What's so great about this movie? Seriously. I don't get it. First, the love subplot is just wasting time. It adds NOTHING to anything related to a mutiny. I suppose it was considered necessary "character development." It's just plain annoying at its obvious contrivance.
Bogie is way too old for the part.
As for the mutiny itself. Well given the circumstances, and the fact that the captain was frozen with fear and stress, and incapable of making ANY decision at crunch time, it was really hardly any mutiny at all. Just a subordinate officer taking over for an incapacitated captain. The same as if old Bogie had just collapsed from a heart attack.
And the end? The crew made to FEEL guilty because they hadn't made nice with the captain? Well anytime anyone dare questioned him, the captain accused them of insubordination and threatened arrest. So it makes absolutely ZERO sense.
And the list goes on and on.....
The entire film is an insult to the intelligence.
Bogie is way too old for the part.
As for the mutiny itself. Well given the circumstances, and the fact that the captain was frozen with fear and stress, and incapable of making ANY decision at crunch time, it was really hardly any mutiny at all. Just a subordinate officer taking over for an incapacitated captain. The same as if old Bogie had just collapsed from a heart attack.
And the end? The crew made to FEEL guilty because they hadn't made nice with the captain? Well anytime anyone dare questioned him, the captain accused them of insubordination and threatened arrest. So it makes absolutely ZERO sense.
And the list goes on and on.....
The entire film is an insult to the intelligence.