Sailing Through Expectations

Captain Phillips (2013)

Sailing Through Expectations

   Captain Phillips is an energizing movie that will have you sitting on the edge of your seat. An ideal audience would be someone who likes action packed movies that will also hit you strait in the heart at the same time. The main character Captain Richard Phillips played by, Tom Hanks who is sailing a cargo ship on a work mission. Phillips has a easy going crew until they spot a boat following them. At the start you do not know a lot about the crew and Phillips until the ship is hijacked. The relationship between the character when the ship is being hijacked makes us care about their well being. The leader following the cargo ship is Muse played by Barkhad Abdi. He is the captain of the pirates followed by Bilal played by Barkhad Adbirahman, Najee played by Faysal Ahmed, and Elmi played by Mahat M. Ali. These guys make a living off hijacking boats and getting money in an offer for the hostages caught in action. The movie has a hard working ensemble effort which makes the movie ten times more intense. Overall, Captain Phillips a movie that will pull your heart strings right until the credits come. The moral of the story is that sometimes people put themselves in danger to protect and provide for others. I give this movie a whopping 5 stars and I do not know how to make this movie better.