Remember this grand adventure on the high seas? Why don't we have 10 of them? Take yourself back to the movie theater in 2003. You're seeing a huge movie opening. The budget was $150 million and it has an all-star cast. The movie happens on the high seas. It's a swashbuckling adventure that features incredible direction, subtle and transformative performances, and some of the most realistic set pieces and CGI that holds up almost two decades later. It's the first movie in an intended franchise and when it ends, you can't wait for more. No, you're not watching a Disney pirate movie, you're watching Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. This epic, Napoleonic-era war film was co-written, produced, and directed by Peter Weir. The movie’s plot and characters are adapted from three novels in author Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin series. That series includes 20 completed novels of Jack Aubrey's naval career. For the movie adaptation, Russell Crowe starred as Aubrey, a captain in the Royal Navy, alongside Paul Bettany as Dr. Stephen Maturin, the ship's surgeon. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Monday, 26 July, 2021