Wasn't it he who shut off the air valve and died doing so?
I just did a search of clips and there is no clear answer. Never saw him with such short hair!
I liked this one as well, not only how the Captain uses the building of his sailboat to give the crew something to take frustration out on, but also the end lesson where a big ships little boats can save the day!.
Not a bad movie, based on true events. It shows how easily lives are lost at sea when events are stacked against you. Even though you know how the movie will end it's still a sad ending.
I liked it, personally.
I saw The Perfect Storm (a great movie) in a theater with a friend who had served at sea in the U.S. Coast Guard. When we walked down the sidewalk after watching the storm scenes on the big screen we both were walking a bit tipsy like sailors newly back on land.
Having read the book, I had high hopes for "In the Heart of the Sea" but was disappointed with some of the details. Herman Melville, the author of "Moby Dick," was shown interviewing a survivor of the real event of the sinking of the Whaleship Essex by a sperm whale as preparation for writing the book. The Essex was sunk in 1820 and "Moby Dick" was published in 1852. Melville certainly knew the story of the Essex and is reported to have met one of the survivors, Captain George Pollard, but after the publication of "Moby Dick." The real story is fascinating enough without inserting this bit of time travel. Also, the Essex was a full-rigged ship but is shown in the movie as a brig. Again, why the need to distort this detail? Lastly, CGI was used extensively in the scenes at sea. The benefits of CGI in creating the expansive and complex scenes for this sort of film are understood. However, I found that the vessel and the sea at a number of points to be cartoonish and not convincing. Having voiced my complaints, the film is still worth a view for its historical value and its nautical flavor. Fair winds!
