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In the winter of 1820, the New England whaling ship Essex was assaulted by something no one could believe: a whale of mammoth size and will, and an almost human sense of vengeance. The real-life maritime disaster would inspire Herman Melville’s Moby Dick. But that told only half the story. “Heart of the Sea” reveals the encounter’s harrowing aftermath, as the ship’s surviving crew is pushed to their limits and forced to do the unthinkable to stay alive. Braving storms, starvation, panic and despair, the men will call into question their deepest beliefs, from the value of their lives to the morality of their trade, as their captain searches for direction on the open sea and his first mate still seeks to bring the great whale down.
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In the winter of 1820, the New England whaling ship Essex was assaulted by something no one could believe: a whale of mammoth size and will, and an almost human sense of vengeance. The real-life maritime disaster would inspire Herman Melville’s Moby Dick. But that told only half the story. “Heart of the Sea” reveals the encounter’s harrowing aftermath, as the ship’s surviving crew is pushed to their limits and forced to do the unthinkable to stay alive. Braving storms, starvation, panic and despair, the men will call into question their deepest beliefs, from the value of their lives to the morality of their trade, as their captain searches for direction on the open sea and his first mate still seeks to bring the great whale down.
6.9/10
IMDbChoice Movie Actress Action | 2016 | Charlotte
Choice Movie Action | 2016
Choice Movie Actor Action | 2016 | Chris
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | 2021 | Hristo
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature | 2016 | Mark
Best Performance in a Feature Film Supporting Young Actor | 2016 | Tom
Budget 100,000,000 USD
Box Office Collection 93,900,000 USD
According to Ron Howard, to prepare for the role of starving sailors the cast were on a diet of 500-800 calories a day to lose weight.
Tom Holland said that during filming, while on a diet of 500 calories a day, he stole and ate a croissant from the crew catering table. He then vomited because his body was no longer used to the sugar or rich fat.
Due to Tom Holland's age at the time of filming (17), he was not allowed to purposefully lose any more weight than what he had before he was cast, so he put weight on first and lost that instead.
Owen Coffin is renamed Henry in this film to avoid confusion with Owen Chase.
In the film, Herman Melville himself interviews Nickerson, a survivor of the Essex, and eventually uses his tale as the starting point for his novel Moby Dick. In reality, while it's true that the sinking of the Essex inspired Melville (in particular Owen Chase's account of the events), Nickerson wrote down his memoirs for a minor writer, who never used them. The manuscript surfaced in someone's attic in 1960, and was published in 1984. There is no account of Nickerson ever meeting Melville or interacting with him. Melville did, however, meet George Pollard in 1852.
"Herman Melville: Something else you've given me tonight. Old Thomas Nickerson: And what's that? Herman Melville: The courage to go where one does not want to go."
"Old Thomas Nickerson: The tragedy of the Essex is the story of men. And a Demon."