The Poseidon Adventure and On The Waterfront movies

Paul Galicco’s novel was filmed by Ronald Neame (Director) and Irwin Allen (Producer).

Stars are Gene Hackman, Carol Lynley and Ernest Borgnine,

I had watched On The Waterfront movie from director Elia Kazan while studying cinema at college. On The Waterfront is a story religionist intervention of employer issues. A priest interferes to issue between employers and boss. Alan Deleon is at lead role, do you remember?

When On The Waterfront movie was made in 1954, all artists had to touch religions against socialism. And a priest presents religionist salvation against employer-boss fight. Strange.

The Poseidon Adventure is a later movie (1972). It was made after 1960’s. Social opposition is out in USA and Europe but singular freedom is in. Nietzsche is learnt, Camus is read, Sartre is loved, everyone run to streets and squares.

Sermon, in Poseidon ship, is in a crossroad when ship capsizes. He doesn’t yield to fate, he tries victory again and again against dying in centre of sea. And he saves people despite him dies. He challenges to god and fate when dying.

We see agent of ship boss, when he says ‘faster, faster. Because we pay thousands of dollars per day of travelling.”

Sermon doesn’t pray for any victim who dies next to him. An old man loves and anterior prostitute and he travel with her.

Poseidon Adventure is a progressive movie. It has many awards and a good memorize in minds. If you haven’t see it yet, watch asap.