For those of you who know me personally…. as well as through this blog….you know I love movies.
The Captain and I try to take in a movie at least a couple times a month, sometimes 3 or 4 times a month…. if there are movies we really want to see.
Add to that fact…if the movies are based on real life happenings…well, that is a definite ‘must see’ for us!
There were two movies that were on the top of that list….,
….one was “Sully” and the other “Deepwater Horizon”
“Sully” Synopsis:
On Jan. 15, 2009, Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger (Tom Hanks) tries to make an emergency landing in New York’s Hudson River after US Airways Flight 1549 strikes a flock of geese. Miraculously, all of the 155 passengers and crew survive the harrowing ordeal, and Sullenberger becomes a national hero in the eyes of the public and the media. Despite the accolades, the famed pilot now faces an investigation that threatens to destroy his career and reputation.
This movie was perhaps the most realistic aviation movie that the Captain and I have seen.
You see, because of our aviation backgrounds…. we tend to pick a movie apart if we see inaccuracies.
For instance, one movie several years ago showed the interior of a 737 airplane while touting that the aircraft was a 747. Yes, I know these are little things…and it is Hollywood… but it tends to get my dander up when it is not believable.
Because the Captain is a pilot and I used to have a pilot’s license before deciding one pilot in the family is enough…the Captain could identify with Capt. Sullenberger. The fact that the aircraft was an Airbus….tainted my Boeing loyalty a bit, with my declaring if he had been flying a Boeing airplane, he would not have had to “ditch her in the Hudson River”….but that is a direction I won’t go in this review because, well…it was an Airbus.
I highly recommend this movie as it is well acted and just about as real as a Hollywood movie can get.
We saw it several weeks ago and if you want to see the ins and outs of a National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigation….this is the move to see.
The movie the Captain and I saw today was “Deepwater Horizon”.
“Deepwater Horizon” synopsis:
On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explodes in the Gulf of Mexico, igniting a massive fireball that kills several crew members. Chief electronics technician Mike Williams (Mark Wahlberg) and his colleagues find themselves fighting for survival as the heat and the flames become stifling and overwhelming. Banding together, the co-workers must use their wits to make it out alive amid all the chaos.
The result of this BP drilling rig explosion as been the basis of many accusations of the oil industry and the effect on the environment with the worst oil spill in American history. According to one reviewer, ‘Director Peter Berg recreates the cataclysm of that day with unbearable tension and healing compassion. The blowout of BP’s Macondo Prospect well was a case study in how a series of small mistakes and misjudgments, when not caught in time, can snowball into a catastrophe.’
My take away from this fact based movie is that it was years of cutting corners and not one careless mistake that caused the explosion. Yes, there were a lot of “ifs” that took place that fateful day and evening….and in the end, 11 lives were lost and even more lives scarred.
Hanky alert….you might need a tissue or two.
The Captain and I also recommend this movie.
Have you been able to view either of these movies?
I would like to hear your thoughts.
Have a great week-end.
Blessings Always.
All the TWA employees believe there was something shady going on, and they’ll never change their minds. Have you been to the TWA museum at the old TWA overhaul base? Not the aviation museum, but the TWA museum in the old building.
In my opinion…the aircraft was hit by friendly fire. The fuel tank was not the issue.
just sayin’..
Yes, I did visit the old museum and found it very interesting. Also visited the aviation museum at the old airport when it was on East side and later on the west side. I also have twa videos/questions on flight 800.
thanks for commenting.
Hugs
Kari
Kari, I agree with you about the friendly fire. The most likely scenario is the navy ship practicing firing at sea. It’s sad that our U.S. government doesn’t just own up to it.
They extended the museum in the old TWA office buildings to the second floor and they have a plane in the hangar that on Saturdays you can take a tour of.
Hi Kari,
I saw Sully and thought it was wonderful. I learned a lot about what the NTSB puts the pilots through when there’s an accident. Excellent movie. Haven’t seen the other movie yet, but hope to soon.
I was involved (Boeing rep) with Flight 800 NTSB at TWA…quite extensive for sure. pages and pages of documents which I boxed up and sent to Seattle. There is more behind the scenes than people are aware. And the re-assembling of the aircraft was nothing short of amazing.
thx for stopping by
Kari
Two great movies, an absolute must see on both. In Sully, this was a rare case in aviation, or any accident, for that matter. There was not a chain of events to recognize so little could be done to affect the outcome of the event. I recommend both for the reality movie buff.
The Captain
thanks…:) hugs
Me