#murtogg

finally finished the digital version of my beloved post-it Gillette*

post-cotbp. jack and james end up stuck in like. something. a cave system? a jungle temple? idk. something where they are trapped inside and their respective crews outside. gasp it's the 'forced to work together' trope !! double gasp maybe there's a tentive truce made between the Dauntless and the Pearl to rescue their respective commodore/captain. ofc during the whole time there's the underscoring knowledge of 'i will have to turn this man in/this guy's gonna turn me in' so at the end of the adventure jack ofc gives them all the slip and the Pearl takes off, with James, cursing wildly, giving chase

ah, romance <3

⤷ Lord Cutler Beckett (At World's End)

!SPOILER WARNING!

Do not proceed if you haven’t seen the movie yet.

Hi.

So, lately I have found great interest in this little saga called “Pirates Of The Caribbean”.

I mean, can you blame me?

This Disney movie saga has conquered many hearts everywhere around the globe, for the simple fact that these movies are really fun to watch, each one taking the audience on a journey.

But let’s start with the first one.

Now, I know that there are many errors and things that do not make sense in this movie.

(Like the ending, who knows, knows).

But it is still truly enjoyable.

The plot is well written, going always directly to the point, in order to never bore anyone with the story.

The visuals are amazing, taking the viewer from Port Royal, to Tortuga (our beloved Captain Jack’s favourite town), to other pirate places like Isla de Muerta and the Rum-runner’s Isle.

The characters all have a stable role and abilities, which we can see growing during the series.

Right from the beginning, one can feel how the dynamic between the Royal Navy, the high ranks of society and the pirates works, Commodore James Norrington being the landmark figure of this contrast.

Elizabeth and Will get kinda sucked in this situation, making her grow, and him finding out something about his past that makes him uncomfortable, but then finds a way to use it to his benefit.

I like the way Elizabeth is interested in pirates, and that she finds ways to get out of certain situations, making her gain the courage to refuse James’ proposal (poor boy) and to go against her father’s will.

I mean, she gets the blacksmith in the end, but I think she really was too “wild” for James.

She had a free spirit and he accepted that.

Then, the crew of the Black Pearl, with charming comic relief characters like Pintel and Ragetti, our great Captain and villain of the story, Barbossa, and Jack also, are basically the definition of piracy.

I love their backstory that adds a mysterious flavour to the whole “pirate curse” concept, which never gets old.

I have to say though, that there are many minor characters that I would have liked to see more during this movie, like Lieutenant Groves, Lieutenant Gillette, Mullroy, Murtogg, Gibbs, and other members of Jack’s crew.

Anamaria was a great character in my opinion, and she should have had more screen time and appearances in the other movies.

And then there is Jack.

What can I say about him?

This saga has made this character one of the best of all time, and I really hope that we get to see him again in a sixth movie.

His cunning abilities and creative ways of escaping have become legendary, just like his precious ship, the Black Pearl.

I really think that the Black Pearl is the best ship ever showed in the entire saga, but I like the other ships, like the Dauntless and the Interceptor in this one, too.

However, everything I can say about this movie, is that ages away from when it first came out, it is still one of the most entertaining movies ever, and I hope that one day we will see all our favourite characters and our Captain Sparrow sailing on the Black Pearl, once again.

Thank you for reading.

Have a nice day!!

“I’m dishonest, and a dishonest man you can always trust to be dishonest.

It’s the honest ones you want to watch out for, because you can never predict when they’re going to do something incredibly…. stupid”.