“How
does a man know of the unknown?”
– this quote in a letter read aloud by
the narrator/real writer Herman Melville to Thomas Nickerson quickly grabbed my
attention at the beginning of the movie.
It was brilliant of a movie to make-life
the story behind how Moby-Dick was written by Melville in the year he did it,
decades ago into life. You wouldn’t even notice this until the end of the movie
(which is a good thing, of course. It is credited for the geniousity of the
whole movie production people)!
The story written “Moby-Dick” by
Melville was as told by the last living crew of the famous whale-hunting ship
Essex, Thomas Nickerson. It was of course made into a fictional creation, but
Moby-Dick has some real elements to it. Nickerson was said to be on his first journey
on a ship under the order of Captain Pollard and experienced first mate Owen
Chase to bring back 200 barrels of whale oil (which has been the source of oil
back then). The ship went on a journey to hunt those male whales and got
wrecked by a legendary white sperm whale. It was a rough journey after the ship
sunk – but more importantly, this movie spotlights the strength of a 14
year-old boy (Nickerson at that time) in witnessing and living for the rest of
his life the experience of a rough life in a ship and the wise commanding first
mate.
To those who have never read the book
Moby-Dick before, though awed by the effects WarnerBros brings to life were to
never truly understand how Melville puts the characters to life in his
“fictional story inspired by truth” book except for a lengthy research about it
and reading the famous book themselves. But those of who have been reading the
book I believe would have a much deeper understanding of this movie.
The actors did a fine justice as to
making this movie not only a heartfelt movie but also one to remember in the
coming years.
The story was easy to follow even though
some scenes are pretty fast for my taste. But if the speed gives the extra
adrenaline for the audience to experience the realness of the movie, then I am
definitely down for it.
I would personally give an 8/10 and recommend
this movie to all who have nothing to do in their holiday hours and maybe even
read the book Moby-Dick. But the book is hard to find in bookstores nowadays,
so I recommend you to borrow from someone or buy them on the internet instead.
Because I have been a huge fan of literature and classy fiction books, I think
this movie is a huge thing because it comes from real life but it is wrapped in
such a wonderful way that as I sat there, I didn’t realize I was actually
witnessing a history being written into a book. The real story is ingrained
deeply within me as much as the book does though I have never read it
personally.
What an awesome international movie to
end the season for me! –red
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