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In 2009, the hijacking of the cargo ship Maersk Alabama made ??headlines around the world. Records of piracy off the Somali coast were far from new news, but this time it was routine gained contours of tragedy with the kidnapping of Captain Richard Phillips , who offered to Somali pirates in exchange for the freedom of his crew.Thirsty by the spectacle of life and blinded by patriotism, the American media tried to polarize the situation, painting Somalis as violent terrorists and raising Phillips to hero status. The well bore evil, and the world was still in place. But the filmmaker Paul Greengrass (The Bourne Ultimatum, 2007) did not see it as so simplistic.With his keen eye to the truth behind the media show, Greengrass decided to tell a different story of triumphant headlines, dealing with the facts in an impartial view of survival that gave rise to one of the best action thrillers of the year. Who knew life could be a real cinematic experience so intense? In anti-Manichean vision of the director, the person in the eye of the hurricane is not a heroic figure typical of the genre moved to adrenaline, but a regular guy. Greengrass establishes the rules of their game early in the narrative, with Captain Phillips of Tom Hanks preparing for another trip to work. Conversation by Phillips with his wife Andrea ( Catherine Keener ), we learn that he is a family man whose concern with the warnings of piracy off the Somali coast is justified. In a scenario of economic crisis and unemployment, Phillips is obliged to abide by the company when you submit to a route traced dangerous to cut transportation costs. But the U.S. is not the only one with chiefs to obey. Across the planet, the director introduces us to Abduwali Muse (Barkhad Abdi ), Somali fisherman forcibly enlisted by local criminals to steal cargo at sea, along with other miserable hungry for any job in a very poor region. The fates of both are intertwined in a scene painstakingly constructed, as a tense duel and calculated two captains. On one side Phillips , in charge of the giant Maersk Alabama, floating maze that moves slowly as a heavy animal. Opposite Muse , commanding a handful of gunmen in speedboats that seem insignificant before the freighter. It is the beginning of an explosive narrative smart divided into three distinct acts by screenwriter Billy Ray (The Hunger Games, 2012) , based on the book "A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALS, and Dangerous Days at Sea" written by the Phillips . The first act introduces the characters and the storm that is approaching them before Paul Greengrass engage the frenetic pace in the second half, when the invasion of the vessel causes the first sparks of tension. The plot of firing time in the claustrophobic atmosphere of the lifeboat where the director confines us along with the protagonists, when finally the shaking of the camera ceases to be a mere exercise nauseating style to recreate a chaotic situation where lethal danger is imminent, caused by the visible presence of the U.S. Navy, which imposes fear both the Phillipsabout the Somalis. Like a seasoned Captain, the director navigates his film gently by three acts, which together form a solid narrative of 2 hours and 15 minutes that last a blink of an eye, such is the intensity of the pace that Greengrassprints with their visceral direction. There is a constant threat in the air as if everything could go wrong suddenly feeling that comes largely from a preparation insightful cast, which kept the group American and Somali group separate until the crucial moment of maritime approach. Hanks saw her through binoculars executioners fictitious first when approached quickly Maersk Alabama. The fear that the actor says he experienced at this time seems genuine, and his catharsis translates into one of the best performances of his career from Castaway (Castaway, 2001) or Forrest Gump (idem, 1994) . Hanks embodies perfectly normal subject under pressure that responds credibly to the situations presented - read: a rifle pointed at his head. Aligned with the realistic approach of the filmmaker, the actor is a key part in building the permanent and increasingly stifling hostile climate, to the extent that the situation gets out of control of Phillips and Muse . The pirate, incidentally, is second to Phillips in narrative terms. Although the film take the name of the Captain,Muse is not treated as a mere antagonist, but as co-protagonist. The character is not even dazzled by the brilliance of Tom Hanks , because it has a performance highly inspired beginner Barkhad Abdi for him to breathe life. With his gaunt face and piercing eyes, Abdi is able to inspire terror and pity simultaneously, repeating "everything will be fine" as a mantra that soon turns into a conscious lie mixed with tentative signs of admiration and respect for his hostage. Muse and his companions flee the villainous stereotype by not bringing a ferocity free in look, but caused by a deep despair. If they return home empty-handed, they die immediately. But if they return with a bulky load, will have only the permission of their "leaders" to continue dying slowly in the course of his miserable existence. No positive scenario for them. Although it is now a deterministic view, the director avoids the treacherous waters of the cliché and corny does not seek to prove the crime, only to set up Phillips and his captors on the same level as victims of circumstance. Such emotional complexity is the trump card of the film, allowing empathy for both sides of the coin. The American flag waving majestically appears at the top of the ship in the first few scenes causes the fear that we are facing just another one of those stories watered the patriotism fool, but Captain Phillips is not the result of this line of Hollywood production. Its differential is looking for suitable Paul Greengrass , who does not seek villains and makes this unfortunate convergence of destinations a situation whose outcome is tragic anyway. If Phillips was in the wrong place at the wrong time, the same occurs with the Somali fishermen hungry subject to powerful militias that enrich the fruit of his "work". The similarity between them is clear in the extent of their inequalities by documentary tone that the director employs in the development of visceral action, framed by beautiful analogue photography of Barry Ackroyd , whose greatest achievement is to maneuver the cameras virtuously in the bustle of the high seas. In a year where realism is in fashion and is well represented by Gravity , Paul Greengrass shows that the real-life experience can also be as intense as the best of fiction, turning the notorious phrase "based on true events" the finding that life remains, yes, the primary substrate of the Seventh Art. watch hindi movies online
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