Before i introduce the movie, i am going to keep a shot diary of my quarantine life. I landed in China on 29th, and immediately was sent to quarantine with the fellow passengers on the flight. When i got off the plane, medics of CDC led us to series of test like blood test, body temperature measurement and RT-PCR test.After we done the test, we were sent to the official hotel that is assigned by the government. We are asked to measure and report body temperature twice a day, meals are provided as well, every floor has two medics and security staff with all-over protective suit like the picture below, they need to work for 6 hours straight can’t even eat, drink. Today is the second of my quarantine life , my body temperature is normal(36.7), no coughing, no breathing difficulty, everything is normal and i hope it’s going to be this way for the rest of 13 days, i am going to be released from quarantine on 13th of March.
Now i am going to introduce the movie The Captain. The film is based on the real incident of sichuan airlines flight 3U8633’s successful handling of the special situation on May 14, 2018. It tells the story of the members of the “heroic flight crew of China civil aviation” and 119 passengers who encountered extreme danger and faced multiple tests of strong wind, low temperature and cabin pressure release at an altitude of 10,000 meters, the right side of the cockpit windshield suddenly broke off, the co-pilot most of the body was suddenly sucked out. Actually, there’s a similar incident that happened in UK as well, British Airline flight 5390 is a scheduled flight from Birmingham to Mallorca, Spain. On June 10, 1990, during the flight, a windshield in the cockpit flew off and sucked the captain out. But thanks to the efforts of the co-pilot, the plane landed safely in Southampton and the captain miraculously survived
In the film, shortly after the plane’s departure, the windshield broke (it turned out that a screw with a smaller radius was unable to withstand the high pressure), and at 9,800 meters, the co-pilot was sucked out of the window and faced extreme danger, leaving the cockpit in a mess and the entire cabin was in a panic. The crisis came unannounced,The positive response of the aircrew, the cooperation of the ground personnel, the suspension of the air force training in order to keep clear for 3U8633, the continuous call of ground personnel, led to a climax, as for the thunder clouds, it is quite exaggerating, in searching for information, it said in the original event the weather is normal which might be a important factor that contribute to the safe landing.
However, there’s also some major flows about the film as well, for example, some unnecessary character. The film also demonstrated the details and professionalism pf the crew members, some details that we won’t normally see in life, they spend hours on preparations and checking. As for the passengers, they experienced feelings of roller coaster. Among them, there are veterans who are going to visit comrades-in-arms, couples, rock teenagers and foreign passengers. From the box office and audience popularity perspectives, the movie is definitely a success. However, their expressions are too plain, It is specifically manifested in the harmony and quietness before the accident and the panic after the accident. The film lacks the in-depth description of the psychological struggle and tangles during the life and death disaster, that is, the inner description. The film reviews and tells this thrilling event in all directions, and also expresses its tribute to the heroic captain Liu Chuanjian.However, there are still slight regrets in specific details and scene scheduling, and it is not very complete in the artistic shaping of the film. his is also the driving force and direction for Chinese films to continue to explore and develop in disaster films.
Lyla's Blog 