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Friday, July 29. 2022

Summer Reading: Why the movie was unhelpful


You did not learn much about life and work in the movie made from Sebastian Junger's The Perfect Storm. Movies can indicate content, action, but cannnot explain it.


I am re-reading the book.  Read it if you have not. It is not Moby Dick (no transcendent component and no poetry), but the comparison has to do with the amount of information (oceanography, meteorology, technology, sociological, and the fishing industry) that Junger packed into this story. Not to mention that he is a compelling writer. Snappy, compact prose.


The guy deserves however many millions he made from the book. Sad to say, Melville didn't make a penny from Moby Dick. 



Posted by The Barrister in The Culture, "Culture," Pop Culture and Recreation at 14:36 | Comments (6) | Trackbacks (0)

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Definitely a good read, much better than the movie.
#1 Dennis D on 2022-07-29 14:51 (Reply)
Great book that was originally an article in Outside Magazine where I first read the story. The article is still available in the Outside archives although behind a paywall. Film just another mediocre disaster flick and the special effect waves disappointing for anyone who has seen a real sea.
#2 slm on 2022-07-29 16:57 (Reply)
Some of the Outside magazine collections are phenomenal. I’ve got a few of them, re-read them, and they never get old.
#2.1 Hoss on 2022-07-30 00:11 (Reply)
The article was great. The movie was mediocre. The book was pretty good, but suffered from a lazy editor. Junger reused words over and over and over and over and over again. I get it -- sometimes you don't see it absorb what you've written in the same way someone else does will reads your work. This is why there are editors. His editor should've caught that and made suggestions. Someone needed to buy a thesaurus.
#3 Lee Also on 2022-07-29 18:51 (Reply)
After being snotty about the book's editor, I really should've read my comment before posting:

I get it -- sometimes you don't see OR absorb what you've written in the same way someone else does WHO reads your work. This is why there are editors. His editor should've caught that [repetition] and made suggestions. Someone needed to buy a thesaurus.
#3.1 Lee Also on 2022-07-29 18:54 (Reply)
Picky picky.
#3.1.1 Bird Dog on 2022-07-30 08:04 (Reply)

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