Moby Dick; Ishmael & Queequeg; Elijah prophecy

[LeRinkRat]

@4:40. one of the great lines ever in all of film. Royal Dano as Elijah. the prophecy has an "Alberich's curse on the Ring" Wagnerian quality to it.

and I'm with polarbearcrisis. one of the best acted movies ever made. all the haters don't know art when they see it. guess if a movie is not full of modern CGI slasher garbage then it's no good

[Ceaaa22]

Could've been worse... Imagine if Michael Bay got his mitts on it !

[helmuthoorn]

@mthrnaturesson

Did not claim that this is didactic Christian story, only that Melville used a lot of biblical motives in a very profound and masterly way.. Any didactic conclusions you want to derive form a naturalistic novel such as this, if this would be possible at all, are more Jewish than Christian

[sejembalm]

"Now, for that son of darkness that is thy friend..."

But when they saw his skill with the harpoon, all religious objections were instantly forgot, pagan cannibal regardless.

[TheSkylur44]

Moby Dick was actually inspired by the real life events on the whale ship Essex which was attacked by a whale.

[sejembalm]

Elijah's prophecy: "A day will come at sea when you'll smell land and there'll be no land, and on that day, Ahab will go to his grave, but he'll rise again, and beckon, and all, all save one shall follow."

[TheSkylur44]

@sejembalm One of the best lines ever in any movie. My favorite in the film.

[diddymuck]

Love that Royal Dano.

[TheSkylur44]

@diddymuck He's great in that part, he scared the shit out of me when I first saw this movie.

[vetalltheway]

Great dialogue and acting in this movie.

[OPnumba1]

always loved this score

[SSArcher11]

Could Royal Dano dominate a scene or what?

[jimmyb227]

@SSArcher11 - This was my favorite scene of the ENTIRE movie!

[duinnerfs]

@ezekialwheel "Call me Ishmael" most profound lines in the entire saga and the opening statement to the book and movie.

[TheJomogogo]

@duinnerfs

How many people actually know the relevance of the Ishmael reference, I wonder? That he was the eldest son of Abraham and was considered wicked, but repentant?

[makosharkman]

@duinnerfs and the most favmous line in the Book.

[siggie12]

This was my favorite part. Queequeg spears the barrel dead center and signs with a whale drawing. Even as a kid, I was like - that is badass.

[elainebmack]

@siggie12 . Me too! I also like the scene a bit later (not in this clip) of when the lady is offering Bibles to the men going aboard the Pequot, and Queequeg just walks right past her.

[Romanpogosov]

Doesn't stand close to the book. Actors don't even play that well. Sad waste of film.

[duinnerfs]

@Romanpogosov There have been many movies made that could be declared a sad waste of film.

[40AcreMule]

@Romanpogosov And which films have you directed and produced?

[buzzbaybear]

@Romanpogosov - I'm a descendant of Yankee Whalers - I live in old New Bedford. I could not disagree with you more.

[RobGoth100]

Correction. Elijah is Royal Dano.

[RobGoth100]

Elijah is John Carradine.

[AvEryBadApPLe]

one of the greatest films in the history of cinema

[svenvaeth]

best american novel

[helmuthoorn]

Interesting.

Didn't know that.

Thanks.

[helmuthoorn]

A book and a story impossible to comprehend in full without profound knowledge of Gods Word.

[polarbearcrisis]

I don't care what other people thought....think.....one of my favorite movies of all time.

[TheOobster]

what a great movie, great story, hard to believe it was a flop when Melville first had it published.