FIRST TIME WATCHING - MASTER AND COMMANDER REACTION!
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- I finally watched Master and Commander! And it was such an epic voyage. I learned so much about ships and battles from this movie and how there are repair men and carpenters onboard to fix the ship as soon as there is damage. Paul Bettany steals the show for me in this one. Dr. Stephen Maturin was just too cool. But Russel Crowe was just as amazing playing Captain Aubrey.
Great film! Thanks for watching along with me~!
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Those kids on the ship are midshipmen, naval apprentices/cadets from wealthy/noble families. Because of the immense demands of skill and experience to command a ship, men who wanted to be officers in the Navy often had to start young, around 13-14 (maybe even younger) so that they could gain that experience and pass the rigorous examination to qualify as an officer. But as you've seen here, they don't always live long enough to get to that point.
Some of them were midshipmen, but most of them were powder monkeys and cabin boys, for doing menial tasks like cleaning and running powder to the guns. The navies of the 18th Century were very manpower-intensive, and all sides had crew shortages, to the point where it was common to resort to "impressment" (kidnapping) to fill out their crews. However, in industrializing Europe, what they had a lot of were poor children who were used to working difficult jobs. So, any job aboard ship that could be done by a child was one less adult crewmember that had to do it. (In addition, I presume that children were much cheaper.)
Midshipmen were/ are officers in training and 13 to 14 years old would be a conservative estimate. You also had cabin boys and gunpowder haulers who were also very young children. For the enlisted men, many were pressed into service meaning that they were forced onto a ship and gone for years. Others were poor rural peasants and had little choice. Officers in the British Navy (unlike the French) did not check their positions by paying for them. The Army was a small military force and had many centuries old traditions but you had work for your position in the Navy. It was common to be gone for 1 to 2 years in the navy. The word of the Captain was like the voice of God on ship. He could and did hang men for their misdeeds.
you just forgot about ships boys and powder monkeys?
And it is also why British Warships Ruled the Waves. While the Navies of most Nations were crewed by Pressed men and commissioned officers, Crews of the British Navy were largely made up of men who served aboard from a young age, earning their experience and Earning their commissions, rather than buying them. There was no more Meritorious institution than the British Navy, where a low born peasant boy could become a Highly Respected Admiral of the Navy, and respected in Court.
@@Beuwen_The_Dragon The RN pressed foreigners and captives as they needed, and notoriously had press gangs who worked the towns, poorer quarters and prisons of England and Ireland. You are daft if you think the RN didn't press crews.
The level of skill required to participate in this lifestyle is mind-boggling. Just imagine trying to repair a ship full of holes while still at sea.
while under fire!
Hollum's offense by singing is that he was fraternizing with the crew, which is a serious breach of etiquette. The officers run their lives, the officers determine that they live or die frankly, and while they are all on the same ship, there is and must be absolute heirarchy for it to function. Hollum breached that line, and in so doing intruded into the men's private time and space. You'll note Aubrey was no happier about it than the crew were. It's also what Aubrey was getting at when you said "you can't make friends with the foremast jacks, lad. They'll despise you in the end, think you weak. Nor do you need to be a tyrant."
Another way to look at it is that attempts to be "friends" with people whom he can order to fight and die is... condescending. Dishonest. They resent the attempt.
Yeah, it really is a shame. He was completely earnest about it too. He just wasn't cut out for the position he wanted. He was far too nice for such a hard world.
He was also sexually attracted to the underage boys, though he didn't act on those desires. "You have always been kind to me."
@@sld1776 lol no. Patrick O'Brian didn't write about pedos, certainly not to make them sympathetic.
Did you... read the books? The doctor explicitly says that he didn't condemn the relationship of the Muslim ruler who was in love with an underage boy. The way he depicts the relationship is the way in which he condemns it.
@@makubesohaan3922 he was one of the most earnest lads on the crew, and it's a shame he was lost. a mini greek tragedy.
France and England are at war here... it doesn't make any difference which ship fired first. Aubrey was ordered to stop _Acheron_ from reaching the Pacfic to stop her from doing exactly what she _did_ start doing once she reached there, which is destroy or capture English whaling ships. This was never some kind of personal vendetta. Aubrey exceeded his orders on how far to pursue, but not on the actual task.
In the 2 books this is based upon, this was set in the war of 1812, where this "Acheron" replaces the heavy frigate USS Norfolk, in deference to an American audience.
@@HankD13Pretty sure it was USS Essex tho, USS Norfolk was a brig and not match for the 3 masted ship HMS Surprise.
@@hernerweisenberg7052 O'Brien's story was fictional, not a real event. Think he just made up a suitable name.
@@hernerweisenberg7052 Yep, it was a USS Norfolk in the novel. He wanted an Essex class of heavy frigate, but since it was fictional event, he chose a different name.
@@HankD13I see, thanks.
What a fantastic movie. They really don't make them like this very often, with this level of historical accuracy and pure craft.
"Jack, I fear you have burdened me with a debt I can never fully repay."
"Tosh! Name a shrub after me. Something prickly and hard to eradicate."
"A shrub? Nonsense! I shall name a great tortoise after you: Testudo Aubreii!"
Fun Fact: Paul Bettany was one of the few actors who did not get seasick during filming. He was a member of Sea Cadets as a kid.
Music Enthusiast Fact: Russell Crowe learned to play violin for the film and referred to it as the hardest thing he'd ever done for a film.
Location Location Fact: The first movie to ever film on the Galapagos Islands. Although, the scene where the crew is chasing marine iguanas was filmed in Baja California with regular green iguana which had been dyed black.
Lost In Adaptation Fact: Although the book is set in 1812, the film is set 7 years earlier. This afforded the writers the chance to make the enemy of the peace not the United States but France; England at the time having declared war against Napoléon Bonaparte.
Historical Fact: The original HMS Rose (the replica of which became the HMS Surprise for the film) was actually a French ship, captured by the British in 1757. When it was in a dry dock in Hull, England, it was modified along British lines and saw action under the British during the American Revolution. It was scuttled in 1779. The replica, based on the same plans as the original which were housed at the Admiralty in Whitehall, London, was built in Nova Scotia in 1970 by Rhode Island historian John Fitzhugh Millar. It was the only remaining working frigate in the world when Peter Weir came across it at a maritime festival. When he learned that it was for sale, Weir concluded that he was fated to make this movie after all, a project he had previously turned down.
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I would point out to you that the USS Constitution remains a working frigate.
@@gawainethefirstThe USS Constitution is an actively commissioned ship in the United States Navy, it's the oldest active ship in the world.
it is one of the more historically accurate war films
Few people pick up on the ‘battle of ideologies’. I think it’s real message is that each are needed to balance each other. The British lose the war with Napoleon without men like Jack, and the British have a miserable unequal society without people like the doctor. They each have a choice at one point in the movie where they have to set aside their ideology. First Jack goes back to land so the doctor survives. The doctor sacrifices time on the island after he spots the Acheron.
The doctor, an intriguing character, often oversteps boundaries in the story. He's on a war ship with a specific mission and his fascination with knowledge clashes with the ship's purpose. But it does create a well written contrast with Aubrey. Two excellent characters with some yin and yang style symbolism.
Yes, one of the things the movie doesn't highlight from the books, is that while most ship's surgeons of the era usually had very little training (much like his assistant in the movie), whereas he is a fully trained physician. The HMS Surprise was extremely lucky to have such skill on board, and Captain Aubrey was well aware of it. He is also an agent of the government and performs some clandestine missions in other novels. This together with his personal friendship of the captain is what allowed him to get away with much more than a surgeon normal would.
Good source material, and a respect for it, makes brilliant scripts so easy.
It's a wake-up call for me that this came out 20 years ago and is one of my favs.
This is probably the best, and most accurate age of Sail film that can be found. And its a shame we dont get more. And truthfully, I envy the naturalists who traveled with the British and French Navies at this time. The discoveries they made, the strange things they saw far betond what they could have imagined. It would have been one hell of a time
When I was a young teenage boy, The Lord of The Rings, Master and Commander, and The Last Samurai were the three movies that were always on repeat on the background while I was playing online games. Love those three movies so much, and I knew how much you love Pippin based on what I heard from your other reaction videos - When Abi kinda dissed Pippin, you became defensive for him, which was sweet lol so I knew you'd love that Billy Boyd was in this movie too. I love you'd react to The Last Samurai next.
when saying everyone needs a hero when referring to nelson, he's actually considered a hero to most Brits, even today.
he was beloved by his men, had a great sense of humor, had men of all races in his navy, had very liberal views towards different relationships, and his naval tactics and leadership are taught in naval academies all over the world.
but he is mostly loved for his last battle at Trafalgar, he destroyed/captured the joint spanish and french fleet without losing any British ships, prevented napoleon from ever invading britain, and secured britains unchallenged rule over the oceans for the next 100 until WW1.
the reason he is mentioned in admiration in this movie so much is because nelson died at Trafalgar in 1805 (when the movie takes place), which means whenever the crew mention him in fond memory their hero is either dead or about to die and they wont know until they go back home.
Hi, just two notes:
1. about the "Master and Commander": That is the title of the first book of this series of books about Aubrey and Maturin, so it is known under that name. Actually it was a special rank in british navy for a commander of a vessel smaller than ship. British navy recognized "ships" as vessels armed with more than 20 guns on the gun deck(s) (light guns on the upper deck not counted) and only such were commanded by captains. Smaller vessels (e.g. sloops) with a smaller number of guns were commanded by officers with the rank "master and commander". At the start of the series Jack Aubrey is in command of a sloop "Sophia" (which by chance is also a name of his wife he marries later - and you could see him writing a letter to her which is a small wink to readers of the books). Only in the second book Jack is promoted to captain.
2. "self-surgery". There are such cases, one pretty well known happened in the 60s at the russian antarctic base where the doctor suffered from appendicitis and because there was no other docor and the base was cut-off by winter, he had to remove it by himself. So as it is depicted in the movie it is quite possible.
The definition of a ship had nothing to do with guns back then.. the definition of a ship was a vessel with at least 3 masts.. each mast having a lower upper and topgallant masts and it must be shiprigged (square sails rather than lateens) and be equipped with a bowsprit
I mentioned this on another channel but I'm glad this amazing film is getting a bit of a second life via react channels. It's so good and I'm glad more people get to experience it.
It's too easy to side with the doctor. That is a war ship and his best friend is a military ship's captain. Aubrey is doing his job. He was supposed to stop the ship before it reached a certain point and started taking English whaling ships, which is exactly what the Acheron started to do as soon as they got to that point. The only way in which he went off on his own is in how far he chased her, but they are still at war and he was ordered to stop her and so he is. The doctor was out of line much of the time. He's got a problem with ANYONE in authority, including his friend sometimes. So you have to realize that everything he says is said through the color of his rebellious spirit. I still can't figure why he would sign up as a ship's surgeon on a military ship when he clearly hates the military lol. The whole crew trusts the captain implicitly EXCEPT the doctor and the only reason the doctor doesn't fully trust him is because he's in a position of authority.
In the books, he was broke and in Spain, with no prospects.
"He's so hot! I can't deal with Paul Bettany!"
Have you seen him in Knight's Tale 😉
Imon watching one of the most factually based historical movies of all time and wanting to turn it into some dark psychological thriller or fantasy-it was all a dream movie maybe says something about the state of the movie industry. And probably why this movie never got a sequel… 😅
One of my all-time favorite films!
The superb portrayal of naval actions -- from navigation to repairs to warring -- are equaled by the personal interactions and relationships. In a short time, you can identify and sympathize with almost every crewman.
If you ever come to the UK I highly recommend visiting the navy museum in Portsmouth.
The HMS Victory is in dry dock there which was Lord Nelson's flag ship and where he died after being shot by a sniper from an enemy ship during the battle of Trafalgar.
The famous Nelson's Column in Trafalgar square, London is a memorial to the great man who despite losing an eye and an arm continued to command the British fleet to victory over the French fleet.
This is the man Aubrey refers to at the dinner table.
When you're onboard the Victory you get a real feel of what life was like onboard a war ship in that age.
You should watch "The Fountain "
An extremely spiritually charged film starring Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz. It's a one of a kind experience.
You said in the video that you were looking for similar movies, this one isn't set on a ship, it takes place in 19th century Japan, it's called The Last Samurai. It stars Tom Cruise and Ken Watanabe. It's beautifully shot, it's a great story of loyalty, friendship, and tradition, it's one of my favorites, I think you might like it.
I love this movie. It’s so very well made and such an interesting story with some fabulous characters. I enjoyed your reaction Imon, particularly the way you kept swooning over Stephen at pivotal plot points! 😊 This was great fun, thanks!
This movie was so awesome It’s so hard not to swoon for Dr Stephen! Paul Bethany has such a confidence in this movie. It’s really hard to explain but he is swoon worthy lol
@@ImonSnow He absolutely is! I first saw him in A Knight's Tale, and rewatched that movie twice only because of him. 😅
It wasn’t about ego. It was about duty.
That was an enemy ship, you don’t just let it go unless you have to.
Your worry that it's all in the doctor's head is suspiciously like another Russell Crowe/Paul Bettany movie. 🤔😂
They may be friends, but they only met and grew close with each other because of their service to the Crown. Ultimately, they serve their country. That patriotic duty supercedes any emotion, at least back then.
That would be a great movie to react to as well!
Some movie or show has really f***ed you up, because this isn't the first time you are suspicious of something nice happening in a movie. Who hurt you, girl? 😅
Life. Lol
This film is based on several books from the same series of novels, but the titles of two of them are used to make up the name of the film: 'Master & Commander' and 'The Far Side of the World'. The term "Master & Commander" was a naval rank given to someone a rank 1 grade below a Captain but who is given command of a ship (the modern equivalent would just be "Commander"). The crew would still refer to him as Captain but only for the duraion of the voyage. Though the title doesn't really make sense in the context of this film, because - as is shown on his official Admiralty orders at the opening of the film - Aubrey IS an actual Captain, not a Master & Commander.
Also, in terms of Aubrey "undermining his friend", it does not matter how mean or unfair he might be acting. This is a ship of war, at the height of a decades long war which risks ending with their country being invaded and he has orders to go after the Acheron - not to take an easy way out to give his friend something fun to do (no matter how important to science). You saw he had one of the men flogged for failing to salute an officer?! Well, Aubrey could have had the doctor flogged for insubordination. Though a real doctor would have known his real duties and never questioned the Captain. Even if they were friends.
As for the crew's treatment of Hollom, sailers were VERY superstitious. Mostly because they relied upon a great deal of luck to navigate the seas. Bear in mind, they would be at sea for years so they would inevitably run afoul of some bad luck (like a storm or no wind). They had plenty stocked up to mitigate such eventualities but not 100%. So they tried whatever they could not to jinx the ship or tempt fate. One of those susperstitions was having a woman on board - so you can see why the officer seemed so furious when one of the men tried to carry a South American woman onto the ship.
Billy Boyd plays Barren Bonden, Captain Aubrey's personal pilot. He's the first person to realize doctor Mathurin's secret. (Which you don't see in the movie.)
Perfect Russell Crowe classic
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When Aubrey had the sailor flogged, he was actually being lenient. Every day, the crew had the King's Regulations read to them. They are well aware that, when the sailor deliberately bumped into Hollum, it could have been interpreted as assaulting a superior officer which is, of course, a hanging offense. A death sentence could only be handed down by an official court martial which requires three captains as judges, but they were alone on 'The Far Side of the World', so all Aubrey could do was have him flogged. Under King's Regulations, Aubrey could have dealt out up to 24 lashes but settled on 12. He was being lenient because it was partly Hollum's fault.
If Mr. Hollom had reprimanded the sailor in the moment and the sailor made immediate obeisance it would have been over with the sailor possibly being given extra duties as a reprimand but since Mr. Hollom did nothing and the sailor didn't make his immediate obeisance Cpt. Aubrey had to step in with a more formal and heavy handed approach.
Lets goooooo Imon! This movie is such a fantastic one to react to and I am so excited to dig into this one with you.
I was subscribed to a (serious) sailing forum when this came out. This was hugely popular with hardcore sailors because, for pretty much very first time in movies, it accurately portrayed naval battles. Just for example, it emphasised the importance of have the 'weather gauge' - being the boat that was 'upwind' of the other - 'behind' it - and in control of the battle - the downwind boat being a kind of sitting duck, unable to get away and particularly vulnerable from behind. There was a real appreciation for getting the seamanship aspects right.
*gage
At twelve years old, Lord Blakeney is a Midshipman in the Royal Navy, he has crossed the Atlantic and the Strait of Magellan, he has explored the Galapagos Islands, he is a scientist, artist, war veteran, wounded in combat, has lost an arm and his best friend.
Today, 18-year-olds are only concerned about accumulating likes on social networks and "chasing" pokemons.
"Master and commander" is a naval title, badicslly meaning that you have hhigh enough rank to have total command over a warship
It really amazes me how quickly people fall in behind the doctor and blame the captain for everything while watching this, completely ignoring the fact that the doctor hates authority and he's on a MILITARY ship during a war lol. The doctor was out of line during most, if not all of their fights!
The lesser of two weevils is the greatest pun in Cinema history
Glad to see you back doing movie reacts. And on YOUR own terms. You picked a good one to come back with. Stay healthy.
Great reaction! I'm glad you enjoyed it. It's one of my favorites. May the gods continue to bless you.
You are correct about the flogging. the golden age of piracy was just 50 years earlier and the ranks of pirate was filled with sailors who left the British navy. It was ludicrously harsh,
Doctor, musician, and fighter... Paul B is the thirst trap ; D
Great reaction as always you referring to the kids Lord Nelson who they referred to joined the Royal Navy at 13 years old he died a hero at 47 as a Admiral.
To do your own surgery would take a steady pair of hands and a shitload of laudanum.
I think the idea is that he did it with little or no anaesthetic, realistic, or no. "A shitload of laudanum" and you wouldn't be able to perform invasive surgery on anyone, much less yourself.
Hollum was an officer. As such he was not supposed to fraternize with the common sailors. The officers and sailors eat separately and certainly do not sing together. Harlem’s singing made everyone uncomfortable except perhaps the doctor. The sailors changed the song so Hallum would not be tempted to join in. And there are no children on board. The young officers are the sons of the English upper class and are there learning to be and acting as officers. The young man who lost his right arm is “Lord” Blakely and is of a higher social strata than is the captain.
How many different ways are you gonna try and spell "Hollom"? And it's not "'Lord' Blakely," muppet, it's: Lord William Blakeny. Why are you putting his title into scare-quotes?
Bruh this movie is the GOAT!!!!
9:57 they do indeed have painkillers-the Doctor reassures the boy holding Lord Blakeney “it’s only the laudanum talking.” Laudanum, poppy juice mixed with whisky, was the state of the art painkiller for much of the 1800’s. Not as strong as morphine, it nonetheless acted (because it was mixed with whisky) as a partial anesthetic as well as painkiller. The Doctor would have dosed him carefully to make the operation as painless as possible.
Happy that she did this movie. Underrated movie. Good on ya, Imon
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I’m happy I finally saw it too! Thank you for all of this information !
America's fragile ego in cinema is such a funny thing to me. Heaven forbid they be the villains.
It's especially telling when they make the villains French here, but rewrite the life of a French officer in The Last Samurai to be American. Such pettiness.
@@LordVolkov As I said, it doesn't shock me "IN THIS MOVIE" because the antagonists are not "demonized" in this film (on the contrary, there is a notion of honor), and England and France have always been great adversaries and fought many battles in the past. The film remains excellent. No regrets here.
But yes, it's a fact, American cinema doesn't like to present Americans as bad guys, the latest example (which this time annoyed me deeply) was for the last film "Predator" (Prey), where the "French" are presented as cruel, treating the Amerindians like animals, torturing them, destroying their cattle... While in the true history, the mistreatment of the Amerindian peoples is more due to the Americans (USA), the French were on the contrary very close to the Amerindian tribes which were considered as allies and which maintained cordial and peaceful relations. The survival of French settlers was intrinsically tied to trade with Native American tribes, and good relashionships.
Also, seeing the Americans blame the french for their own crimes was particularly disgusting and dishonest.
The second example I have in mind (and which also pissed me off enough to boycott the film) is in Black Panther 2, which depicts "French mercenaries" (yet dressed in regular army uniform) "looting wakanda". 56 French soldiers died in Operation Barkhane to protect the civilian population from the Islamic State with the same unfiform... It's an affront, an insult to our country. We are not "Wagner"...
This movie is one of my favorite, brilliant
This is one of my favorites 😍
Really lovely to find a kindred spirit in liking Pippin! He has remained MY favorite hobbit since I first read LOTR in the 70s. Billy Boyd was perfect for the part!
His casting as Barrett Bonden, though, was a bit controversial because in the book, Bonden was a prized fighter in that time period, a fairly large muscular man. He was a favorite deck hand for Captain Aubrey - in the books, he is a kind of a mini-Jack for the lower decks and Capt Aubrey recognizes his leadership qualities. In one part of the book series, Jack offers to elevate his position and Bonden refuses because he doesnt want to put himself above his shipmates. When Boyd was cast there was a lot of anger about it because Billy is...well, hobbit-sized, small and slight.
My theory though is that Weir was going for who had the strongest resemblance to the personalities of the characters and Russell Crowe and Paul Bettany had already shown a strong friendship in A Beautiful Mind, so while Crowe is probably shorter than most Patrick O'Brian fans would have liked, he has the BOLD and LEADERSHIP persona needed for the part. And Stephen Maturin in the books is the one on the small side with olive colored skin and dark curly hair, showing his more Spanish heritage, but he was also known to be Irish and that is why Paul Bettany has red hair in the movie.
The past comments on highborn kids becoming midshipmen at a very young age is basically true. The other kids on the ship mixed in with the crew were powder monkeys, etc. they usually came from orphanages in England. Though they were on a ship in a time of war, when compared to life in an orphanage in the 18th/19th century it was considered a kindness back then.They were looked after, well fed, had access to medical care and learned a trade.
You mentioned the music score a couple of times: Boccherinni is prominent in the film, and he's definitely worth checking out. 🎶🎻
Cinematic masterpiece
It is not his ego.. He is a Captain of a warship. They are at war with France. He has every right to go after that ship. That is nothing for snowflakes
Kids came up as midshipmen because unlike in the Army where you could purchase a commission, in the Navy you had to know your business.
This is one of the two greatest movies insofar as showing what life is like aboard Naval warships, the other being Das Boot.
I don't think it's fair to say that Aubrey was just doing what he wanted. The situation Britain was in at the time was dire. Every French vessel sunk or captured was one less the British fleet had to deal with. This was literally life and death for crews of ships around the world.
Children were allowed to live on the ships as apprentices/learn the trade of being a ship captain/officer. They essentially rose through the ranks this way. I think it was a way of creating/filling the void of officers as they either died or became too old while also allowing the officers to become closer with shipmates as they grew up around many of them. Think it helped keep a level of respect.
It also ensured that The British Navy was the Most Learned and Experienced Institution in the World. Most Navies of the time relied on Adult men and civilian sailors either volunteering, being conscripted or being Pressed into Navy service. The British Navy however, more often focused on the recruitment and conscription of Young men and boys who would learn the trade at a young age. And unlike all other Military services in Britain and around the world, The British Navy was the Only institution where one could not Buy their way into a Commission. If you wanted to earn a Commission in the Navy, you had to EARN it.
And it is why the British Navy was THE most respected Institution in The British Empire. What your name was. Who your parents were or where you were born mattered little. Any Man with the knowledge and skill and the Determination could rise through the Ranks. Some of the Most elite and respected Admirals of the British Navy were born as commoners or orphans, and were among the most respected men in British Court.
This Tradition was why Britain Ruled the Waves.
They weren't "apprentices" by any means. They were Midshipmen, from the landed gentry. And they weren't "allowed" on the ships-it was part and parcel of their service.
I went back to this movie once more, and it never ceases to amaze me that I discover details that I have either forgotten about or missed before. It really is a masterpiece. The books or even the audiobooks are highly recomended too. The sailors jargon really grows on you after a while. =) (Something I really wished they would have taken with in the movie, is the comedy around Maturin. Though it is so dry, and reliant on having followed his development that it would probably make for badly translated jokes)
Yes ... the music was perfect for this magnificent film. The books by Patrick O'Brian are amazing too.
one of my favorite films!
On that ship they are not friends, one is the Commanding officer and the other is the subordinate.
I often still play this soundtrack to fall asleep at night. A fantastic score
Master & Commander is a rank. It’s jack’s rank before he’s promoted to post captain, his rank here. They chose it because it’s the title of the first book in the series. This movie is mostly based on the tenth book in the series (the far side of the world), with things thrown in from other books as well.
There are also changes from the books but those are spoilers so I’m gonna leave that alone. Let’s just say Stephen has a lot more depth.
That big reveal at the end of Book 2, with the yellow envelopes....
Thanks for this one. I love this movie. Great reaction
The problem with the officer singing with the men is that officers and the common sailors DO NOT fraterinize in that manner. Thats why the sailors changed the song.
A Russian doctor stationed in Antarctica removed his own appendix, yeah doing your own surgery is pretty bad ass.
I am fascinated by your background. Totoro (one of my favorite movies). Ranma 1/2. Darkside of the Moon (one of my favorite albums). And Bob Marley (I am currently reading a fictionalized version of the attempted assassination of Bob Marley).
And this movie is one of my favorites. Thank you for all of this.
BOW (say "bough") = front of ship. STERN or AFT = back of ship. PORT or LARBOARD = left side. STARBOARD = right side.
This is a great movie - the ambience is perfect. It’s also considered one of the two honorary Star Trek movies (the other being Galaxy Quest). It’s the same theme of being out there in the unknown, exploring and relying on the cooperation of a professional crew to brave its challenges.
And like Star Trek, it also deals with the consequences of prejudice and superstition. Trek was also heavily inspired by the tales of Horatio Hornblower, so it’s no wonder this movie resonated so well with its fan base (me included).
I appreciated classical music a lot more after seeing this for the first time
This is one of the best movies. Great reaction too.
There will be blood is right up your alley.
One of my favourite movies.
This movie was good love the video imon Nation stay motivated Dream big 1 mill on the way
I cannot recommend enough reading this series of books, there are 20 of them. The movie samples several of them.They are full of action and adventure and very full of detail. Many of the exploits of Jack Aubrey are based on true events from the Napoleonic era, the decoy raft for example. The friendship between Jack and Stephen, a man with his own secrets, makes for good reading.
Sophie is Jack's wife, if you were wondering about that reference.
Love the new loading screen
-"And William..."
-"Sr ?"
-"Beat the Quarters"...
-" Very good Sr"...
LOL Love It!
Beat *to quarters
Nah you totally failed to get what was going on. They are at war. It's not a personal mission.
People die in wars. The ship is England and the Acheron is the enemy. Royal Navy commanders were there to fight. Poor take.
YESSSS!!!! THANK YOU!
2nd only to Glory.
21:43 - You mentioned you love this music. It is the Suite for Cello n 1, from Bach.
I highly recommend the book series this is based off (Aubrey and Maturin). It gives so much detail on the daily life and culture of a man of war, not to mention the skills required to do so.
19-and-a-half novels by Patrick O'Brian. Had there been studio backing, and more fervent financial support, Peter Weir certainly would have adapted more of the novels to the screen. Stephen Maturin (Bettany) is a physician, a natural history student, and a spy (well-covered in the novels).
Well Stephen... The bird is flightless?
... Yes? ...
Is not going anywhere then!
As far as the name of the movie "Master and Commander" is a fancy way of saying the captain of the ship. Even today the captain of a civilian ship is called the "master" of the vessel. And obviously any millitary formation has a "commander". This movie is set in the early 1800s, during the Napoleonic wars. But before this time period, in the 1500s and 1600s when professional navies were just getting started (think pirates and explorers times) you would more often just have a bunch of land soldiers crammed on a civilian ship rather than a purpose-built warship. So there would be a military "commander" who had overall command on tactical decisions, but also a "master" of the ship itself who actuallly knew how to sail and could give appropriate orders on what to do with the ship. By this period you had one captain in charge of everything and a professional crew, but he is called "Master AND Commander" to show he is charge of everything on board, both military and navigational decisions. (One of the officers we keep seeing though is still the "sailing master" who is a specialist to give extra advice on difficult technical aspects of sailing that even a career captain might know less about.)
Would love to see you get to The Last Samurai as others have mentioned. One of my top 5 movies of all time.
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Naval officers had to start young and work there way up the ladder , many failed many died , in contrast the army top brass mostly bought there commissions , and with most it showed .
The kids on the ship are called mid-shipmen. They are put into the service around the age of 13 so that when they are of age they can get command of their own vessel. Basically, on the job training these days.
The reason the people stopped singing, is because officers should not fraternize with the crew. That was strictly forbidden in the Royal Navy at this time. Which is why captain Aubrey gave him a stern look.
good movie and tracking, I could have watched and listened for a few more hours..
Amazing movie. It really was supposed to be the war of 1812, but they figured American audiences wouldn't have liked an American antagonist. But the depictions of wooden ship warfare are about as accurate as I have seen.
Regarding submarines, Hunt for Red October was good. But Das Boot is a masterpiece. The subtitled version is best.
By the way...I love the stuff in your background. Totoro, Queen, Dark Side of the Moon, and Ranma 1/2!
I have never been so on edge as watching Das Boot. I will never get on a submarine after that.
About the 'grog', the sailors drank every day in the Royal Navy.... I made a calculation when I read the books, and it was the equivalent of eighteen ounces of modern-day 40-proof rum. Over half a liter of rum. Every day. For months on end.
Nah, you made a miscalculation. By this time, the rum was mixed with water at a 1:4 ratio to make sure the Sailors were well-hydrated, a policy in place since the 1740s. Half an Imperial pint of rum, mixed into an Imperial quart of water, per working day. 284 ml of rum per day, not near a half-litre. Before 1740, Sailors had been issued a half-pint of straight rum per day, but this led to Sailors saving up their rations to get drunk, and some difficult disciplinary problems, as one might imagine. Diluting the rum with casked water prevented Sailors "saving up" the rations over several days, because despite the small amount of alcohol in there, the water would go stagnant and slimy from algae growth. The amount of rum gradually decreased over time in The Royal Navy until the grog tradition was abandoned in 1970.
The soundtrack is brilliant. I wonder if they intended to do more movies on the Patrick O'Brian books?
I remember in the late 90's there was a TV series called HORNBLOWER, which was a naval drama set in the Napoleonic era.
I heard that there are talks of adapting the first novel only of the Aubrey-Maturin series (and maybe more if it's successful)
I felt like the movie needed subtitles. Seriously. Trying to understand English spoken with a thick British accent is very hard work.
Boat terms!
Back = aft/stern
Front = fore/bow
Left = port
Right = starboard
Easiest to remember that port is left because the both have 4 letters, and fore is front cause they start with F.
I always thought that ‘left’ & ‘port’ sounded very similar as well.
Except in the age this movie portrays, 'port' was known as 'larboard' 😊
Another great historically accurate movie to watch is a German film called Das Boot.
Any relation to Phoebe?
I've seen her live 4 times. She's a wonderful artist.
"We have no canteen. Can the thirsty stay sane, after what they've seen?"
Chantal Akerman, great filmmaker 🙃
Great reaction, it's nice to hear the younger generation understands logic, reasoning and critical thinking= a clearer view on reality . If you have time check out, Iron Maiden,Rime of the Ancient Mariner .....go's well with this movie.
Superstition and sailing go hand in hand…