Weak Ending


I always felt the ending was a bit weak and convenient. They built up this great tension and mutiny looked inevitable. Suddenly, it's like, "Oh wait the lousy French. Let's go kill them instead of the captain."

I feel it would have been better left with the tension intact. Leave then ending open as to whether mutiny or duty takes precedence.

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The novella by Melville was never finished...

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