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R Rattiki Member Key West, FL Joined: May 03, 2003 Posts: 422	R Rattiki Posted posted on Wed, Nov 12, 2003 10:21 PM On 2003-11-12 19:37, tikifish wrote: Mutiny on the Bounty? Speaking of which, I read recently that though the movie makes Christian Fletcher out to be the good guy, and Bligh the bad guy, it was actulally the other way around. Bligh was quite the hero to get his men back thousands of miles to safety after Christian put them off the boat in the dinghy. But the romantic younger hothead works better for a hollywood hero that a crusty older sailor who goes by the book. And so say the Australians on a statue of Bligh that is found at Circualar Quay (pronounced KEY) in Sydney.....BUT! Considering that he had two other crews as well as the Fletcher Christan gang on the Bounty mutinied on him during his career, I think the Aussies are wrong on this one! :lol: He may have been an excelent navagator, as he studied under one of the best (Capt. Cook), but I think his people skills were very lacking, even for 18 century British Naval crews! [ Edited by: Rattiki on 2003-11-12 23:03 ] [ Edited by: Rattiki on 2003-11-13 15:05 ]

On 2003-11-12 19:37, tikifish wrote:
Mutiny on the Bounty?

Speaking of which, I read recently that though the movie makes Christian Fletcher out to be the good guy, and Bligh the bad guy, it was actulally the other way around. Bligh was quite the hero to get his men back thousands of miles to safety after Christian put them off the boat in the dinghy. But the romantic younger hothead works better for a hollywood hero that a crusty older sailor who goes by the book.

And so say the Australians on a statue of Bligh that is found at Circualar Quay (pronounced KEY) in Sydney.....BUT! Considering that he had two other crews as well as the Fletcher Christan gang on the Bounty mutinied on him during his career, I think the Aussies are wrong on this one! :lol: He may have been an excelent navagator, as he studied under one of the best (Capt. Cook), but I think his people skills were very lacking, even for 18 century British Naval crews!

[ Edited by: Rattiki on 2003-11-12 23:03 ]

[ Edited by: Rattiki on 2003-11-13 15:05 ]

Post #59696 by Rattiki on Wed, Nov 12, 2003 10:21 PM