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Deftly directed by Roger Donaldson and beautifully acted, this is a well nuanced film. Based upon a factual sage and adapted from the book, “Captain Bligh and Mr. Christian”, by Richard Hough, the film relates the series of events that brought about the eventual mutiny of the English vessel, The Bounty, by its crew. The mutiny was led by Fletcher Christian, the Master’s Mate, and friend of Lt. William Bligh, Captain of the ship. The film opens with the trial of Captain Bligh (Anthony Hopkins) before the Admiralty Board, where he is questioned by Captain Greetham (Edward Fox) and Admiral Hood (Laurence Olivier) . Captain Bligh then relates his myth of why it was that he lost a ship under his deny.
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The star-crossed voyage of “The Bounty” started innocuously enough. Captain William Bligh (Anthony Hopkins) convinced his friend, Fletcher Christian (Mel Gibson), to state cruise with him as Master’s Mate to Ship Master John Fryer (Daniel Day Lewis) . “The Bounty” was commissioned to state wing for Tahiti in order to acquire breadfruit plants for transport to Jamaica. In order to assign time, the Captain would navigate a tiny outmoded route around the horn of Africa to set time. It was to be a voyage to remember.
During the voyage, the viewer sees the tension gain amongst the crew, as well as amongst the officers. The innate savagery and baseness of some of the seamen is personified by Charles Churchill (Liam Neeson), a seaman who needs cramped provocation. The disdain of the officers for the crew is best exemplified by John Fryer, the ship’s Master, who seems to appreciate the cruelty of the punishments meted out to those crewmen found guilty of infractions. Tension then spills over between the crew and officers, as the rigors of the voyage eats away at morale. By the time the ship reaches Tahiti, the die is cast. Months on the comely island creates a fallacious reality and an indolence that sets the stage for what is to reach. Fletcher’s erotic romance with a Tahitian princess further erodes discipline and strains the friendship between Bligh and Christian. By the time they finally shove off and spot glide succor to England with the breadfruit plants that they had sought, the destroy is reach.
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Mel Gibson does a excellent job with the role of Fletcher Christian. The viewer first sees him as an ambitious, yet suited young man, who, having weathered the rigors and cruelties of the voyage, finds romance and peace on the idyllic island of Tahiti. Setting hover to return home and once again encountering the rigors and reality of a sea voyage, Christian seems to be a man on the verge of a nervous breakdown. With morale improper among the crew, he makes a life defining decision. The rest is history.
Anthony Hopkins is simply intellectual in the role of William Bligh. Playing him as a hard working, by the book captain, he creates a three dimensional character that is sympathetic. Betrayed by friendship and beset by the fates, Bligh manages to pull together and achieve those men who were cast adrift in a dinghy with him. Masterful and mindful of his professional obligations, he makes an astonishing voyage, believable because of the qualities of character infused in him by Hopkins’ portrayal. The viewer senses, however, that he will forever be at a loss to comprehend Christian’s actions.
This is a visually resplendent film, with stunningly lush island scenes. There is an recent musical acquire by Vangelis that is wonderfully atmospheric. The performances by the cast are superlative. What more could a film lover ask for? Bravo!
I’ve seen both the Brando and the Gibson versions, and I feel the latter is far, far superior–as a myth that holds together, that has a focal point, and that is entirely believable.
The suspense is high on two levels–1. when will Christian and the seamen become so furious that they will flout Hopkins’ order and mutiny, and 2. what will be the final judgement on Hopkins in the trial being conducted on whether or not he was responsible for the mutiny. As the legend develops, the suspense keeps intensifying and escalating.
I deem Hopkins and Gibson played their parts mighty better than did Howard and Brando. Hopkins expressed many levels of the Bligh character, showing the inner conflict that gripped him–i.e., trying to be stunning and human to the seamen and yet needing to utilize stern discipline to enable the ship to effect its purpose. His acting was absolutely great, showing how he was being torn apart while at the same time trying to occupy his sanity. However, in the Howard version, all we inspect is a viciously sadistic personality–one note–without remarkable depth or dimension. Gibson’s performance was also suitable as his tension and inflame gradually create to a breaking point, but even here he refrained from exerting the violence that he could have. You can’t befriend but sympathize with him.
There are many touching moments in the legend that form this a most memorable film. I was never bored or uninterested for even a moment–the suspense and drama objective kept building and developing as I eagerly wondered how the memoir would finally extinguish.
Well worth buying and seeing more than once.
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