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If you have lived around the ocean all your life, as I have, and if you have done some boating, as I have, you learn to respect it, not only for its beauty, but for its unforgiving cruel nature as well.
My brother owned a Cape Islander , used mostly by Atlantic fishermen because it is built to meet demanding seas. He converted it to more of a pleasure craft. He and I, along with our wives, spent many wonderful nights and days plying the waters that almost surround Nova Scotia. We also had our share of running into sudden changes in the weather, leading to wind and heavy seas. We never experienced anything like Robert Redford did in All Is Lost, but there were moments in the movie that I could relate to and appreciate.
The movie is like watching an old silent, because there is little to no dialogue. It begins when Redford awakens on his yacht to the sound of water gushing into the galley. A floating container ( that must have fallen off a container ship ) had rammed his craft and left a gaping hole. A few words at the beginning lead us to believe that perhaps his personal relationships have not gone well, and maybe that's why he is yachting alone. So for an hour and 45 minutes we watch as Redford deals with one disaster after another as he fights to survive. With a lack of dialogue, the sound of raging seas and sloshing water surround you and, if you have a good audio system, you feel like you are there.
All in all, the film was a nerve racking experience, but one I couldn't stop watching. And Redford didn't have to say much, his face said it all. The man is quite an actor.
A big :T
My brother owned a Cape Islander , used mostly by Atlantic fishermen because it is built to meet demanding seas. He converted it to more of a pleasure craft. He and I, along with our wives, spent many wonderful nights and days plying the waters that almost surround Nova Scotia. We also had our share of running into sudden changes in the weather, leading to wind and heavy seas. We never experienced anything like Robert Redford did in All Is Lost, but there were moments in the movie that I could relate to and appreciate.
The movie is like watching an old silent, because there is little to no dialogue. It begins when Redford awakens on his yacht to the sound of water gushing into the galley. A floating container ( that must have fallen off a container ship ) had rammed his craft and left a gaping hole. A few words at the beginning lead us to believe that perhaps his personal relationships have not gone well, and maybe that's why he is yachting alone. So for an hour and 45 minutes we watch as Redford deals with one disaster after another as he fights to survive. With a lack of dialogue, the sound of raging seas and sloshing water surround you and, if you have a good audio system, you feel like you are there.
All in all, the film was a nerve racking experience, but one I couldn't stop watching. And Redford didn't have to say much, his face said it all. The man is quite an actor.
A big :T
I've got a long list of those already to watch :lol:
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