The Golden Age of Piracy is the subject of many Hollywood films. One of the most popular series among them in recent years is the series Pirates of the Caribbean. But how accurately this film portrays and captures the way the Golden Age of Piracy spanned from the 2650’s to the 1730’s is important in many different ways. In order to answer this question, my team of researchers and I will examine how accurately myths or superstitions, real life pirates, weapons, and the pirate code were presented in the movie, Pirates of the Caribbean the Black Pearl. Myths and superstitions were historically accurate because even though they were portrayed in different ways, they still represented each myth, especially the Flying Dutchman. Real life pirates
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Weapons are represented very accurately in the film. The Hollywood film used and included all, if not most the weapons that were used during the Golden Age of Piracy. Finally, in the movie, The Pirate Code was an accurate reflection of codes used by real life pirates. It included many of the factors that were considered back in the Golden Age of Piracy. Overall, the movie series Pirates of the Caribbean accurately portrayed the Golden Age of Piracy.
In the film series, Pirates of the Caribbean, there are countless references to sea myths, superstitions, and the supernatural. For the most part these references are based on genuine pirate folklore. The first reference of a myth in the movie is a ghost ship, the Black Pearl which is captained by Barbosa. The ghost ship may have been based on the Flying Dutchman, which is used in the second Pirates of the Caribbean, “Dead Man’s Chest.” In the first movie the “Pearl” is simply black with ripped sails. It has a haunted crew. The crew is cursed to be immortal because they stole aztec gold. They mention the name “Cortez” in the movie. That is true, according to history. In “Dead Man’s Chest” the ship, the Flying Dutchman, is crewed by drowned sailors. The ship and the crew can fully submerge and travel
Weapons are represented very accurately in the film. The Hollywood film used and included all, if not most the weapons that were used during the Golden Age of Piracy. Finally, in the movie, The Pirate Code was an accurate reflection of codes used by real life pirates. It included many of the factors that were considered back in the Golden Age of Piracy. Overall, the movie series Pirates of the Caribbean accurately portrayed the Golden Age of Piracy.
In the film series, Pirates of the Caribbean, there are countless references to sea myths, superstitions, and the supernatural. For the most part these references are based on genuine pirate folklore. The first reference of a myth in the movie is a ghost ship, the Black Pearl which is captained by Barbosa. The ghost ship may have been based on the Flying Dutchman, which is used in the second Pirates of the Caribbean, “Dead Man’s Chest.” In the first movie the “Pearl” is simply black with ripped sails. It has a haunted crew. The crew is cursed to be immortal because they stole aztec gold. They mention the name “Cortez” in the movie. That is true, according to history. In “Dead Man’s Chest” the ship, the Flying Dutchman, is crewed by drowned sailors. The ship and the crew can fully submerge and travel