Each time they remake Rudyard Kipling's Captain Courageous, said movie strays further from the original text.
2 prominent instances: 1. In the Book: Harvey's parents are alive In 1937 film: Harvey's mother is dead Current film: Harvey is an orphan 2.In the Book: Otto dies three months before Harvey comes aboard In 1937 film: Manuel, Harvey's 'mentor' dies Current film: Dan, Harvey's 'mentor' dies
On the second point the current film was slightly better than the original, at least it was a young person who died. But the captain's son, what melodramatic bull.
Overall this movie bored me. It was an adventure story stuffed into a Hallmark movie of the week format. It felt like every other melodrama on T.V. While the 1937 version had a sense of realism. You got to know the crew, not just Dan and his father. What I want to see is a movie that actually does follow the book. No extra deaths and added 'awwww' moments. Let the movie take place in the late 1800's and let sailors talk like sailors. It's time to revitalize a wonderful story, this movie does not do that.
2 prominent instances: 1. In the Book: Harvey's parents are alive In 1937 film: Harvey's mother is dead Current film: Harvey is an orphan 2.In the Book: Otto dies three months before Harvey comes aboard In 1937 film: Manuel, Harvey's 'mentor' dies Current film: Dan, Harvey's 'mentor' dies
On the second point the current film was slightly better than the original, at least it was a young person who died. But the captain's son, what melodramatic bull.
Overall this movie bored me. It was an adventure story stuffed into a Hallmark movie of the week format. It felt like every other melodrama on T.V. While the 1937 version had a sense of realism. You got to know the crew, not just Dan and his father. What I want to see is a movie that actually does follow the book. No extra deaths and added 'awwww' moments. Let the movie take place in the late 1800's and let sailors talk like sailors. It's time to revitalize a wonderful story, this movie does not do that.