The Perfect Storm
The “Perfect Storm” is a 2000 American biographical disaster drama film directed by Wolfgang Petersen and based on the 1997 non-fiction book of the same name by Sebastian Junger. CAST: George Clooney ( Billy Tyne or as a Capt.), Mark Mahlberg( Bobby Stratford), John C. Reilly ( Dale “Murph” Murphy), Diane Lane( Christina Cotter), William Fichtner( David “Sully” Sullivan), John Hawkes(Michael “Bugsy” Moran), Allen Payne(Alfred Pierre), Mary Elizabeth Mastratonio(Linda Greenlaw)
SUMMARY: In the story, The perfect storm, at the beginning the Capt. of the ship was arrogant he shows up to all of his crew who is the boss. Sully and Bugsy argue at the beginning. The fishermen go onboard and go onshore to search for fish. The fishermen destination was less fish so they search for another place to catch more fish, while they searching there was two Hurricane located where they going to, but they where given warning to the other fishermen but the Capt. didn’t listen so they continue to their destination. Many warnings were heard from the radio but the Capt. was stubborn, the time comes to the hurricane after them. The two Hurricane was going to collide so it means that this going to be a dangerous hurricane, the ship of the fishermen was between of the two Hurricane so they encounter big waves, the waves were up to 30-50 meter tall. They argue that they were going home so the Capt. make them choose if they wait till the hurricane was already done or they will sail even there was a hurricane the fishermen miss their family so they choose to sail even there was a storm. Fishermen’s antenna was destroyed by the big waves then suddenly Bobby climbs up to fixed the antenna but there were big waves and strong wind so he can’t fix the antenna. Bobby fell into the ladder but luckily Bobby holds on to the railings. The Capt. chose that he’s going back to avoid sinking the ship. The ocean didn’t want them to survive so there was a huge wave that causes the ship was sunk. After that, the ship was slowly sinking the fishermen minded all of their happy memories with their family and they give each other a sad goodbye. TECHNICAL REVIEW: “The Perfect Storm” is a well-crafted example of a film of pure sensation. It is about ships tossed by a violent storm. The film doesn’t have complex and involving characters, but they are not needed. It doesn’t tell a sophisticated story and doesn’t need to; the main events are known to most of the audience before the movie begins. It all depends on the storm. I do not mind admitting I was enthralled.
REACTION: The emotion that I felt after I watch the movie is I’ve been downcast because of what happened to the captain and crew of Andrea Gail. At first, it was quite good because the story is about the journey of the fishermen who wants to catch a lot of fish and to earn money for their family, but in the end, it has become terrible because they got caught by the storm. And after the accident happened the story of the fishermen became a legend and the Boat has never been found until now. LESSON LEARNED: I have a lot of lessons that I’ve learned from this movie “THE PERFECT STORM”. working together and great teamwork, never give up until the end in the part of the storm they keep pushing and fighting never give even what is at the end of the situation. The friendship that they have. They talking, laughing and bonding together. I’ve learned what is real friendship is.
REFERENCE: Junger, S. (1997). The perfect storm: A true story of the American fishermen. New York: Norton.