Richard Sharp: character description

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

World cinema knows many examples when films were based on the fate of fictional characters. It happens that the fate of fictional people fall on the canvas of real events. It might get interesting. But it also happens that a real story is taken for the plot of the film, which in itself is so unusual that one cannot believe in its reality. One of these films tells about the fate of Richard Sharpe and Tami Oldham.

Main idea

In 1983, a story began in sunny Haiti, so vivid that it is hard to believe in its veracity. A girl who arrives on the island, Tami Oldham, meets a guy who is in love with the sea. Before meeting her, Richard Sharpe's adventures only touched the sea, but now he begins to plan his way with a new acquaintance. The brave girl captivated him so much that he decorates the cabin of his beloved yacht with photographs of her. The couple decides to hit the road. Here theyhaving to face the main adventure of life.

The director's technique in the film is the shooting scheme: the actions take place as if in parallel - on a wrecked yacht and in an atmosphere of calm on the shore, before going out to sea. The scriptwriters were the Candella brothers, who are especially good at maritime stories. Having decided to write a story for the film related to the sea, they searched through many articles and books that would tell about events worthy of cinema. This is how they met the story of Tami Oldham Ashcraft and Richard Sharpe. The work on the script of the film had to be interrupted for another project - the animated film "Moana", also related to the ocean theme.

Making a movie

The film's script took five years to write. It was very important for the creators to make everything as accurate as possible. Including describe the character of the characters. Tami herself said that she survived thanks to her beloved. What was he like?

Richard is collected, self-possessed, a real gentleman, ready to take responsibility for everything. An engineer by profession, he built his own yacht. Girl Tami is his opposite, and as you know, opposites attract. The lovers complement each other. The scene with the jump into the mountain lake is very indicative. Adventurer Tami rushes headlong into the water. Without waiting for her to appear on the surface, Richard rushes after her. In this story, it is already clear what measure of responsibility a man feels for a frivolous girl at first glance.

Richard Sharp

The creators of the film, which was released in Russian distribution under the name "In the power of the elements," considered Tami Oldham herself to be their main consultant. Played by Shailene Woodley. The presence of the prototype, her attention, shooting as close to reality as possible due to weather conditions - all this made the film realistic. The location for shooting was chosen on the island of Fiji. The director considered it necessary to make a picture in such difficult conditions in order for the artists to feel the atmosphere of what happened. Sam Claflin, the English actor who played Richard Sharpe, fits into the role very organically. Tami said: "It's unbelievable how much he looks like Richard. He has the same charisma that Richard had."

Story features

The non-linear narrative of the film takes the viewer from the raging ocean to the calm atmosphere of Tahiti.

All is quiet on the island. Nature is beautiful and serves as the perfect setting for a beautiful romantic story by Tami Ashcraft and Richard Sharpe. The tender relationship of lovers is not intertwined with the theme of sex and this makes them seem especially tender and touching. The proposal scene is especially remarkable when Richard hands the ring to the lady of the heart. The next time this ring is already on the hand of a tired, skinned Tami in a hurricane. From such alternations of frames of fabulous calmness and a yacht half-wrecked by a hurricane, it becomes very sad.

In anticipation of the easy way

The couple are gearing up for an easy-to-seem trip - all they have to do is overtake a friend's yacht en route from Tahiti to San Francisco, nothing new. Richard has done this more than once. And in general, I have been on sea voyages more than once. In addition, his old dream is to travel around the world. Therefore, he knew well how to prepare for the voyage, which should last 30 days. His beloved has also been to the sea more than once, this is not a new sensation for her, but a beloved feeling of freedom. Tami from the first time was captivated by the chic interior decoration of this yacht. Everything promised an easy sailing trip. Therefore, the preparation is easy and joyful. They go on their journey, Tami Oldham Ashcraft and Richard Sharpe. The hurricane that overtakes them is not a surprise to the viewer, because the film itself begins with shots of his destructive power and a broken Tami.

Drifting

This is the original title of the movie. This word has several definitions. This is the deviation of the ship from the course and its movement with the help of wind and currents, and also not resistance to external circumstances. The yacht fell into a drift after a hurricane. We had already gone halfway before the ship fell victim to a monstrous natural disaster. In terms of destructiveness, Hurricane Reynolds belongs to the 4th class, it is also called huge, more than it is only catastrophic. The wind speed reaches 58-70 m/s (210-250), the wave height exceeds 4 meters and can reach up to 5.5 meters. Richard behaves in accordance with his character in charge ofhappening men. In addition, he feels great concern for Tami, and she seeks to help him somehow. Having sent the girl to the hold, Richard Sharp is trying to make the yacht obey. But here again the hurricane picks up the yacht with renewed vigor. A strong blow sends Sharp off the side, and the girl falls in the hold, hitting her head.

After the storm

It's been 27 hours. When Tomie regained consciousness and was able to move, she was horrified to see the empty cable that was tied to Sharpe's belt. According to the heroine herself, it was the hardest thing to realize that her beloved was no more. Seriously injured, the girl tries to shout to Richard, it seems to her that she sees him on an overturned boat.

Further there are shots of how, having dragged Richard Sharp onto the yacht, Tami, overcoming pain and difficulties, is trying to establish a life. The endless voyage begins at 41 days. Tami faces the biggest test of her life. After all, Richard was very badly injured, his leg and ribs were broken, he had to be taken care of. You have to repair the ship yourself, adjust the pump to pump water out of the hold, worry about the cleanliness of the screws and get provisions. A particular danger in such tests is the lack of fresh water. Tami used a tarp where she collected rainwater, in the mornings dew drops could be collected there. You need to pave the way yourself. With a basic knowledge of navigation, Oldham, using a sextant, was able to plot the closest route to the islands.

Finding out that canned food, at the most economical scenario, will only last for a week, Tami is forced to fish. The very thought of this action causesardent resistance from the girl. After all, she is a vegetarian and does not want to bring pain to anyone. But Richard is sick, his leg is broken, and Tami, picking up a harpoon, dives into the ocean. Sunburned, with chapped lips, the girl tries to spend a lot of time near Richard, she talks to him all the time, his support gives her the strength to resist circumstances, to do what she had never done before.

Tami Oldham

One night she saw a ship and did her best to attract attention. Tami screamed, jumped, launched rockets until the ship passed very close by. Only then did the girl hear Richard's words - this is a hallucination. Tami falls into despair, it seems to her that she will never get out of the ocean. And only Richard's voice, constantly repeating that she can handle it, makes her get up and do something.

Hard shots of survival become heartbreaking towards the end of the film, when the heroine, having woken up from a heavy oblivion, realizes that she is alone. Richard died at the beginning and all this time was her hallucination. It is difficult to move the frames without tears when they show moments where, as it seems to her, she is bandaging an injured loved one, feeding him peanut butter, talking to him. But in reality there is a void. But not perfect, because even after many years, the surviving heroine does not get tired of repeating that it was only thanks to the love of Richard Sharpe that she survived that terrible voyage.

Salvation

41 days under the sun, with a limited supply of water and provisions, the girl held on. Because I heardthe words of a loved one that she must do something, she must pave the way, she must fish, she must eat, she must move in order to survive. And Tami did it. 40 days after the hurricane and Richard's death, she saw land. By that time, the yacht was considered officially lost along with Richard and Tami. The girl was able to go through a lot, she became very thin, suffered severe depression, but she was able to survive, reaching the shores of Haiti. The world was shown another example of tremendous fortitude.