In 2008, the world gave Somali pirates a total of 120 million US dollars in ransom, which has already led to more unscrupulous looting and even more lawlessness. Secondly, the political situation in Somalia has been in a state of scuffle. The perennial scuffle has caused the people to lose the basic conditions for survival. In addition to natural disasters, the backward countries themselves are even worse. Countries with more than 10 million people have more than 1 million people. Refugees, the state has been unable to provide them with food to survive. Therefore, they can only give their lives to this sea area, rob passing ships, and obtain money and food. From the original ropes, knives, spears to today's modern positioning systems, speedboats, heavy weapons (AK47 assault rifles and bazookas). In addition, the connivance and harmonious handling of the United Nations (willing to exchange huge amounts of money for the hostages that have been hijacked) further breeds this group of villains at sea.
In 2013, the number of Somali pirates Del was around 1,100 to 1,200, a 10-fold increase compared to the team of less than 100 people in the past five or six years. They seem to regard this kind of looting as a livelihood. Relying on the geographical advantage of the Gulf of Aden, they robbed ships carrying goods from various countries and hijacked the crew members in order to coerce the countries to which the crew members belonged to exchange hostages with huge remuneration. In this regard, many countries have made compromises and concessions, making them even more reckless in their evil deeds. It is the compromises of various countries and the poverty of Somalia, the people's basic life cannot be guaranteed. Therefore, many refugees who have nowhere to go have to take desperate risks in order to gain hope of survival.
Several large panoramas in this film were shot with fixed camera positions to explain the background of the story and show the vast sea. The rest of the scenes were almost captured and shot with hand-held lenses, which reproduced the whole process as a documentary. Every shot is so shocking. The murderous eyes of Moose and a few pirate companions, and the tattered costumes are walking towards us like a walking corpse. In comparison, the captain looks rich and calm. The two form a sharp contrast. They are presented in the same picture, and the contrast effect is particularly good. It is this contrast of "one black and one white" that strongly erupts such contradictions and conflicts. If I hadn't searched for the information of these pirates on the Internet, I would almost think that they were all real Somali pirates. It was the dedication of these excellent actors that made this shocking pirate hijacking more real. .
"Captain Phillips" mainly tells the story of the American freighter "Maersk Alabama" in 2009, under the leadership of Captain Richard Phillips, to perform cargo transportation in the Horn of Africa region. Passing through the waters of the Somali region where pirates are rampant, he encountered pirates. Because he did not avoid this disaster, Phillips let the rest of the crew hide in the engine room, and he dealt with the pirates and negotiated by himself. Finally, the pirates took Phillips as a hostage. Negotiated with the US military who came to rescue, on the condition of a ransom of 2 million US dollars. After a five-day deal, the US military successfully killed three pirates and rescued Captain Phillips. This is the first time that an American ship has been hijacked by Somali pirates, and the United States, which has always been known as the world hegemony, must not compromise with these thugs and agree to negotiate just to buy time, and when everything is ready, One hit, this is also the consistent style of the United States. How could they allow these gangsters to show off their power in front of them, and these desperate pirates never realized that they had provoked the wrong person until the fatal shot was fired, and they were finally freed. No more starving and suffering, no more taking risks, this may be the best outcome!
And the American superhero spirit of sacrificing the ego to complete the big ego embodied in Phillips is exactly what the American family admires, and this fearless spirit of sacrifice is also the driving force behind the growing strength of the United States. In the face of disasters, taking it easy, comprehensively analyzing, and thinking calmly can reduce losses, which is also a smart way for Americans to deal with it. As far as Captain Phillips is concerned, he is not trying to be a hero, he just treats everyone as his own children, and he, as the head of the family and the leader of the ship, has the responsibility to keep everyone safe. Maybe he thought about it repeatedly when he made this decision. He is also afraid of death. He also has his own family and his own children. Maybe he will never be able to go home again after this decision, but his position In the end it prevailed, he had no good reason to back down, so, as far as he was concerned, he had no choice!
Not everyone can be a hero, we all want to be an ordinary ordinary person, if we do, it is also due to the times, and we have to! God may be fair, you have made a difficult choice, and you have the right to give you an equivalent honor as a reward! A peaceful life is far better and more real than the era when heroes are needed to save the world!
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