What happened at the end of Master and Commander?

The final scene, in which Jack orders his ship to change course and pursue the Acheron, while he and Stephen continue to play their rousing duet, gives us both a definite sense of continuation and a perfect summation of the movie’s tone.

How historically accurate is Master and Commander?

Though not a bad moviemaking choice in any way, it should be noted for historical accuracy that the characters shown are fictional. The movie takes place in a real war, with a British ship that actually existed at some point, but the majority of the plot and characters are adapted from the fiction of O’Brian.

Was Master and Commander a flop?

Master and Commander: The Far Side of The World was one of those latter movies, making enough money on a $150 million budget that it wasn’t a total flop, although the studio did lose money overall.

Is there a sequel to Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World?

Master and Commander 2 never happened, and there are a few reasons why the franchise Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World was intended to launch didn’t materialize, with the characters instead set to a appear in a prequel.

Did the Acheron get away?

Acheron and Surprise are repaired and Surprise remains in the Galápagos. Pullings is promoted to captain and ordered to sail the captured Acheron to Valparaíso. As Acheron sails away, Maturin mentions that their doctor had died months ago.

What is master and commander the far side of the world?

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World is a 2003 American epic period war – drama film co-written, produced and directed by Peter Weir, set during the Napoleonic Wars.

What is the far side of the world about?

Set in 1805 during the Napoleonic Wars, Far Side of the World has Captain Jack chasing down the larger French Privateer, Acheron with his smaller corvette/frigate ship, the Surprise in an attempt to keep the French out of the Pacific. The movie combines aspects from around a dozen different O’Brian novels and often pulls direct quotes and scenes.

Is ‘master and commander’ historically accurate?

Well, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World goes in the opposite direction, and is one of the most historically accurate movies of this century, as well as doing justice to a much-loved series of novels by Patrick O’Brian.

What is the movie Master and commander about?

The movie combines two novels – “Master and Commander” and “The Far Side of the World”. Both deal with chasing down a privateer and the movie combines the long chase of the latter with the furious climactic battle of the former. Interesting? Paul Bettany was one of the few actors who did not get seasick during filming.