Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, released in 2006, is the sequel to the original Pirates of the Caribbean movie which we watched in class. It opens in Port Royal on Elizabeth and Will Turners wedding day, but in a surprising turn of events, upon the arrival of Lord Cutler Beckett, an East India trading mogul, they are quickly arrested on charges of aiding Jack Sparrow escape. While Elizabeth and Will attempt to deal with this new problem, Jack Sparrow, now captain proper of the Black Pearl, runs across Bootstrap Bill, who has been sent by Davy Jones to tell Jack Sparrow his time is up, offering him the ultimatum of joining the Flying Dutchman’s crew or being attacked by the Kraken. Since Jack accepts the latter option, he and his
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The film contained many of the same themes that The Curse of the Black Pearl possessed, however this installment often seemed to take things a bit too far. Nevertheless, from a strictly piratical aspect, I do think this film worked, as there were an array of familiar pirate themes which popped up during the movie. Unfortunately, though, these themes were often contrasted with certain ideas or plots that were just so ridiculous or silly that I found the movie no longer enjoyable. These particular instances were almost always unrelated to pirates, and in that respect I think it really hurt the films overshadowing themes of piracy. For instance almost all of the scenes on the native’s island seemed entirely unnecessary, and I think the movie would have benefited if this particular subplot would have been left out. When the writers weren’t off on these silly subplots though, they were able to incorporate many familiar pirate themes like sword fighting, drinking, parrots, and treasure, which made it quite relatable to the texts and ideas we have talked about in class. Heavy tribute was obviously paid to Treasure Island in the film, as they invoked both the idea of the black spot with Jack, and then obviously with the inclusion of a “Dead Man’s Chest”. There was also the return to Tortuga, which again paid homage to the historical pirate port, and I found the incorporation of the Flying Dutchman, Davy Jones and his locker, and the Kraken all to be nice touches. These familiar themes, which are often associated with pirates and sailing the high seas, helped restrain the movie from completely running off the rails and invoking more ridiculous subplots like the native island scenes. One interesting historically inaccuracy relating to pirates that I picked up on during the film occurred when Will and his father gambled with Davy Jones for the key to the Dead
The film contained many of the same themes that The Curse of the Black Pearl possessed, however this installment often seemed to take things a bit too far. Nevertheless, from a strictly piratical aspect, I do think this film worked, as there were an array of familiar pirate themes which popped up during the movie. Unfortunately, though, these themes were often contrasted with certain ideas or plots that were just so ridiculous or silly that I found the movie no longer enjoyable. These particular instances were almost always unrelated to pirates, and in that respect I think it really hurt the films overshadowing themes of piracy. For instance almost all of the scenes on the native’s island seemed entirely unnecessary, and I think the movie would have benefited if this particular subplot would have been left out. When the writers weren’t off on these silly subplots though, they were able to incorporate many familiar pirate themes like sword fighting, drinking, parrots, and treasure, which made it quite relatable to the texts and ideas we have talked about in class. Heavy tribute was obviously paid to Treasure Island in the film, as they invoked both the idea of the black spot with Jack, and then obviously with the inclusion of a “Dead Man’s Chest”. There was also the return to Tortuga, which again paid homage to the historical pirate port, and I found the incorporation of the Flying Dutchman, Davy Jones and his locker, and the Kraken all to be nice touches. These familiar themes, which are often associated with pirates and sailing the high seas, helped restrain the movie from completely running off the rails and invoking more ridiculous subplots like the native island scenes. One interesting historically inaccuracy relating to pirates that I picked up on during the film occurred when Will and his father gambled with Davy Jones for the key to the Dead