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Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) | dir. Peter Weir
I want to live my hot girl summer like I’m stephen maturin in the galapagos- just a straw hat, a sexy embroidered robe, some lizards, and vibes
After all… surprise is on our side.
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
Safe and sound at home again, let the waters roll, Jack
Safe and sound at home again, let the waters roll, Jack
Long we’ve sailed on the rolling main, now we’re safe ashore, Jack,
Don’t forget your old shipmate, folly rolly rolly rolly rye-doWe did serve the self same gun, quarter deck division
Sponger I and loader you, through the whole commission
Long we’ve sailed on the rolling main, now we’re safe ashore Jack,;
Don’t forget your old shipmate, folly rolly rolly rolly rye-do
This time in my very niche interests I bring you fanart of master & commander : the far side of the world. I rewatched the movie last night after more than a decade and god I had forgotten how romantic and good it was. It might have become one of my favorites ever !!! Anyways I really want to read the books now and if you haven’t watched the movie please do it’s so good and beautiful
SUBLIME CINEMA #137 - MASTER AND COMMANDER: FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD
With such a florid title and teenage-fantasy marketing, it’s no wonder this film did not too terribly well, but it is a true masterpiece, directed by the great chameleon Peter Weir, who puts all of his skill into the service of this story. It’s a perfect film, with well drawn characters; a magnificient adventure really - and smart as hell. There is no forced emotion here, nothing incongruous. It’s one mesmerizing scene after another.
Totally underrated, deserved a sequel.
As many of you know, I love to compare a historic military rank across different works of fiction.
And post-The Terror, I can pretty confidently report that in Patrick O’Brian’s first Aubrey-Maturin novel, Master and Commander, the ship role of “Collins,” or master’s mate, is played by a pre-commissioned Tom Pullings, aka young James D’Arcy from the screen adaption, and the ship role of “Blanky,” or master, is played by a known homosexual whom Jack met and literally thought:
And what this means is that there’s just so many scenes that are like “Jack, Sloop Daddy, baby James D’Arcy, and a 15 year old in a jacket stood around and conferred together,” which is a wonderful energy.
And moreover, that when Stephen famously says to Jack on their la petite mort walking tour of the deck:
he is in fact asking this of the Sophie’s own openly gay Blanky
camestela replied to your post “MASTER & COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD”
Tarra! Hi omg you know I just read this and loved it made me think a lot about the first time I watched it in the early 2000s with my mom and how even if I have only watched it twice it always stayed with me. I remember how little queer and closeted me thought their relationship to be so close and beautiful. With this you really make me want to read the book(or books?) because I had no idea !
Cam darling this fills my heart with warmth! Little You feeling so touched by this captain and this doctor who love each other..
And you are in for such a treat with Patrick O'Brian’s original, wonderful books. There are *20* in full, and they have been translated into a dozen languages around the world, so I imagine you shouldn’t have too much trouble finding ready copies.
Just starting with the first novel, the titular Master and Commander (1969), would be my wholehearted recommendation, as you will get to experience the uncommon joy of the Jack/Stephen meet-cute in Minorca and subsequent high-stakes bonding on the Mediterranean.