![]() ![]() … Stephen does not stop in the Galapagos: his request to cross an island while the Surprise sails around it is denied. … Jack does not in fact fight and defeat the enemy ship they’re chasing at all, either at the begining of the story or at the end! This plotline is resolved in a very different way in the book. ![]() … The bit about the enemy captain pretending to be someone else isn’t in the book (I think it’s taken from one of the later books) For example … (long list of book and movie spoilers below) It’s odd that so many people, myself included, harp on the change from an American to a French enemy when really that’s the least of the changes to the story. ![]() “I also found it amusing that, at least as far as I remember, in the book the movie was based on, the ship was an American Frigate and it was during the 1812 war”Īs it happens I’m re-reading the novels and just finished revisiting Far Side of the World. I’m also sure that there are military and strategic reasons why you want to capture a captain the English would likely want to interrogate any captured officers, and would use them for bartering, in exchange for English prisoners-of-war. (On the other hand, isn’t this kind of weaselly conduct a bit dishonourable? On yet another hand, they sail under false colours all the time in order to catch the enemy by surprise, so it’s not like anyone is playing fair.) One possible reason is honour: insofar as the battle between the two ships is a battle of wits, somewhat tinged by personal obsession, between their respective captains, the French captain’s ploy is just another way to outwit Aubrey. I can think of several reasons, of course. Knowing little about 19th-century naval matters, I ask: Why would the French captain want to avoid capture as a captain, and why would Aubrey care enough to turn his ship around? At the end of Master and Commander, Aubrey finds the Acheron’s captain had disguised himself as a surgeon during the capture, and is presently on board the captured ship, which is heading to the nearest friendly port Aubrey therefore decides to turn around and give chase. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |