As long has the art of film as existed, people have made film based on classic novels. Some of them are pretty good, but most of them fail to capture the heart of the the story. This film does not fall under the latter category. This must the one of the best film adaptations of a book I've seen. I admit I have not read the book, so for you who have this might be a disappointment, or maybe you'll love it, I don't know. But as a film, this deserves the title as a cinematic masterpiece.
I rarely expect much from such movies. I was expecting a simple film about an obsessed whaler seeking revenge. But I failed to predict the dept of this movie. The many character, all the individual conflicts, the dialogue, the symbolism, and the narrative was handled which such excellency. John Huston really did a marvel job with this film. I've seen equal and even better skills, but there are very few of them. And that still sets this film above hundreds of not thousands of other films. I guess this is a bit of a cliché, but still valid thing to say "they don't make them like they used too". Despite it's age, and some cheesy effects, it is all forgotten and ignored, as this film captivates you from the beginning.
this film deserves nothing but a 10/10.
I rarely expect much from such movies. I was expecting a simple film about an obsessed whaler seeking revenge. But I failed to predict the dept of this movie. The many character, all the individual conflicts, the dialogue, the symbolism, and the narrative was handled which such excellency. John Huston really did a marvel job with this film. I've seen equal and even better skills, but there are very few of them. And that still sets this film above hundreds of not thousands of other films. I guess this is a bit of a cliché, but still valid thing to say "they don't make them like they used too". Despite it's age, and some cheesy effects, it is all forgotten and ignored, as this film captivates you from the beginning.
this film deserves nothing but a 10/10.