That was my thought. Everything is perfect central casting. All the ‘props’ are there, the half smoked, partially wet cigar, the plain jacket, the five day grey stubble. They all participate in the discovery, man number three pulls the scrolled message out of the bottle. The camera perspective is below eye level, and invites the viewer to share the moment with the men. A great moment of discovery if true, a well crafted vignette if it’s not. The song that comes to mind is Jim Croce’s ‘Time In A Bottle” with his acoustic guitar.
Well said.
A well set up shot, to be sure. But that boat crew looks as genuine as they come. Except for the captain’s cap (Should be a Seahawks basebal cap) They could be any seine boat crew here in SE Alaska.