I went cinema earlier to see the new Captain Phillips movie which was based on true events in 2009 where a US cargo ship was Hijacked by Somali Pirates.
The film Stars Tom hanks as Captain Phillips and Barkhad Abdi who plays Abduwali Muse
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Now i enjoy reading "true" events that turn into films and in Captain phillips i wasnt disappointed. Captain Phillips seems a good man that wants to protect his crew through dangerous waters.
The pirate Muse doesnt enjoy the fact he has to steal from others and is pretty much forced into it. So the pirates board the ship regardless of Phillips and the crew doing everything they can. Muse reveals he wants money and to see the crew since they are slowly disabling the ship. Muse isnt happy so orders Phillips to help him search the ship. Meanwhile the crew plant glass ect to trap the pirates as 1 young pirate doesnt have shoes on so he cuts his feet open. When Muse is on his own they cut the lights and grab the pirate leader and offer a trade captain for captain. the trade goes badly the pirates make off with phillips in a big sub type lifeboat. the navy ect are all called in to save Phillips. there is tension in the pirate camp as Muse cant control his angry friend and he is losing the morale as he clearly doesnt know his next steps. after a brief struggle phillips manages to jump out of the lifeboat but is forced back inside where the angry guy beats him. There is growing concern for his safety so the Seals hatch a plan to kill the pirates and save Phillips by posing as negotiators. Muse comes aboard the Seals ship and Phillips is going Cray inside the lifeboat and attacks the angry guy forcing them to tie him up and point a gun at his head, just in time the Seals Snipers who were struggling to get all 3 pirates in the lifeboat in sight got their shots and killed all pirates. Masu is then taken into custody and told he will go to prison. Phillips is in shock but relived he is alive with minor injurys
Some differences between the film and Real life is that Phillips is reported as a Very bad and selfish captain. He ignored pirate warnings 7 in total i believe and crew members said it seemed he had a death wish. He was sued for 50 million by his crew for disregarding their safety throughout the ordeal although he is regarded a hero the crew have mixed reports about the entire ordeal.
All in all i have to say Tom Hanks was on form in this film again. great performance for a good film. i wouldnt rush too see it again and i wont buy the DVD but it was worth watching even though it was a slow film to get into
anyone seen it discuss?:)