Summary
The movie “Deepwater Horizon,” directed by Peter Berg, is a disturbing dramatization of the incident that took place on April 20, 2010, when the Deepwater Horizon oil drilling rig owned by Transocean and operated under a contract for BP suffered a catastrophic blowout in the Gulf of Mexico. The incident led to one of the most catastrophic environmental disasters in United States history. However, for the sake of the movie, it portrays the human story, showing the exceptional bravery and sacrifice of the workers on the rig.
In the film, Mike Williams (portrayed by Wahlberg), the chief electronics technician of the Deepwater Horizon, is its main character. In the movie opening sequences, we meet Mike and his family, especially his daughter who is working on a school project about her father’s job. His relatable narrative gives the film an important emotional hook, while reminding the world behind the news headlines.
Traveling to the rig, Mike is accompanied by a young, sharp dynamic positioning officer Andea Fleytas (Gina Rodriguez) as well as the experienced installation manager Jimmy Harrell (Kurt Russell), who is as notorious for his experience as for his rigid leadership style. It becomes obvious that the rig has fallen behind schedule during its operations and is hurting under the pressure of BP executives. A vital character from BP is Donald Vidrine (John Malkovich) who, despite the ominous signs, insists on moving forward with his operations.
The situation becomes increasingly fraught when pressure and safety check tests do not match results. While Harrell and other crew members show some level of concern, they are quickly overruled by Vidrine and his group. While resuming drilling, an unexpected explosion the size of a methane gas well escapes from the well and races up the drill column, making contact with an ignited surface. From that point, a hellish chain of explosions, fire, and utter destruction ensues.
The rig’sHellfireboss hoists his burning banner. The film concentrates on Andrea alongside other crew members as they daringly try to save the lives of others despite putting their own at stake one step. Even through his orders, Harrell appears in flames while still directing evacuation coordinates. Mike’s decisions are reckless, putting him on a range of life and death options, waiting to free workers stuck behind obstacles while Andrea’s power to trigger the emergency shutoff weighs heavily on her.
The last sequence of the movie shows the chilling magnitude of the calamity. Eleven scrubbers die and the remaining try to escape. The Deepwater Horizon eventually sinks into the ocean. The movie closes with a poignant memorial for the deceased and a reminder of reality’s consequences including the extensive damage to nature and the environmental destruction after the incident.
Cast & Crew
The cast of Deepwater Horizon carries the emotional burden and reality of the story to the screen supported by an exceptional cast:
Mark Wahlberg as Mike Williams: Wahlberg gives a distinctly human depiction of the film’s protagonist and carries the role of Mike Williams with toughness, pride, and emotional frailty. As it is, he also acted as a producer on the film.
Kurt Russell as Jimmy Harrell: Russell portrays the rig’s supervisor with a blend of warmth and sternness. His scenes, especially right after the blast, are some of the most intense.
Gina Rodriguez as Andrea Fleytas: Rodriguez depicts one of the few females onboard showcasing exceptional emotional and technical skills during a very stressful situation.
John Malkovich as Donald Vidrine: Vidrine’s BP executive character seems unanimated until Malkovich uses chilling CVP executive self-restrained demeanor during disaster’s revelation. The combination of his composed demeanor and Cajun accent is uniquely unsettling and out of place among the chaos that panoramic above him.
Kate Hudson as Felicia Williams: Hudson, seemingly in an entire different world than her usual self, plays Mike’s wife who is off the shore, which helps bring the audience closer to the crisis’s reality.
Director Peter Berg is also quite proficient in combining furious action with true stories, like in Lone Survivoır and Patriots Day, and he achieved it here as well. With regard to the movie, Berg worked in depth with the survivors to make sure that he, at least, provided a bit of visual entertainment while still having truth in his cinematic work.
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Key Ratings and Reviews
As listed on IMDb, Deepwater Horizon has an average score of 7.1/10, which indicates a reasonably good reception from both the audience and film critics. The movie was noted for being impactful and gentle in its portrayal of the performances, as well as the true life events and people connected to them.
Critics pointed out that the film avoids the stereotypical disaster movie plot by focusing more on the characters and realism of the actions. The narrative framework depicts real heroism rather than the fictionalized exaggerated cowardly acts characteristic of traditional blockbuster hero narratives. Particular attention was drawn to Wahlberg, Russell, and Rodriguez who, alongside the filmmaker Berg, were lauded for providing sound and controlled performances that refrained from over dramatizing every single bit of the film.
The film adopts a wonderful yet creepy impression visually. The practical and computer-generated effects integrated with one another add an astonishing realism to the explosion and fire. In Deepwater Horizon, the filmmakers were praised the most for not exaggerating the misfortune, and for treating it with respect and urgency.
On the contrary, the depiction of the aftermatha and secondary consequences of the oil spill were quite scant; the film seemed more concerned with the explosion and immediate aftermath, character survival, and so on. All the same, this explains the filmmaker’s intent of wishing to honor the people who perished and the survivors who lived through the frightening experience.
Best Sound Editing and Best Visual Effects are two accolades that Deepwater Horizon was nominated for at the Academy Awards, which highlights the films astounding technical achievements.
Conclusion
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