To be honest, I finished watching this film twice, with two days in between. As some comments mentioned, it was dull. The story is straightforward, what you see and what to say, most of the stories are in Somalia, the faces are not easy to recognize, and many characters have not explained clearly, so it is very difficult and powerless to see.
The story is based on real people, including the Somali pirate ship hijacking itself in 2013's "Captain Philip" starring Tom Hanks. If you were deeply touched by that movie back then, you might as well look at this movie as its backside.
At the end of the word "youth", a boy who was both frustrated in love and career, was euphemistically degraded by his family at home; aspired to become a famous record, and hoped to be admitted to Harvard to study related majors; at the same time, he brought drunk friends in the supermarket to interview staff about each Determinants of the layering of paper towel-like shelves.
Well, I guess everyone can't help but want to fan him. But he was serious, he knew exactly what he wanted, but he was just struggling to untangle the dead knot at the moment. Until he met the former famous writer and pointed him to two things: 1. F*ck Harvard; 2. Go somewhere f*cking crazy. So he got enlightened: go to Somalia.
In the minds of ordinary people, it is called "losing one's mind" in my native language. Not only has it not been opened, but it has also been lost, and even the possibility of opening it in the future is gone.
But remember, he's serious and he knows exactly what he wants. So shamelessly rubbed money with his parents as funds and went to Somalia.
Really, he went to Somalia. On December 6, 2008, he got on a plane and, after many transfers (planned due to lack of funds), became the first Western journalist in the world to actually go deep into Somalia (though he wasn't yet). reporter), and was received by the then President of Somalia shortly after landing.
The purpose of the youth is very simple, to get first-hand real information about Somalia, to write a book, and to become famous. The content is naturally about "Somali pirates". When it comes to "Somalia", maybe 95% of people will directly connect the word "pirate", as if "Somalia" is the first name and the last name is "pirate".
But Somalia has such a word: "Badaadinta badah", which means "sea guardian".
Pirates brutally rob ships for ransom out of self-interest; guardians, out of morality, regard defending the ideals and rights of themselves and the people as their duty.
As mentioned, this is the story behind the Captain Philip story.
If you are really interested in watching it but you are afraid that it will be too boring to watch, I will help you transition through the first quarter of the film.
If you're done watching the film, keep watching the subtitles and you'll find notes in the subtitles' credits that you may have never seen before.
By the way, there is a main actor who also plays an important role in "Captain Philip". Appearing in this film is a bit meaningful. Of course, he also has that note in the credits.
Hollywood's position as the world's film mecca is unshakable. When the name of Tom Hanks is taken out, and the emphasis on "adaptation from real events" is emphasized when it is announced, it has often silently overshadowed your desire to make independent judgments. Of course, after watching the film, the superb techniques and superb acting skills make it hard to breathe Annoyed, you finally said "Wow." At the same time, you also joined the ranks of "Somali" - "pirate" conjunctions.
If there is a multiple choice question, what is there in Somalia, the options are, A. man B. woman C. child D. pirate, everyone should choose D.
I didn't want to whitewash anything. The story of Captain Philip is indeed true. It's just that, just as the picture you see in the mirror is real, the back of the mirror is real. And precisely because of the back of the mirror, the front can be imaged. But 95% of people may use a mirror and have never seen the back of it.
"...This land was known as the home of poetry. Throughout their history, Somali poetry has been used as a tool to defend the honor of the clan: they used poetry as a means of mediation, instead of weapons, to settle disputes. Until the 20th century..."
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