-Just watched Peter Weir's Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) starring Russell Crowe and Paul Bettany. A link to the IMDb page can be found here: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0311113/?ref_=nv_sr_1

-This movie was very entertaining. This movie followed the HMS Surprise during the Napoleonic Wars in pursuit of a powerful French warship. It is full of action, but has several slow scenes. It definitely portrays sailor life during the 1800s. My favorite scene is when Paul Bettany's character removes a bullet from his own abdomen using a mirror as a guide. It was an interesting scene because it demonstrates the sterility of sail boats during the time and the risk for infection. I thoroughly enjoyed the movie. 8/10.

-This is not a typical movie one would consider to talk about evolution in. However, there is a character, played by Paul Bettany, who is a physician and a naturalist that greatly resembles Charles Darwin. This movie takes place in the South American seas and islands. One island in particular is the Galapagos islands. While the majority of the crew is interested in fighting and defending the ship, he is more interested in studying specimen on the islands. There is a scene where the crew is having target practice and he is studying a beetle that was found near the island. While discussing adaptations in organisms, a boy asks him if God caused the changes in the specimen in which he replied that God could have done that or he caused them to change. This reminded me of Dobzhansky and I found that very interesting that they would incorporate that into this movie. In one scene, he is describing how an insect uses camouflage to disguise itself from predators. The captain then camouflages the ship to hid from their "predator." It is interesting that this movie would incorporate a Darwin-like character into an action movie. It shows the impact that Darwin had on the world.