In the Heart of the Sea
Director: Ron Howard
Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Benjamin Walker, Cillian Murphy, Brendan Gleeson, Ben Wishaw
How do you hold onto hope when your very life is threatened by an enemy you cannot see? Do you allow your fear to consume you and surrender to the inevitability of death? Or do you rise above your fear and fight to live?
Inspired by the true events that led to the creation of Herman Melville’s classic story “Moby Dick”, Ron Howard’s new film “In the Heart of the Sea” brings to life an entirely new perspective of the legendary story.
The film chronicles the spine tingling account of the chaos that follows in the wake of Moby-Dick’s attack on the Essex and her crew’s resolve to stay alive as they are terrorized for 90 days by a monster hell bent on destroying them. As their situation grows ever more desperate, the ship’s captain, George Pollard, searches for a way to save his crew from oblivion while his first mate, Owen Chase, secretly plots to destroy the monster lurking in the heart of the sea.
As the story of the noble ship Essex begins to unfold, we discover that it is not so much about the legendary white whale, Moby Dick, as it is about two very different men - Captain George Pollard (Benjamin Walker) and his first mate, Owen Chase (Chris Hemsworth). While Benjamin Pollard is named captain of the Essex because he comes from a whaling family who has devoted their lives to the sea, he lacks the experience needed to command his ship and his crew. Things only grow more complicated when his inability to command the Essex leads them into dangerous waters and ignites a jealous rivalry between him and his first mate, Owen Chase.
Although Owen Chase’s lack of social standing prevents him from being captain of the Essex, I think that Owen is the better of the two men. His heart is as devoted to his wife as it is to the sea, and it is his promise to her that he will return safely home that gives Owen the strength to survive. While Captain Pollard’s lack of experience continues to throw his crew into peril, Owen’s experience on the ship allows him handle the crises that the crew faces . While he is determined to kill the beast that is haunting them, he is only trying to survive and get his crew safely home. And in the end, Owen proves himself the better man because despite everything that he and the rest of the crew have endured, he is unwilling to let the truth of what happened be buried in silence and lies, even if revealing the truth meant potentially losing his chance being captain of the Essex.
© 2013 – 2016 Keriane Kellogg. All rights reserved.
Director: Ron Howard
Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Benjamin Walker, Cillian Murphy, Brendan Gleeson, Ben Wishaw
How do you hold onto hope when your very life is threatened by an enemy you cannot see? Do you allow your fear to consume you and surrender to the inevitability of death? Or do you rise above your fear and fight to live?
Inspired by the true events that led to the creation of Herman Melville’s classic story “Moby Dick”, Ron Howard’s new film “In the Heart of the Sea” brings to life an entirely new perspective of the legendary story.
The film chronicles the spine tingling account of the chaos that follows in the wake of Moby-Dick’s attack on the Essex and her crew’s resolve to stay alive as they are terrorized for 90 days by a monster hell bent on destroying them. As their situation grows ever more desperate, the ship’s captain, George Pollard, searches for a way to save his crew from oblivion while his first mate, Owen Chase, secretly plots to destroy the monster lurking in the heart of the sea.
As the story of the noble ship Essex begins to unfold, we discover that it is not so much about the legendary white whale, Moby Dick, as it is about two very different men - Captain George Pollard (Benjamin Walker) and his first mate, Owen Chase (Chris Hemsworth). While Benjamin Pollard is named captain of the Essex because he comes from a whaling family who has devoted their lives to the sea, he lacks the experience needed to command his ship and his crew. Things only grow more complicated when his inability to command the Essex leads them into dangerous waters and ignites a jealous rivalry between him and his first mate, Owen Chase.
Although Owen Chase’s lack of social standing prevents him from being captain of the Essex, I think that Owen is the better of the two men. His heart is as devoted to his wife as it is to the sea, and it is his promise to her that he will return safely home that gives Owen the strength to survive. While Captain Pollard’s lack of experience continues to throw his crew into peril, Owen’s experience on the ship allows him handle the crises that the crew faces . While he is determined to kill the beast that is haunting them, he is only trying to survive and get his crew safely home. And in the end, Owen proves himself the better man because despite everything that he and the rest of the crew have endured, he is unwilling to let the truth of what happened be buried in silence and lies, even if revealing the truth meant potentially losing his chance being captain of the Essex.
© 2013 – 2016 Keriane Kellogg. All rights reserved.