#Master and commander full#
In desperation boats are dropped full of men to tow the lame Surprise as the French Acheron closes in. The two warships are now virtually on top of each other, the Surprise heavily damaged with a smashed rudder. Those that are still alive are dragged down below for the ships doctor Maturin (Paul Bettany) to try and keep alive in his blood soaked quarters. The Surprise is hit again and again, men are blown inwards by the shells, cut to pieces by the shrapnel. Aubrey remains cool and collected as he prepares himself, sharp shooters to the top Mr Howard, stand tall on the quarter deck son, all of us, Mr Boyle, run up the colours, note for the log Mr Watt.as he is handed his tricorne. The frigate emerges from its advantageous position to the shock and annoyance of Aubrey, hundreds of men toil feverishly to get the ships guns primed and ready before the frigate can come about for another attack. Men and boys scurry for their lives as various wooden features across the ships main deck are torn apart by the blast, showering everyone in splinters. The flash of multiple cannons is seen in the fog and the Surprise is hit seconds later in an explosion of timber.
#Master and commander movie#
The movie starts with a bang as Aubrey must fend off the French frigate that appears out of a thick sea fog like a ghost. Now admittedly this plot might seem dull if you think about it, blokes on old galleons, old fashioned Euro politics, period costumes, stiff upper lips everywhere etc.but you'd be wrong. Eventually whilst docked within the Galapagos Islands they stumble across the French and see an opportunity for attack, but in order to secure victory Aubrey must come up with something devilishly cunning in order to get in close to the French vessel. The British follow the ship to hell and back through savage storms and freezing weather conditions trying to stop the French from attacking British whaling ships. The French ship is stronger and faster leaving the Surprise heavily damaged, nevertheless Aubrey carries on with the hunt. The story starts of seeing Aubrey (Russell Crowe) of the HMS Surprise under attack from the French vessel (Privateer) Acheron, the very vessel Aubrey is under orders to seek and destroy basically. The plot and characters being comprised of various segments from various novels in the Maturin series, the main two being obviously Master and Commander and HMS Surprise (there are 20 novels in the series).
#Master and commander series#
This movie is an adaptation of a series of sea naval novels by Patrick O' Brian. The fictional epic sea yarns of Captain Jack Aubrey during the Napoleonic Wars in the early 1800's. Though Napoleon is winning the war and the men and their crew face an onslaught of obstacles, including their own internal battles, "Lucky Jack" is determined that nothing will stop the Surprise from completing its mission. Surprise, the brash Captain Jack Aubrey (Russell Crowe) and his trusted friend, the ship's scholarly surgeon, Stephen Maturin (Paul Bettany), are ordered to hunt down and capture a powerful French vessel off the South American coast.
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