Good story, Not enough for a whole film

A different way of telling a story

I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

Even though it was actor, Charles Laughton who had received top billing for starring in this 1935 adventure-drama story - This was clearly Clark Gable's picture from start to finish. Indeed, it was.And, if you are seriously looking for historical accuracy to entertain you with "Mutiny" - Then - Forget it!... This is Hollywood, folks, and, as expected, they are telling things their way, which means that "creative embellishment" rules the high seas here.Anyway - I'd say that "Mutiny" had both its good moments, as well as its not-so-good moments. But, all-in-all - I think that this Academy Award winner was certainly well-worth a view.My biggest complaint has to do with the casting of Charles Laughton as the notorious Captain Bligh character. Simply said - The repulsively pompous Laughton was downright unconvincing in his part.

It's 1787. The HMS Bounty is departing from Portsmouth for Tahiti. Captain William Bligh (Charles Laughton) is a brutal tyrant but his lieutenant Fletcher Christian (Clark Gable) is much more humane to the crew. The ship is small, the quarters are tight, the journey is long and the food is bad.Clark Gable is a great movie star. I wish he isn't quite so jovial and so clean cut. His smile undercuts some of the tension and the needed grittiness. He is a very modern movie hero which sticks out a bit. Laughton is terrific as the arrogant Bligh. He is the real star of the show. Filming on water always adds a certain amount of difficulties which one must account for. It's an old school Hollywood fare with some good work done.

Frank Lloyd directed this Academy Award winning(best picture) adaptation of the famous novel based on the true historical account of how Fletcher Christian(played by Clark Gable) set sail with Captain Bligh(played by Charles Laughton) to Tahiti on a trading mission. The place seems like paradise, and Christian leads a group of men who do not want to leave it, and also in rebellion of Bligh's tyranny and cruelty, as he abuses his position of power in brutally punishing his men. Bligh and his few supporters are cast adrift at sea, vowing revenge, which he will indeed get... Fine adventure film with solid acting and direction. While viewer sympathizes with Fletcher's plight, his mutinous actions are doomed, as they and their women are forced to flee to a new land, with their fate unresolved.

We follow the crew of the HMS Bounty on its mission to collect Bread Fruit from Tahiti to plant in the West Indies. Commencing with the formation of the crew through to the mutiny itself and the subsequent events, we see it mainly from the point of view of the crew.We're introduced to the film the way it ends, with a rousing patriotic rendition of Rule Britannia. Under the regime of Captain Bligh (Laughton), the crew sustain abuse and cruel unprovoked punishment until enough of them stand up to him under the leadership of Fletcher Christian (Gable) and send him on his merry way. The film shows (with all my experience of life aboard 18th-century sailing ships) a genuine portrayal of life at sea at that time, and the ocean scenes were very convincingly shot. They chose to shoot the Tahitian scenes in Tahiti rather than a set so we got to see real scenery and experience some local flavour as well. This is based on a book that was based on a true story so naturally some facts were lost along the way in the name of entertainment rendering it quite inaccurate historically. This period was a turning point of "a new understanding between officers and men" no small thanks to Byam (Tone) for his courageous speech at the trial. The tagline "A Thousand Hours of Hell For One Moment of Love" was a confusing choice since the romantic aspect was such a small part of the storyline! It took longer than I expected for the mutiny to commence, perhaps to really hammer home the reason for the mutiny without the audience labelling them as anarchists...but how much convincing did a 1930s crowd really need? Still, the film was engaging throughout and gave us a chance to really get to know the characters and sympathise with most of them. We did not get a chance to get inside the head of Captain Bligh, which made the film one-sided and most audiences would side with the oppressed on their own without being forced towards one point of view. It was a very enjoyable film, though it would have been nice to add what became of Christian and the other settlers after they began life on their new home. Despite winning the Best Picture Oscar® of 1936, someone thought they could do it better come 1962 with a remake starring Marlon Brando...they did come close with a nomination, which is not a bad result for a remake so I might have to check it out!