In the heart of the sea. A movie inspired by Moby Dick.

In the heart of the sea, it arrived in movie theaters in 2015. It is a story based on real events that took place in the 19th century, its director Ron Howard was winner of the 2001 Oscar for his work in "Una mente maravilloso", a Once again it brings us an excellent proposal of drama, a genre in which it stands out the most. This is a period film that places us in the England of 1820, the events related are the real events that inspired the novelist Herman Melville to write his successful work Moby Dick, many people think that the scariest white whale ever seen is a legend and in this film we can discover that there is a lot of truth behind the myth.

When electricity was not yet invented the fuel used in the lamps was whale oil, the trade of this oil was the most important business in England during the Victorian era, large cities demanded it in high quantities for being its main source of light night To achieve this, it was necessary to undertake a trip of months in whaling boats to hunt as many whales as possible, extract their precious oil and store it in barrels to sell it in the city for large amounts of money.

It tells the life of Owen Chase (Chris Hemsworth) sea captain experienced in whaling, the crew of the great ship "Essex" is preparing for the arrival of the whale season but Owen Chase will not be the captain in this opportunity, it will be George Pollard Jr. (Benjamin Walker) the son of the owner of the boats who guides the ship this time. The captain's incompetence and his wrong decisions will lead him into conflict with Owen, diverting the route in search of an area that they say has the largest number of whales before seen but will find the fury of a vengeful thirty meter white whale.

It is a predictable film as it is about a shipwreck and we can imagine its outcome, but this does not detract from the action and emotion, it is a classic piece that fits all audiences, both modern and conservative, it is from these stories that we all like to see with good special effects, a shocking sound and good performances. An odyssey on the high seas is something that will always thrill us, I will bring as an example the Titanic no matter how many times we have seen the film see the sinking of the boat vertically is something that freezes the blood.

It is a fascinating story from the historical point of view, to see how the people of that time left their homes and their lives to spend months in the high seas looking for whales is interesting, I also did not imagine how was the process of extracting oil from the interior of these animals and how risky this activity was. The shipwreck of the Essex was of inspiration for the writing of several literary works like Moby-Dick, Mocha Dick, Ann Alexander, Hederson Island, Ducie Island, this film and many others.

The production is clean makes us feel that we are on a boat, the special effects are realistic and we already know how difficult it is to achieve the realism of the water, the sound effects give emotion to the action scenes, the costumes are a complement that Together with photography they make this production very visually pleasing. He received four awards, the BFTA award received two nominations for the Golden Globes, a good example of the genres of drama and adventure.