The Sailor

2021

Action / Documentary

8
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 88%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 88%
IMDb Rating 7.0/10 10 328 328

Plot summary

Eighty-year-old Paul Earling Johnson is a man most people might walk past, never guessing he was once a seafaring adventurer and famous boat designer.

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718.07 MB
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1 hr 18 min
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1920*1080
English 2.0
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1 hr 18 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by sailorjjr 6 / 10

To each their own, I guess.

So, I think we humans that work the typical grind always think about "what if" I had done something I loved instead of sitting behind a desk (or whatever you do) for 50, 60 or more hours per week. I think this doc tells us "what if" looks like.Sure, it's "cool" to blow off the "normal" way of life and do as you please, but everything has a price. Is it worth it? I say it's not.First off, I could never live in the squalor of that boat. It's disgusting. He's turning 80, has no money, lives in a boat that should have been sunk 20 years ago, and is a stone alcoholic.He has kids he never sees, he has women that he's pushed away, family gone, all so he could be Popeye and smoke weed and get drunk 24/7.Sorry, not my idea of a life well lived. But, to each their own. I guess.
Reviewed by markadams650 10 / 10

Superbly filmed and says so much about the human condition

This documentary film deserves more than one award in my mind. There's so much more to this film than just following "The Sailor" Paul in his day to day life. The filming introduces visual metaphors by the bucket load and combined with Paul's dialogue makes this a wonderful study on what it is to be human albeit from a the perspective of a hedonistic free spirit who now realises there is a price to pay . There is also a wonderful display of humanity shown by the interaction with the locals who obviously care for Paul and support him as if he was part of their own family and yet not expecting anything for their efforts. A superb cinematic observation on being human, and not a lot about being a sailor. Congratulations to all who put this masterpiece together.
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