Master and Commander (2003): Underrated Masterpiece

[Emil Petrov Joined: Jun 12th, 2011 Topics: 12 Posts: 59 View Predictions]

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So, I watched Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World for the first time in like 10-12 years. What a film! The whole atmosphere is of it, the cinematography, the production design, sound, special effects…amazing.

As a cinematographer myself I look into this particular aspect of a film very deeply, and this movie is so beautifully shot.

Also the visual effects are stunning. So realistic! Look at this scene:

Hounting and beautfull action sequence.

I believe that if the film didn’t have the misfortune to be up agains The Return of the King, it would have won at least 3-4 more awards. Director was very likely, since it won at the Baftas, sound mixing, film editing and maybe production design. Visual effects was probably still loosing against the first Pirates film.

What do you think of this film? Do you like it? Do you hate it? Did it deserve the awards it won?

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[BrazilianDude Joined: Jul 16th, 2022 Topics: 0 Posts: 177 View Predictions]

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I love it. Specially since I am a fan of the Napoleonic age.

This film is so historically accurate. I love it.

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[Qoslca Joined: Oct 19th, 2018 Topics: 5 Posts: 313 View Predictions]

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Agreed. It’s an absolutely amazing film, and everything about it is nearly perfect. Plus, its attention to historical detail is impressive… In my opinion, it’s by far the best naval film ever made, and one of the best films of all time. Sadly, it fell prey to PotC and Return of the King and we may not see a sequel. There was a prequel in development a few years ago with Chris Hemsworth rumored to play a young Captain Aubrey, but I don’t think that went anywhere unfortunately…

My username is an acronym of “Quiet On Set! Lights, Camera, Action.” 🎥

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[Chitanda170 Joined: Apr 1st, 2020 Topics: 2 Posts: 1468 View Predictions]

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Amazing movie, Paul Bethany is amazing in this movie, I don’t know why many people think this movie is boring

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[Vicki Leekx Joined: Aug 3rd, 2019 Topics: 3 Posts: 1794 View Predictions]

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I was too young to appreciate it when I first saw it, but I agree, it’s a remarkable movie. I’m still hoping for a special edition release at some point. It might be my second favourite historical movie of the decade behind the director’s cut of Kingdom of Heaven 

FYC:

Zar Amir Ebrahimi - Holy Spider (Best Actress)
Ana de Armas, Julianne Nicholson - Blonde (Best Actress, Supporting Actress)
Samantha Morton - She Said (Best Supporting Actress)
Kerry Condon - The Banshees of Inisherin (Best Supporting Actress)

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[Rachel615 Joined: Sep 20th, 2018 Topics: 6 Posts: 2168 View Predictions]

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I love this movie. (My neighbors have two black labrador retrievers from the same litter named Aubrey and Maturin and these might be my favorite names ever for a pair of dogs.)

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