Comparison Of Moby Dick 'And In The Heart Of The Sea'

Herman Melville wrote the masterpiece novel known as Moby Dick in 1851, on the recounts of the story told by Ishmael, on whaling ship. The captain of the essex whaling ship in 1820, lost his leg along with his ship, due to a great white whale. Melville found great interest in the story and decided to trace down the source of the story. When Melville gathered all his background on Moby Dick, he began to write a book about it. Nathaniel Hawthorne was a famous author who influenced Melville with his writing qualities. After Moby Dick was published, many more versions were created by various people. Moby Dick started out as an unpopular book but gradually it finally begin to take earn its fame. It is now perceived as one of America’s best selling novels. Along with Moby Dick being a novel, it was also made into a film. A man named Ron Howard went more into depth with his research and studied the story behind the story. Ron Howard then directed a film “In the Heart of the Sea” in a more modern perspective. He felt as if he could make this film immersive, knowing that this story wasn't just a story, but that it actually occurred in our world and it wasn’t a myth being told. “In the Heart of the Sea” directed by Ron Howard, stays true to what really happened in the story, making this film …show more content…
Ron Howard tried directing the film like the book, Moby Dick wrote by Herman Melville. A film that has a clear vision of Romanticism is Avatar. It has a lot of nature scenes and is based on human life outside of technology. Another film is Jurassic Park, it has many of the key concepts that Romanticism has especially showing nature. Watching these films changed my perception on the breakdowns of the movie, noticing the elements of