In the Heart of the Sea (film)

In the Heart of the Sea is a 2015 American biographical adventuredrama film based on Nathaniel Philbricks 2000 nonfiction book of the same name, about the sinking of the American whaling ship Essex in 1820, an event that inspired the novel MobyDick. It was directed and produced by Ron Howard and written by Charles Leavitt, the film stars Chris Hemsworth, Benjamin Walker, Cillian Murphy, Tom Holland, Ben Whishaw, and Brendan Gleeson. It premiered in New York City on December 7, 2015 and was released in cinemas in the United States on December 11, 2015 by Warner Bros. Pictures. In the Heart of the Sea received mixed reviews from critics and has grossed 90.3 million against a 100 million budget.

The story turns to 1820 a whaling company in Nantucket, has refitted the Essex to participate in the lucrative whale oil trade, and 14yearold Nickerson signs on as a cabin boy. The owners hire veteran whaler Owen Chase as first mate, though he is disappointed not to receive a captains commission. The captain is George Pollard, an inexperienced mariner from an established whaling family who envies Chases skill and popularity. Chase and Pollard clash, leading Pollard to sail into a storm against Chases advice, nearly sinking the ship. The two agree to put their differences aside rather than risking their reputations by returning to port without profit, and soon, the crew kills their first whale.However, three months pass with no further successes, and Pollard realizes that the Atlantic Ocean beholds no sighting of whales. The Essex sails for the Pacific hoping for better luck in catching one. In Atacames, Ecuador, the officers meet a Spanish captain who tells them his crew found the bountiful Offshore Grounds 2,000 miles to the west, but claims that a vengeful white whale destroyed his ship, killing six of his men. Disbelieving the story, Pollard and Chase leads the expedition west. They find the undisturbed grounds, but when they launch the whaling boats, the white whale, a massive albino bull sperm whale, attacks damaging the boats and turning on the ship. Chase harpoons it from the Essexs deck, but the whale stoves the ship in half, killing two men. The crew abandons the sinking Essex in the three intact whaling boats, and must sail hundreds of miles to shore with very limited supplies. The whale follows and attacks again, but they escape to the tiny Ducie Island. While gathering food, Chase discovers the corpses of earlier castaways, and concludes that the crew will soon die on the island before another ship passes by. Four men decide to stay, while the rest set sail again on the boats with hopes to find land. Soon after, one of the men dies, and the remaining cr

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