Fair or not?

As some of you may have heard, a fantastic film came out recently known as "Captain Phillips" featuring Tom Hanks as Captain Phillips. The film is critically acclaimed and was nominated for numerous Oscar awards. The antagonist in the film known as Samali Pirate was played by actor Barkhad Abdi. Mr. Abdi prior to who's role was a chauffeur and a mobile phone salesman prior to taking on his Oscar nominated role. The reason why I am talking about Mr. Abdi is not because of how well he played his role, but what he stood to gain from it (or not gain may be a better way of putting it). As this being the first film he ever acted in, he was payed a salary of $65,000 for his monumental role. Regardless of his current predicament, do you think it is fair that the british director Paul Greengrass who had a $55 million budget only allocated $65,000 of it to Barkhad Abdi because he could? This is a tough predicament many people in power struggle with. Do you pay someone the minimum you can or the amount that the person truly deserves? If you said what the person deserves, what do you believe Mr. Abdi should have received? Or do you feel what he received is fair?

This issue was brought to light because Mr. Abdi apparently is struggling to pay his bills after he decided to quit his job to do the film. "Captain Phillips" $106 million alone in the U.S. box office, so it really makes you think if what Mr. Abdi received is fair. As an aspiring filmmaker I believe what is produced should be based on the most profitability, but should be based on the vision that I have. Anyone involved in the version and playing a key role in it's development should be rewarded in accordance with the budget I have and the effort they put in. Whether your Tom Hanks or Barkhad Abdi, I believe that if you are playing a massive role in a multimillion dollar feature film, you deserve a larger salary then $65,000. Mr. Abdi is one of the reasons I'd loved the film so much. His amazing performance should not go unrewarded. I hope that someone from the film has it in their hearts to remedy him for his fantastic job. Maybe you Mr. Greengrass can help him out? If not, Tom, you should try to help your supporting costar out, show him that you appreciated his performance. I mean your salary was probably at leas a few hundred times his.