You can make a very strong argument about Barry Ackroyd being an Oscar snub for his cinematography. This is a film that lives and dies on its technical achievements. The USS Truxton stands in for the USS Bainbridge. It’s a huge ship but there’s little movement here for extra crew in terms of lighting, grips, etc. They’re shooting on a sister container ship, the Maersk Alexander. Another reason why Greengrass is able to capture this intensity so real is because they aren’t shooting on a soundstage. Henry Jackman’s score only intensifies the action at hand.
As members of the audience, we’re just as terrified as Richard Phillips and the crew. There are some films where this could be to the film’s disadvantage but this isn’t the case here. The camera movement not only intensifies the stakes but allows us to get up close and personal. Abdi truly owns the role and his improvised line (Look at me, look at me–I’m the captain now.) remains one of the most frequently quoted lines in the movie. Hanks may be one of the nicest men in the industry but as an actor, one could assume that they were intimidated in going up against a two-time Oscar winner. One of a few actors picked from a casting call in Minnesota, he’s the one who has to go toe to toe with none other than Tom Hanks.
#TOM HANKS IM THE CAPTAIN NOW PROFESSIONAL#
Prior to the film, Barkhad Abdi had never worked as a professional actor. Banks didn’t do him any favors during awards season. Of course, it’s also hard to determine who you’d pull from the nominees that year. He’s absolutely amazing in a performance that lives and dies on not only his acting but the film’s intensity.
It’s not a lie to say that Tom Hanks was snubbed for one of the best performances in his career. While we already know that Phillips survives the ordeal, it doesn’t necessarily mean that it’ll be easy to watch. The third act is every bit intense as it needs to be. With orders in place to prevent the pirates from reaching the coach, a Navy SEAL team starts setting up a rescue operation. Phillips is able to survive the ordeal thanks to the U.S. One wrong move and it just might be the end as we know it. While Phillips studies the situation and takes advantage of the home court, it’s still a battle for life and death. It just so happens that they were undergoing a security drill when the pirates started chasing them. When Phillips boards the ship on Oman, there were warnings in place about pirate activity in the area. It may be hard to believe but Phillips was captured for five days in April 2009. In this instance, the main focus is on Captain Richard Phillips (Tom Hanks) and pirate captain Abduwali Muse (Barkhad Abdi). Paul Greengrass revisits the hijacking while directing from a script written by Billy Ray. In 2009, the Maersk Alabama was hijacked by Somali pirates. Tom Hanks puts on one of the best performances of his career in Captain Phillips, a very intense film directed by Paul Greengrass.
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