Literary HackThe Bounty
June 3rd 2009 16:14
I watched The Bounty yesterday on Hulu. I had never heard of the movie and was very surprised when I saw the cast. I figured the movie had to be very good with the actors being Mel Gibson, Anthony Hopkins, Daniel-Day Lewis, and Liam Neeson.
Well as it turns out, there was a reason I had never heard of this movie. It was terribly boring. Even with the acting being very good, the actors could not save this movie's simple and mundane plot. The whole movie's premise was explaining the events that led up to the mutiny of the English ship that was headed to Tahiti for trade in the 18th century.
After I had watched the movie, I read up on it and was pleasantly surprised with all the material I found. Apparently, this is the fifth time this movie has been made: the first two times were both Australian films, followed by the 1935 film I]Mutiny on the Bounty[/I] featuring Clark Gable, then a remake of Mutiny on the Bounty in 1962 starring Marlon Brando; all before this 1984 version was made.
It was based on the real story of the English ship, The Bounty, that was captained by Lt. Bligh (Hopkins) and was taken over by a mutiny led by his first mate, Fletcher Christian (Gibson). With Gibson acting in the role of Christian, I wonder if there has ever been a character played by more famous actor's that span over 3 generations. (Gable, Brando, Gibson)
As I said, the movie was very long and dry. After reading about the film, I think the problem was that the movie did not explore in depth the irony that Bligh and Christian were good friends. Rather the film's two hours were filled mostly of long and unimportant scenes of the crew and the islanders. In fairness, though, this version is apparently the most historically accurate of the five films.
Well as it turns out, there was a reason I had never heard of this movie. It was terribly boring. Even with the acting being very good, the actors could not save this movie's simple and mundane plot. The whole movie's premise was explaining the events that led up to the mutiny of the English ship that was headed to Tahiti for trade in the 18th century.
After I had watched the movie, I read up on it and was pleasantly surprised with all the material I found. Apparently, this is the fifth time this movie has been made: the first two times were both Australian films, followed by the 1935 film I]Mutiny on the Bounty[/I] featuring Clark Gable, then a remake of Mutiny on the Bounty in 1962 starring Marlon Brando; all before this 1984 version was made.
It was based on the real story of the English ship, The Bounty, that was captained by Lt. Bligh (Hopkins) and was taken over by a mutiny led by his first mate, Fletcher Christian (Gibson). With Gibson acting in the role of Christian, I wonder if there has ever been a character played by more famous actor's that span over 3 generations. (Gable, Brando, Gibson)
As I said, the movie was very long and dry. After reading about the film, I think the problem was that the movie did not explore in depth the irony that Bligh and Christian were good friends. Rather the film's two hours were filled mostly of long and unimportant scenes of the crew and the islanders. In fairness, though, this version is apparently the most historically accurate of the five films.
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