Captain Philips: Bravery

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Captain Philips Captain Philips shows great bravery throughout the movie “Captain Philips”. I would recommend the movie if you are into action movies, the reason being is that Captain Philips shows amazing bravery and take cares of his crew, the music goes along with the movie very well, but the pirates are hard to understand at times. Throughout the movie Captain Philips, also know as Tom Hanks, faced many obstacles. For example, some of the obstacles Captain Philips and his crew faced when the pirates try to take over the ship, Captain Philips risks his life to save his crewmembers. Tom Hanks did not show that they frightened him even when the pirates pointed a gun to his head many times, threatening to kill him. There was

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