Cornellius Posted October 16, 2013 Posted October 16, 2013 Considering the filmmakers' choice of a social problem to exploit, Somali Pirates, I believe this movie is simply a better version of The Purge. Why is a group of men hijacking a ship, a scenario that's quite limited in scope and mundane, suddenly so important? Because it's Somalia, an Anarchic country, that's invading in the movie. It's powerful because people hate anarchy. The ship's isolation is synonymous for the isolation of there being no authorities to help you survive the violence of the common person. In the trailer, you see Tom Hanks looking into the face of the armed man who claims he's the new captain from now on, and it's as if he's looking in the devil's eyes. The movie makes it look like he's consternated because of the danger or the ruthlessness of (oh no) hijacking a boat. He's really just looking into the eyes of anarchy. I haven't seen Captain Phillips yet, but I'm sure I'm right about what the movie says. I suspect it's a vile movie. If anyone has seen the film, could you please tell me your analsis?
nathanm Posted October 17, 2013 Posted October 17, 2013 What does piracy have to do with anarchy? The situation in Somalia is not what people promoting anarcho-capitalist principles are for, and usually is the clichéd retort they have to defend against. You can't support the NAP and also defend hijacking, it makes no sense. Here's an article which I found thanks to resident board member Dave Bockman about how the movie is basically a load of shit, or words to that effect. http://nypost.com/2013/10/13/crew-members-deny-captain-phillips-heroism/
Cornellius Posted October 17, 2013 Author Posted October 17, 2013 1. I never said piracy had anything to do with anarchy in the peaceful sense and I would never. 2. My point is that for the filmmakers chose to make a movie about a story with Somali pirates, and Somalia of all places is anarchic (not to mention that the godlike saviors of the world in the movie is embodied as teh US military), the movie speaks against anarchy! I'm talking about a representation of anarchy, that's all. Period. 3. You have no reason to think I condone hijacking. This is silly, but here what I was saying. Art is an argument for essentiality. If the hero of the movie goes nuts because a representation, albeit flawed, of anarchy is hijacking a ship, then you're dealing with anti-anarchy propaganda.
Dave Bockman Posted October 18, 2013 Posted October 18, 2013 and apparently it's all made-up nonsense anyway: Crew members: ‘Captain Phillips’ is one big lie
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