tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876794033107456809.post4504068519096513238..comments2024-03-16T04:59:09.172-08:00Comments on Pauline's Pirates & Privateers: Movies: Jack Aubrey CommandsPaulinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11730716060906158244noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876794033107456809.post-44944601932034667452012-05-03T14:39:16.825-08:002012-05-03T14:39:16.825-08:00Your points are all well taken, Timmy! I do think...Your points are all well taken, Timmy! I do think that Jack would have talked to Stephen about his plans in the case of the Dr. Maturin's injury as he did in so many other cases. Stephen being Stephen, the issue of taking Acheron - which was far more important in the case of the American ship in the book - before weighning anchor might have been looked at a little more differently.<br /><br />And as to the camaraderie issue, it was and still is expected in the service that captains would invite their officers to dine in the cabin now and again, just as the wardroom was expected to invite the captain once in a while. Even the most stand-offish commander could give an appearance of "camaraderie" aboard ship.<br /><br />But yeah; thankee for your added insight. Much appreciated.Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11730716060906158244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876794033107456809.post-25966679896468053112012-05-03T14:00:53.260-08:002012-05-03T14:00:53.260-08:00Ahoy, Pauline! I think you've done pretty well...Ahoy, Pauline! I think you've done pretty well in setting your biases aside in this analysis. While I am no O'Brian scholar having only read a few of the books, I am familiar enough with the characters and stories (mostly through our discussions) and I agree that there are some significant differences between the Aubrey character in the books and in the film. <br /><br /><br />I do think that Aubrey's character in the books would have made the same decision in the second case, but not just for friendship sake the way it is portrayed in the film. In addition to being Jack's particluar friend, Stephen is also an officer as opposed to an ordinary crewman, he is the ship's surgeon, he is generally beloved by all of the crew, and Jack also knows about his importance as a military intelligence officer (a plot point that was left out of the film entirely).<br /><br />I also agree with your take on the "camaraderie" issue. I would expect this to be more the norm than exception. But that's just my opinion and I could be wrong...Timmy!https://www.blogger.com/profile/09902641426229272672noreply@blogger.com