On June 30, 2000, the american thriller "Perfect Storm" was released in the United States, directed by Wolfgang Petersen. Judging from the title, many fans mistakenly believe that it is a science fiction disaster film, similar to the story structure of "The Day After Tomorrow", but it is not. Due to the relatively long time of release, many people may not have seen or touched this movie, in fact, this is a heartfelt movie, telling a very simple story: a few native fishermen in order to make money to support their families, at the expense of deep into the open sea fishing, in the process of fighting against the rare super storm in history, unfortunately all lost their lives. One of the highlights of this film is that the cast is more eye-catching, starring George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg, both of whom have excellent performances in the film. After watching this film, the first feeling is that it is very close to reality, and the living conditions of many people at the bottom of today's society are very similar, in order to earn more money, they risk their lives to work, because high risk also means high returns. The film tries to find a node between the positive attitude of showing human beings striving for survival and the unpredictable power of nature, to explore the delicate relationship between people running for survival at a deeper level. Men are not easy, in order to support their families, they can give up a lot of things, the only thing to retain is the family responsibility behind them.
A fishing boat named Gale is heading non-stop toward the target sea, coming from the famous fishing port on the east coast of the United States, the small town of Gloucester. Fishermen make their living by catching sailfish, which are large, delicious and of high economic value. According to Gayle, just two days after its last return to port, at the call of Captain Billy, a group of six people embarked on the journey. If nothing else, in the face of meager income, there are sailors who leave unconvinced, and there are newcomers who join, and those who stay have the same purpose: to make a lot of money, but only by being bolder and more distant and unknown can they catch more fish.
That's all 6 members of gayle's fishing boat, all of whom are good at fishing, but all under pressure to finance themselves. Some people need to earn a lot of legal fees to fight lawsuits in order to reorganize their new families, and they also need money to cope with their future lives; some people need to use money to support their wives and children, even if they are divorced, paying maintenance is the most basic conscience of a man; some people need to earn money to marry and have children and live an ordinary life. In the year of establishment, there are old and young, and people in the young and middle age period are under great economic pressure, and only by not being afraid of hard work can they get paid.
The fishing trail is not always smooth and can be said to be fraught with dangers and uncertainties. They have encountered various depressing things such as casting nets, falling into the water, and encountering huge waves, especially shark bites. At that time, the wind and waves were high, and the harvest of the recent period was very small, and everyone was depressed, and they muttered in their hearts: In the end, it is not worth sacrificing themselves to go out to sea to fish, and if they are not lucky, they must be put in. When the net was closed, the fishing line was tight, and I thought it was a big sailfish, but I didn't think that a big wave would come and wash a shark onto the fishing boat. The shark is bloodthirsty and opens its mouth to bite Bobby's leg to death. Everyone was in a hurry, and finally the captain killed the shark with a shotgun, and Bobby saved that leg, which can be said to be a moment of horror.
The origin of this perfect storm came from Hurricane Grace, which moved northward toward the Atlantic coast, increasing in intensity; a second stream of air formed south of Saab Island and moved south; and a third cold air mass swooped down from Canada and surged strongly along the storm current to the Atlantic Ocean. Hurricane Grace encountered cold air masses, coupled with the air flow of Buserle Island, the wind force continued to strengthen with the Canadian cold air mass and Hurricane Grace, creating this huge meteorological disaster at hand. But from the picture point of view, this is strikingly similar to the huge cold air cloud presented in the movie "The Day After Tomorrow"!
Super storms became a huge threat on their fishing trails, exacerbated by the sudden strike of the ship's ice machines. Why? Because they have a long cycle of going out to sea, the fish they catch need to be kept at low temperature in order to maintain their freshness and pull them to the market to sell for money. In this way, they have to make two choices: either stop the ship for a few days and wait for the storm to pass before returning, or immediately return to the storm and brave the storm. When the captain proposed it, everyone chose the latter without hesitation, and they were willing to fight to the death for money. Little did they know that a rare catastrophe in history was reaching out to them on their way home.
Nature is demonstrating its unpredictable power, trying to devour all the ships it passes through the sea. The 10,000-ton cargo ship full of containers appeared vulnerable under the terrifying waves, and the waves generated after the violent collision with the bow of the ship instantly washed away a large amount of cargo on the starboard side, and the ship lost power and could only send a distress signal to wait for rescue. Even a large ship with such a large displacement could not withstand this meteorological disaster, let alone a small fishing boat. The visual effects of the film are very powerful, and no one on the rough sea can escape the disaster.
Perhaps this was the fate of them, after a long journey, through the great shoals all the way to the east, to Cape Flaminsh, a sea rich in fishing resources. Sure enough, the harvest was very good, and the large and small sailfish kept coming from the sea to the boat, and everyone cheered more energetically, and soon several storage rooms in the boat were quickly filled. In fact, before that, the relationship between the crew members was not very harmonious, and even two crew members fought because of the quarrel. It is said that when Murphy was dragged into the sea by a fish hook, the brother who had fisted and kicked before was the first to jump into the sea to save him. The most important thing between men besides money is brotherhood, and on the boat, they are a bunch of brothers who struggle to earn money. As they say, there are many fishing accidents at sea, and ambulances are not easy to find! This cold joke also shows that the occupational risk of fisheries workers is still very high.
The last picture left by the Gale, Captain Billy, gallops forward with full horsepower, trying to cross this terrifying wave, but unfortunately they almost succeeded. This is an unforgettable moment to see the power of nature, to see fishing boats quickly retreat from the tip of the waves, then overturn until they sink rapidly. Even if Bobby escapes from the sunken cockpit and swims to the surface of the sea, in the face of this dangerous sea situation, humans have no chance of survival. It can be said that they died a very heroic death, buried in the sea with the fishing boat, but since they gambled once their fate, they were willing to gamble and lose. The walls of the church in the small town of Gloucester bear the names of more than 10,000 Rost fishermen who have died in shipwrecks since 1623, and it can be said that they depend on the sea to eat and eventually return to the sea. While people enjoy delicious seafood at the restaurant table, don't forget the fishermen who have wrestled with nature all their lives. The end of the film also does not give a happy ending like the previous disaster films, but chooses a tragic ending that respects reality more, so that it can penetrate more deeply into the hearts of the audience, let people lament the cruelty and ruthlessness of nature and at the same time sympathize with those men who are desperately running for survival and for the sake of the family, they are the pillars of each family, and they are the living force of the source of family income. In order to raise children, in order to support the elderly, in order to work hard in all positions of society, they can die without regrets, in exchange for the happiness and harmony of the family and the prosperity of the social economy, remember them!