The Perfect Storm
★★★★
The first point that caught my attention in this film was the 'fishing' - which I find a terrible and cruel thing, and here is portrayed in a realistic way, all the impiety before the fantastic beings that inhabit the seas of this planet — from swordfish to sharks — being horrible killed, I confess that this realism made me uncomfortable to the point of having to pause and do a quick search on the violence contained, I found a cozy truth, Petersen did not even use a real fish during the filming - and back to the movie ... even with that accurate information, everything was still incredibly terrifying, a great feat!
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There is a lot of negative criticism about the filmy, especially the lack of backstory on some of the characters, of course, much more could have been explored in George Clooney's character, by far the most complex of all of them, but The Perfect Storm is not about their characters, but rather about an event. The English/Original name is much better than the one we got here, and I do not understand the reason for the exchange, after all, "The Perfect Storm" not only sounds better than "Sea in Fury" in portuguese, but also matches the events proposed by the narrative, including the phrase is sung at a certain moment.
In
Air Force One the soundtrack, Jerry Goldsmith knew well to balance the patriotic moments and of the tension, however, in
Sea in Fury, the trail of James Horner is pure hunting nickel! There is a lack of identity, a lack of accompaniment to the events on display - such as the climax, where the track insists on slow tones already used in excess during the most dramatic moments, and when finally it decides to follow the fast pace, the sequence ends.
More terrifying than fishing, it is the event, I recommend everyone to watch with the best image quality possible, because its special effects continue to holds up, without embarrassing moments like the
Air Force climax. The sea in this film is scary, and sometimes beautiful: nine-meter waves; the tone darkened; the closes on the moist and frightened faces, the open plans of the boat, like an insignificant needle in the middle of the storm.
Petersen departs from the
easy protagonism formula, and adds some other characters (all linked somehow to catastrophe), some work, like the crew aboard of another boat; the drama of the rescue team; the slight participation of the man of time, astonished by the storm itself; the character of Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio (she's very good here)... and a few others, do not work, is the case of all the arc of the character of Diane Lane and those who are waiting for news about their loved ones.
The Perfect Storm is a staggering experience, as I said, this is a film about one event, and although not perfect, this storm deserves to be rediscovered. It's one of Petersen's great films.
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