Today’s Movie is a drama with a
scene that happens on March 28. I hope you will enjoy this film and watch it
tonight.
CAPTAIN PHILLIPS
On March 21,
2009 [00:38 to 4:05] Captain Richard Phillips leaves his home in the USA and
boards a plane that will take him to his command, a cargo ship called the MV
Maersk Alabama. The Maersk
Alabama is to sail from Oman to Tanzania. Meanwhile, a group of Somalis
form their crews and set sail in order to hijack merchant ships in the Indian
Ocean and hold them for ransom. As they near the Somali coast, Captain Phillips
wants security on the ship increased, especially after he receives a warning
that pirates may be in the area. The
pirates, lead by Abduwali Muse, notice that one ship, the Maersk Alabama is
sailing alone. During an anti-pirate drill, Muse’s boats approach the ship. One
is scared off by a fake message created by Phillips, suggesting US military
forces are nearby and the other skiff has engine trouble. The Alabama’s crew complains that they are
unarmed and not paid enough to fight pirates. The pirates also fight among
themselves about who’s in charge. The next day a skiff with Muse on board gets
close enough so he and three others can climb aboard. Most of the crew has
hidden themselves in the engine room.
Muse briefly threatens to shoot a crewman if the crew doesn’t come out
in a minute, but eventually agrees to go with Phillips to search the ship. A
crewman cuts the emergency power and the lights go out. The crew captures Muse
and force a deal with the other pirates. The pirates will surrender Phillips,
who they still hold as a hostage in exchange for Muse, the $30,000 that was in
the ship’s safe and a lifeboat to return home. However, when the pirates leave
the ship in the lifeboat, they take Phillips with them. The US Navy ship the USS
Bainbridge arrives commanded by Commander Frank Castellano and begins
negotiations. Costellano has orders to do whatever is necessary to ensure the
lifeboat does not reach Somalia. The pirates argue amongst themselves as the
run out of the drug khat, can’t contact their mothership and have no food or
water. The Navy agrees to tow the lifeboat. Phillips briefly escapes, but is
recaptured. Muse leaves the lifeboat when he is told his clan elders are on the
Bainbridge waiting to join him in negotiating Phillip’s release. Phillips is beaten by the other three
agitated Somalis and about to be killed, when the Navy SEAL team that had been
observing gets a clear shot and kills all three pirates. Phillips is rescued
and Muse is arrested.
A very good action adventure. Manages to maintain a high
level of plausibility and tension. The four Somalis who portray the pirates
give very good performances for non-professional actors.
The date is given in the film at 00:45.
Producers - Michael De Luca, Dana Brunetti, Scott Rudin and
Kevin Spacey
Director – Paul Greengrass
Awards – This film was nominated
for the Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Abdi), Best Adapted Screenplay,
Best Film Editing, Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing Oscars at the 86th
Academy Awards.
Screenplay - Billy Ray
Runtime – 2 hours 14 minutes
Released – October 11, 2013
Tom Hanks as Captain Richard Phillips
Barkhad Abdi as Abduwali Muse, pirate leader
Catherine Keener as Andrea Phillips
Faysal Ahmed as Najee
Michael Chernus as Shane Murphy, first officer
David Warshofsky as Mike Perry, chief engineer
Corey Johnson as Ken Quinn, helmsman
Chris Mulkey as John Cronan, senior crewmember
Yul Vazquez as Commander Frank Castellano
Max Martini as U.S. Navy SEAL commander
Omar Berdouni as Nemo, Somali-language translator
Mohamed Ali as Assad
Barkhad Abdirahman as Bilal
Mahat M. Ali as Elmi
Issak Farah Samatar as Hufan
Jibril Hassan as Abdi Ahmed
Sidan Dahir as Jibril Hassan
Abdulahi Yusuf Mohammed as Nur Elmi
Mohamoud Ibrahim as Mohammed
Abdikafi Ali as Hussein Khayre
Jamil Rahman as Gorkan Ali Sahin
Nisar Nangalay as Nuri Azman Tugral Yilmaz
Copyright by Ivan Walters 2014.
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