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Ghost and the Sea Wolf
On Jun 6, 12:04 pm, "Capt. Rob" wrote:
I guess for you lubber types it's easy to get past the fact one person is sailing and manning watches on a 100+ ft clipper ship, and that the entire flik is lacking any actual working the ship underway (yet the whole story is underway). That and the cheap stage prop of a ship destroys the story for anyone with any nautical knowledge. The Sea Wolf "prop" was a huge undertaking, built both for realism, mood and functional interplay for specific camera work. I recall reading that it took 70 or 80 people to build her. Curtiz chose to make the Ghost into a "Ghost ship" by making an unrealistic choice in keeping crew off the decks and shots. For many scenes he wanted the Ghost to appear this way. This is discussed in his bio, The Casablanca man. Of course it was well noted at the time for it's unique moody approach to the tale. Curtiz knew what he was doing and understood the focus on the story. He was an artist first and foremost and didn't worry about how many folks might be on watch when it might compromise his vision. The Sea Wolf remains one of Curtiz most beloved films and only a simp would be watching for nautical errors in what is essentiall a filmed play. You probably saw the colorized version since B&W is not how we see the world and that's also very unrealistic! Again, have someone read the book to you. RB 35s5 NY It was the black and white version, first time I've seen it. Again the story, and acting skills of Edward G. Robinson made it a 3 star movie and worth the watch. However had Curtiz not been a total lubber like you he could have told the same story and made it much more to the liking of a true mariner like Jack London. Take Victor Fleming's Captains Courageous. Now there is a 4 star film thats portrays mariners in a realistic way. Also a good lesson to spoiled rotton brats like you and BB. You both could learn plenty from studying Harvey Cheyne. Joe |