The Captain

Plot- 9/10- There have been multiple cases of windshield cracks in commercial flights including the one on which the story is based out of. However, there was scope for adding some twists.

Screen Play- First Half 5/10, Middle - 9/10, end 7/10. Some of the initial scenes could have been either avoided or shortened since they do not have much impact on story line. The middle session is interesting with breathtaking scenes of the flight entering the crisis and flying thru thunder storm. The Cinematography is excellent across locations including the cockpit scenes. The last portion again enters a bit of drag. The Cabin scenes too are quite well detailed. However, here too some cuts would have been just fine.

Cast and acting - 9/10. Great characters and acting . Scenes like the Short talk between the second officer and the crying passenger could have been avoided.

Realistic- 9/10 for ATC and the flight related details. Pilots not being able to hear each other and not being able to communicate with ATCs due to the noise of wind, cabin pressure drop , tyres bursting due to hard breaking are detailed well for the audience. However, here too some drag could have been avoided.

Overall - 8/10. 1 mark being cut for the drag scenes and 1 mark for a below par screen play for an otherwise excellent plot.

On a routine flight from the city of Chongqing to Lhasa carrying 119 passengers and 9 crew, the plane is flying above the Tibetan plateau, avoiding the edge of a heavy storm, when a crack appears right in front of the co-pilot. The cockpit window breaks completely, depressurizing the cockpit, pulling the co-pilot halfway out, while the captain, played in the movie by Hanyu Zhang, tries to keep him at least half in the plane with his right hand, while trying to control the plane with his left. The entire cabin depressurizes and the plane falls out of communication with flight control. The oxygen masks drop from the bulkhead, the passengers start screaming and demand to see the captain, while the six flight attendants and erstwhile relaxing second officer trying to calm them. With no communications, plane out of control, and a major storm raging, will any of them get to the ground alive?

Andy Lau's movie recreation of real-life events is very well made, filled with startling and terrifying details. Like other movies showing people being heroic -- particularly 2016's SULLY -- it tells the events on board the plane in a plain, unadorned, "just the facts, ma'am" manner that makes the eventual impact even greater in the long run.

Lau's foreshadowing of events is a bit heavy-handed --the attendants practice their "We are trained in emergency procedure" speech and one complains that she never gets to use it; and I thought the rejoicing at the end went on a bit too long, but that last is a matter of taste. It's a well made and exciting film and what more can anyone ask?

Suddenly wanna watch some airplane movie and thus chose to watch this movie. Always think that Chinese movie must be very bad but it's better than expected, maybe it's due to the director Andrew Lau? The plot is simple as it's about the adventure of a flight but in a bad weather, and the windows were broken! The cabin was in chaos and one of the pilots even stuck (it's strange he did not die at all!) the bravery of the pilot and the stewardess saved the whole plane. It's amazed as it was based on a true story! The actors and actresses acted good jobs to persuade me they are working a good job! Good!

Based on real incidence, this film is amongst the best of all movies which have flight 🛫 scenes.

Chiense actresses are so cute, clouds and storm lightning are amazing real (thanks to Special Effects), overall watchable movie with family or friends.

This movie is unlike typical Bollywood movie where anything can happen anytime. Though Chinese movie, it was dubbed in Hindi for Hindi watchers.

When I am writing this review it only has 6.2 star rating.

I think this movie atleast deserve a 7 star rating out of 10.

Pros : A good watch .

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