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ReinekeFuchs
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Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
Simply a wrong film
I have been dealing with the mutiny on the Bounty for a long time. So I know what I am talking about. Now I have seen this movie and I am more than just disappointed. The film is so false in nearly every aspect. First of all here Christian and Bligh are immortal enemies from the beginning on, but that is completely wrong. Bligh even wanted Christian to sail with him, because the two of them were very good friends and trusted each other. Also Bligh was a very good Captain and was against corporal punishment (at least on the way to Tahiti). On the way to Tahiti only one man was punished (but he was not whipped!), and this happened on order of Fryer, and not Bligh. Also Christian wasn't arrogant at all, no, he was not even very self-confident. (Christian hadn't got greasy hair and he hadn't a firm look, his eyes were fearsome and he was very kind; and Bligh wasn't tall!) Also, he wasn't first Officer from the beginning, at first this was mister Fryer. But then Fryer and Bligh quarrelled a lot and so he made Christian his first Officer after Cape Horn. And Bligh only became more of a tyrant when he noticed that his men didn't want to leave Tahiti. The crew members never wore weapons on Tahiti and they had Tattoos made and merged totally with the Tahitians. Also the deserters were gone for three weeks and it was not Christian who captured them, it was Fryer. The personalities of Bligh, Christian, Fryer and the others are untrue and distorted. And Bligh, even if he harassed his crew on the way away from Tahiti, he never let his crew starving or dying of thirst or anything like that, and no one killed himself! Indeed, only two man died till the mutiny (Seaman Valentine, who was seriously wounded at Cape Horn; and the Surgeon, who died because of his alcoholism.) During the mutiny no one died. And nobody died because of Bligh, no one! That is just fiction! During the whole voyage only four man were whipped, the three deserters and the one who had let them go. Also Christian didn't want to start a mutiny, he wanted to steal a boat and sail back to Tahiti on his own, but when the others pressed him he agreed to lead the mutiny, because he was so desperate, because he was so much in love with Maimiti. And the mutineers started the mutiny at night and surprised the sleeping Bligh in his bed. No one was even wounded! Also the mutiny was a confused mess and Christian wasn't strong, like in the movie, only desperated and deeply wounded in his soul; it is also a fact that he threatened Bligh, who reminded him of their friendship, to kill him and than himself, if he wouldn't shut up. Christian himself (and most of the others) (not like in this film) didn't mutinied, because of Bligh's madness, he mutinied, because he wanted back to his wife. And he wanted her to come with him as much as she wanted to come with him, the two of them loved each other very much! It was all about love. And Bligh wasn't punished at all for his actions on the Bounty! Also Christian not just found Pitcairn per accident, he searched for it! And they destroyed the Bounty immediately after they arrived on Pitcairn and, though some felt sorry for it, all of them agreed to destroy the ship. Christian did not die by trying to rescue the ship soon after they arrived! No! All of them lived a peaceful life on Pitcairn for at least three years. Then a few of the white and all the Tahitians were killed, but then they lived in peace for many decades. No one knows for sure, what happened to Christian, but fact is he lived in peace on Pitcairn for at least three years. Only to list a few of the main mistakes of this movie, but there are more, many more mistakes.
If you want to see an authentic picture of the mutiny than I suggest "The Bounty" with Mel Gibson and Anthony Hopkins; not only that it is very close to the facts, also the persons (who did what and how they were) are truthful, and the actors fit exactly to the descriptions we have from each person of the crew. So you really get to understand both Christian and Bligh. And you learn what really happened! That movie is fascinating.
So, if you see this Brando-movie please don't believe that you know what the mutiny was all about. This film is completely wrong! And if you know just a little about the mutiny you know that it is. Bligh wasn't a senseless tyrant and Christian wasn't an arrogant hero. They were both victims of the circumstances.
Think of this if you watch that wrong film.
Cleopatra (1999)
cleopatra as she has lived
I have never seen the other movies on the story of Cleopatra, only parts of them. I don't think Liz Taylor looks like an Epytian. But then I saw this Film. It's fantastic! Leonor Varela is the ideal cast. She is beautiful and human. You can always feel with her, but also see, what were her faults. Sometimes she's like a little girl, then a cold-blooded ruler, then a selfless guardian of her people, and she lives for her love. Also the colours are amazing. The cast is perfect. This film is simply the best Cleopatra-film. You can't make a better one.
The Mummy (1999)
Wow
I love this movie! It is funny, but not ridiculuous. It is amusing and exciting. The colours are fantastic and the action is breath-taking. I've seen it five times in the cinema. The actors are excellent, they really identify with their characters. What I really hate, is "The Mummy Returns". It is just ridiculuous and nothing else. And I'm not alone. Everybody who has seen "The Mummy" and liked it, despises the second part. You have to watch "The Mummy" a few times to discover all the gags and hidden elements. And it's worth seeing them. So, just try it.