Captain Phillips
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The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.
The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.
Captain Phillips (2013) is the kind of movie that makes me forget the technicalities and just feel the adrenaline. It’s raw. It’s immediate. It doesn’t feel like a “movie” in the traditional sense; it feels like you’re a stowaway on that ship, tasting the salt spray and feeling your stomach drop as those skiffs approach. It’s… Read More »Captain Phillips (2013 ...
Captain Phillips became controversial for its portrayal of both the real-life events and the people involved. Some of Captain Phillips’s own crew challenged the film’s depiction of him as a noble hero—claiming he ignored safety warnings to save time or money, and that the film glossed over these decisions. The story also drew criticism for how it depicted the Somali pirates.
