A Review of the Captain Phillips Movie Actor Tom Hanks

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Captain Phillips is an action thriller movie in the direction of Paul Greengrass. Barkhad Abdi and Tom Hanks are staring in the movie. The movie is established upon a historical incident in which merchant mariner, called Captain Richard Phillips was held prisoner by Somali pirates. This occurred in the Indian Ocean as part of the hijack of Maersk Alabama ship in 2009. Abduwali Muse was the leader of the pirates.

Billy Ray established the screenplay upon the book called A Captain's Duty. Richard Phillips wrote the book. Dana Brunetti, Scott Rudin, and Michael De Luca are the producers. The premiere of the movie was at New York Film Festival. It was available for the public on October 11, 2013.

Captain Phillips represents an elaborative examination of the American container ship (Maersk Alabama) hijacking in 2009. It was hijacked by Somali pirates. This thriller will make your heart beat faster, due to its complex description of various globalization effects. The movie centres on the relation between Captain Richard Phillips, played by Tom Hanks, a commanding officer of the Maersk Alabama, and the captain of the Somali pirates, Muse, played by Barkhad Abdi. Muse takes Phillips hostage. Muse and Phillips are on the collision course that cannot be stopped, when pirates target unarmed Alabama ship. In the following standoff, both captains must let go to the uncontrollable power and force.

Basic photography started on March 26, 2012 and the movie was filmed in the Mediterranean Sea, on the coast of Malta. The Alexander Maersk was used for nine weeks to film aboard scenes. Captain Phillips earned around $104 million in North America and the approximant amount in other countries, totalling over of $208 million. The movie received positive critics for screenplay, direction, cinematography, and the performances of Barkhad Abdi and Tom Hanks.