Oceans Are Now Battlefields

Oceans Are Now Battlefieldsis the opening text from the 2003 film Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, which reads, "Napoleon is master of Europe, only the British fleet stands before him, oceans are now battlefields." The quote became the subject ofmemesthroughout the 2020s as acatchphraseandcopypastawhile the movie gained a reputation as a film that men perceivably enjoy. In March 2023, a man went viral online for getting the quote tattooed on his back, subsequently causing a resurgence of the meme.