Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Archetypes in the Pirates of the Caribbean Series In the Pirates of the Caribbean series, there are many archetypical characters. Some of the archetypes represented are the good mother, a negative animal, shadow figure, and the trickster. The good mother is Tia Dalma, the bad animal is the Kraken, the shadow figure is Barbossa, and the trickster is Jack Sparrow. Tia Dalma would be the good mother in Pirates of the Caribbean. Tia Dalma is the person who Will Turner, Jack and Jack’s crew go to for help on their journey in the second film. They are looking for a ship called the Flying Dutchman and Tia Dalma shows them where to find it. The good mother “often gives the hero particular objects to help on the journey” (Seger, 392). During Jack’s…

Pirates of the Caribbean is a fictional series based on a captain named Jack Sparrow. Sparrow isn’t your average captain, for he is a pirate and a troublesome one at that of course. The series setting goes back in history when the world was ruled by the British Empire, the East India Trading Company (EITC) and the Spanish Empire, as pirates raid the sea defining any laws that come their way. There is a total of four movies out with a new one to be released this year. Each movie portrays Jack…

Pirates: the take-all-leave-nothing swashbuckling badasses of the seven seas. Commonly recognized for their conquests of unsuspecting merchant ships, expensive ransoms, and their never ending pursuit of treasure, what pirates are most known for is flipping the bird to any and every rule that might impede their progress. While some may consider pirates a long gone band of drunken thieves, the end of the pirating age is nowhere in sight-- in fact, it is as alive as it has ever been. Consequently,…

The movement of tricking is defined as the combination of martial arts, break-dancing and gymnastics, but to the tricking legend Michael Guthrie, the meaning runs far deeper. “Tricking is a lifestyle, once you're in it, you're committed. You cant just back out.”, Mike states. “No matter what, you're probably involved with some other trickers.” To Mike, tricking sucks you in. It becomes your life, and you can't stop thinking about it. Michael's 23 years old, short in stature, and a marvel to…

Pirate Essay Number 2 Literature actually doesn’t do a service to history in our era and time. I’m saying this right now because there are many instances the lead to this conclusion of my argument. Some have to deal with different pirates from the old times and how they are portrayed in our time with books fantasizing their past into make belief and play pretend material. Others include authors putting a bit too much juice in their blender and making our beloved pirates sad as they are clueless…

Lots of people have been enjoying the movies where the Pirates of the Caribbean run wild. The most famous of the pirates is portrayed by Johnny Depp. The movie “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” first opened up in theaters in the U.S. on July 7, 2006. It starred Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley. This was the second movie in the pirate adventure series. It is part of a multi-billion dollar franchise owned by Disney and it includes books, video games and theme park rides.…

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…

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…

The advancements that “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” made great strides in improving motion capture technology. Although I do not believe that the final product turned out to be very good, the techniques that were developed made other ambitious films a possibility. Specifically, the technique used to capture the subtle nuances of an actor’s performance, which was later used to great effect in the film “The Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest”, in regards to the creation and…