I never thought that the classic American adventure novel Moby Dick written by Herman Melville was inspired by a true story of a whaling ship's encounter with a Sperm Whale in the Pacific until now. Director Ron Howard (A Beautiful Mind & Apollo 13) brings the actual story that inspired the book of the whaling ship Essex and it's encounter with the majestic creature that ended up as a tale of survival not only for the captain and the crew of the ship but also for the whale itself as it fights back due to man's greediness to acquire oil from them.
A good experience going to the movies is when you learn something new from it and In The Heart of the Sea succeeds because even in the past and when it involves something with oil, people tend to be greedy in everything regardless of the consequences. Howard delivers by creating an environment is which we are not familiar of and yet it is one entertaining and exciting Hollywood film by means of the awesome special effects and a great cast led by the charismatic Chris Hemsworth and Benjamin Walker (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter) who plays the dueling first mate and the captain of the Essex.
I saw the film in regular 2D and I can say that with the awesome effects and beautiful shots that it's worth watching it as well in IMAX.
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