the boat, subverting the big ship, subverting Chess that night.
Chess seemed to hear the elegy of the whales. Chess that night was insignificant.
Chess silently led the rest of the crew and rode the boat into the dark night. I don't know if Chess that night would dream of the giant whale, the group of whales, the only certainty is that he is no longer the Chess he used to be.
The giant whale appeared again soon, and Chess once again faced it with a harpoon in the posture of a warrior, but there was no blood at the beginning. This time, Chess hesitated for a long time. However, he finally made the right choice. Chess finally understood that he had hunted whales for half his life, but he had not considered their feelings. The helplessness and pain of them lying dying on the deck and being slaughtered by others was actually similar to the feeling that Chess and his party had at this time drifting at sea and resigned to fate. Even in modern times, whaling still exists, people should reflect on the relationship with nature.
After all, Ches and the crew ran out of food, and they had to feed on the corpses of their companions. There is even a lottery to decide who gets eaten. Originally, the captain was drawn, but the crew couldn't bear it, so he insisted. In the end, this heavy mission fell to his younger brother, the second officer. At that time, all humanism and ethics are left behind, because survival is the only instinct. But the crew members sacrificed themselves to each other—still reluctant to eat the bodies of their companions, after all, they are the living people who get along with you day and night. Life and death are very close - it is better to live exhausted than to die happily. The choice at this time is no longer right or wrong.
In the vast sea, people seem too small. Even compared with the giant whale, it is still small. However, they have the ability to subvert the huge nature with their small bodies, which is really terrifying. However, they can also live great - like Chess who didn't kill the whale, he was great in smallness.
And we, ordinary people, follow nature, pursue our true self, and make every choice, that's enough.
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