There is something powerful about disaster movies.which no matter how exaggerated they are, have us captivated. Perhaps because imagining that something catastrophic could happen is more fun than thinking about what could happen, eliminating for a while the possibility that these phenomena could really happen.
Some essentials of the genre are based on reality, as is the case of The perfect storm. The spectacular film starring George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg, directed by Wolfgang Petersen, is an incredible display that will be able to be seen today on television through the Paramount channel starting at 3:55 p.m..
Gloucester was, for almost four centuries, the first port in America. However, its golden age has long passed, and now difficult times force fishermen in search of prey to venture into dangerous areas of low pressures.
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Therefore, after a rather disappointing season, Billy Tyne, veteran captain of the “Andrea Gail”, decides to try his luck in the Cape Flemish area, beyond the area traveled by fishermen. But the elements seem to be raging against him and his crew when a terrible storm breaks out, and in order to survive they must Test your skills as sailors.
'The perfect storm': exemplary disaster
The film is inspired by the non-fiction book written about the real Andrea Gail, who encountered an unprecedented storm. An adaptation that was controversialwith several family members later denouncing the film for using their names and changing facts. Although the changes undoubtedly contribute to it becoming everlasting entertainment.
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Petersen's professional bill takes us through the drama and disastrous action with incredible easewith actors like Clooney and Wahlberg in charge of giving me the charisma of a star so that we have human faces to look at. A very exemplary bill that, without being exceptional, manages to come in wonderfully despite the tragic component.
You can see The perfect storm on Paramount starting at 3:55 p.m.
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