Moby Dick; Starbuck to Ahab, blasphemy!

[LATVERIAN1]

Never remake this classis. They'll never be able to improve on it. Peck is brilliant here, as is Houston's fine direction. Blasphemy? Most people do not even understand the true meaning ofthe wordt in these Godless times we live in.

[Holland1953]

The remake was a hammed-up crock of shit.

[quet1m]

"That inscrutable thing is chiefly what I hate; and be the white whale agent, or be the white whale principal, I will wreak that hate upon him. Talk not to me of blasphemy, man; I'd strike the sun if it insulted me."

Fantasctic scene, epic.

[carsanookdotcom]

"Like the veins in my arm". The "Zulu sea" whereabout is that? Thanks fro the clip.

I magine if we had CC (closd captions) on this fine clip!

Lindgren

Bangkok

Kingdom of Thailand

[IzzyUK]

SPEAK NOT TO ME OF BLASPHEMY MATE - I WOULD STRIKE THE SUN IF IT INSULTED MEEEEE

[emperorofthenorth5]

when was this film made?

what year?

[IzzyUK]

@emperorofthenorth5 1956 - Gregory Pecks best movie x

[elainebmack]

Ahab as rendered by Gregory Peck is so powerful and sinister here. I can't bear to watch any remake. This is the one!

[Taunt86]

@elainebmack ya just awesome

[Ishhkabibble]

Ahab is obviously mentally ill. And a hater of God.

[Amfortaz]

Perfect. Melville was a master. And this scene captures it: What is Ahab's enemy? Fear. This scene is about the ancient human (and animal) struggle against fear. Ahab is pursuing what he is afraid of. That is an ancient human drive, to pursue fear to overcome it. That is the thing behind the mask.

[elainebmack]

@Amfortaz . Brilliant summary. Spot on!

[7svensven7]

While his live leg made lively echos along the deck, every stroke of his dead limb sounded like a coffin tap; on life and death this old man walked.

[durcetcurval]

I remember watching this scene in 2004 and realizing that george w. bush was a perfect ahab

[RepomanGene]

@durcetcurval

 How so....

[durcetcurval]

a leader obsessed by his demons and leading toward catastrophy

[MikeJS57]

This is a great scene. Can someone please upload the scene where the crew catch their first sight of Ahab ? Prior to this, they'd heard only his pegleg on deck at night. I like the dialogue where it's said that he stood looking out over the sea, so lost in his own thoughts that he could not feel the wind on his face that so chilled others.

[andrewlondonbook]

I love Melville's work; always have. I think I like Stewart's performance better, though; but it's a tough one to call. Both are exceedingly good.

[Dessan01]

I didnt think Stewarts performance was that great at all, in fact Id go as far as to say he hammed it up. He had none of the silent menace that Peck brought to the roll.

That said, you do have to blame production of the 98 film to some extent - it just had that crummy TV movie feel to it throughout.

This is my favourite version by far.

[rotterdam1953]

Dessan01, very true!

[Dessan01]

@rotterdam1953

Cheers!

[tiberiolobo123]

if you watch the same scene in the 1998 version, you'll find that was very less impressive.

[grizun4ik]

Two gbrilliant actors, two amazingly beautiful voices, one great scene!

[lagunaflyguy]

The whale heaps me! He tasks me! I seek to strike the great unscrutable force behind the mask of Moby Dick!

[Dilapsor]

There is nothing about this book and movie that I don't like. Ahab is such a phenomenal character and this is such a powerful scene.