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I like the naval terminology, even though I don't understand most of it. Not having read the Hornblower books since adolescence, I can't compare them, but on "
by AlbertCory 3y ago
I like the naval terminology, even though I don't understand most of it.
Not having read the Hornblower books since adolescence, I can't compare them, but on "characterization" : sorry, bro. O'Brian's the master of it. Two very good actors took on Jack and Steven (Russell Crowe and Paul Bettany) and made a classic movie.
- jhbadger 3y agoUnfortunately the movie oversimplified the characters. Jack in the books is a complex guy, who has besides his good traits some unpleasant parts (his obsession with making money with get rich quick schemes on land which often land him in debt, and his obsession with taking "prizes" at sea for personal gain more than duty). Crowe's Jack is just a generic hero. And Stephen is a complex guy too, who is an intelligence agent in addition to being a doctor and naturalist. Bettany's Stephen ignores this whole part of his character.
- AlbertCory 3y agoOk. But you're criticizing the movie, not the books.