MOVIE REVIEW : "CAPTAIN PHILLIPS"

STORY : 

This movie is based on the true story from the captain of the Maersk Alabama Cargo Ship.  The story begin when the Alabama Cargo ship want to deliver a lot of things that needed for Kenya’s People. The ship leaved from the Salalah Port, Oman. The captain of the ships (Captai Phillips) knew that they must crossed the Somalia Basinn that knows as the most dangerous basin in the Afrika. It was because in the Somalia Basin a lot of ship hijacked by pirates from the Somalia. And because of that the captain prepared his ships for the pirates with lock all the dock, door, and installed the water pump with high pressure that can sprayed if there any ship followed his cargo ship. 

But, when his ship across the somalian basin, some of the pirates group wanted his ship. For the first tried, the groups of the pirates couldn’t reach the cargo ship because the captain had a tricky tactic. He pushed up his cargo ship’s speed and change the direction to make a huge wave for the pirates ship. Not only that, He pretended to call US Army airforce to make the pirates scared and finally one of the ships of the pirates got back. But one of them didn’t. They try to reach the ships but unfortunately, the machine of that ships broke and couldn’t continue. 

The pirates didn’t give up. In the next day, the sent one ship. That led by Muse and followed by 3 others. When they were close to the cargo ship. The captain did the same trick like yesterday. But the pirates can Followed the cargo ship because they added one machine of their ships so they can reach the Maersk Alabama. The captain had a final solution. He must spray the pirates with the high pressure water pumps that installed in ever  side of the ships.  Unfortunately one of the pump didn’t work  and the pirates could reach the ships.  

When the pirates reach the ships, The Captain Phillips  did a tricky  things. Such as, he didn’t tell where were his crew and where were the machine room. But Muse forced the captain to  take him to the machine room. So they went to the machine room with Bilal too. (one of the pirates). The crew put fragments of the glasses to the floor of the machine room and Finally  make Bilal pain. So Muse ordered the captain to go to the control room. In the machine room, Muse were caught by the crew and also the captain were caught by the pirates in the control room. They decided to make a barter for their leader on the deck. But the pirates were unfair. When they got their leader, they didn’t give the captain to their crew but  they caught him and went away from the cargo ships with the captain and a lot of money which got from the captain. 

The crew told the navy seal that their leader caught by pirates.  So the USS BainBridge with the Navy Seals intercepted the lifeboat. With some of negotiation trick, the Navy Seals finally could get the captain after they shot the tree of the pirates. And the leader of the pirates Muse, were caught by the Navy Seals 

MY REVIEW

I think this film is unique because only this film which take the story  about hijacking a cargo ship in the modern era. This film also give us a reality how a captain take care his ship. There are no others films which based from  the real story that give a real representation like Captain Phillips, added with excellent acting from Tom Hanks who figure a Captain Phillips and Ba

rkhad Adi who figure a Muse (Leader of the pirates).  In the story we are enjoyed with Two opposite Captain, (Phillips and Muse) who show a lot of tricky things to make sure they can safe their crew. 

With Paul Grasses is the director for this film, he could make the story more 'life' like another film that he directed such as The Bourne Ultimatum and The Bourne Legacy. It's showed by the emotion that appear when Captai Phillips is arrested by  the pirates in the life boat and how the Navy Seals make negotiation to make sure they can get the Captain. 

With a good story, theme, and actors, these film is perfect!  Captain Phillips also ranked 8.0 point by IMDb which showed that this is a good movie. If you are a movie lover, you must watch this movie!