Captain Phillips
PG-13, 2013, Columbia Pictures
Director:
Paul Greengrass
Starring:
Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi, Corey Johnson, Max Martini, Michael Chernus, Catherine Keener
Plot:
The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.
1
Captain's quick thinking averts danger
Themes: Alert, Attack, Ingenuity, Thinking Fast
2
Faulty defense tool allows pirates to take ship
Themes: Armor of God, Attack, Spiritual Warfare
3
Captain stands boldly in face of pirates' threats
Themes: Intimidation, Leadership, Pressure, Thinking Fast, Threaten
4
Hostage asks to care for captor's wounds
Themes: Care, Compassion, Loving Enemies
5
Desperate pirate feels it's too late to surrender
Themes: Choices, Decisions, Life's Plans, Repentance, Surrender
6
Despairing man cries out to unseen rescuer
Themes: Deliverance, Despair, Helplessness, Hopelessness, Prayer, Rescue
7
Trauma victim comforted by medical personnel
Themes: Comfort, Encouragement, Helping Others, Pain