Russell Crowe fired at a Twitter user who sternly criticized his film “Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World”.
The 56-year-old actor was mocked on Twitter when a joke shared a photo of him from the 2003 Oscar-winning film, along with a sarcastic caption that encouraged people who are having trouble sleeping amid the coronavirus pandemic.
“A lot of people complaining about the lack of sleep during the Pandemic,” wrote the Twitter user. “I can recommend Master and Commander starring the generally catchy and flashy Russell Crowe,” He wrote. “I never got past the ten-minute mark. You’re welcome. And thanks, Russell.”
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Russell Crowe responded to a Twitter user who criticized his 2003 film ‘Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World’.
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Several days later, Crowe, who starred in other Oscar-winning films such as “Gladiator”, “A Beautiful Mind” and “The Insider”, responded to the comment by defending the film and highlighting the people behind it.
“That is the problem with children today. Without focus,” the star started its applause. “Peter Weirs’ film is brilliant. An epic tale of loyalty to the Empire and service, regardless of cost.
Crowe highlighted the film’s co-writer and director, Peter Weir, whose nomination for best director was one of the 10 Oscars for which the film was nominated. Boyd, however, took home one of the two awards the film actually won, for best photography. Richard King won another Oscar for best sound editing.
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“Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World” was based on three novels by Patrick O’Brian that made up the Aubrey-Maturin series. The film tells the story of Jack Aubrey de Crowe, a British naval captain in the Napoleonic Wars. When his ship is almost destroyed by a French privateer, Aubrey launches a daring pursuit in an attempt to prevent the more heavily armored ship from plundering a British whaling fleet near the Galapagos Islands.
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Crowe was one of the few faces in Hollywood to appear in theaters in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic through his latest thriller, “Unhinged”.