Are you really that stupid? The villain was the French ship captain and =
the conflict was between Napoleonic France and Georgian England.

Katy, clearly your knowledge of screenwriting isn't very sophisticated. Basing
a conflict on historical villainy without defining within the picture it is a
common mistake. A good screenplay defines it's villains by action rather than
reputation or historical context. I've yet to meet anyone who saw the movie who
didn't make note of this. The same mistake was made in Gladiator, but NOT in
Saving Private Ryan. Can you see the difference?
I doubt it.

RB