The above image is from the 2003 seafaring movie Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. The film is set during the Napoleonic Wars, and follows the adventures of Captain Jack Aubrey and his crew on the high seas as they play cat-and-mouse with a French privateer. It's based on the series of books by Patrick O'Brian and stars Russell Crowe as Aubrey and Paul Bettany as Stephen Maturin, ship's surgeon and Aubrey's friend/conscience. In the above scene, Aubrey has granted Maturin some time on the Galapagos Island to observe the wildlife and collect specimens. Unfortunately, while collecting, Maturin spots the Acheron- the ship they've been chasing- in a cove on the far side of the island. He must leave his samples behind and rush to inform Captain Jack that they've located the enemy. |