Moby Dick; Ishmael & Queequeg; Elijah prophecy

From Moby Dick, John Huston Director;
Elijah Prophecy scene

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[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.

[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.

[jimmyb227]

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

[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

[buzzbaybear]

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

[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

[40AcreMule]

@Romanpogosov And which films have you directed and produced?

[makosharkman]

@duinnerfs and the most favmous line in the Book.

[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]

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

[TheSkylur44]

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