If you don’t know the history of Pirates, it's like this, while the first movie’s great, the second and third not so much. But everybody loves Captain Jack Sparrow. My enthusiasm for the fourth edition remained high even after 8 years although my colleagues said they rather eat dirt. C’mon, give pirates a chance. Rotten tomatoes gave it a squish, but I think people are just jaded over the whole franchise.
Okay, the first 15 minutes were bad. Sure Jack ran all over London away from all the king’s men but it was boring pointless fun. For me the real story began on ship of Black Beard, the notorious 18th century pirate. Penélope Cruz’s character added duplicity, throughout the movie because you’d never know whether she sided with Jack or Black Beard. The mermaids were awesome, but I think the producers were undecided about how to cover the mermaid bosoms. One scene I saw scales, in another no scales but hair.
But unlike number 2 and 3, I gave this plot my stamp of approval. Sure each pirate movie needs a healthy portion of fantasy and magic but it’s not too ridiculous like in 2 and 3. Without giving any spoilers, Pirates 4 is about 3 different parties all searching for the fountain of youth. There’s one subplot about a missionary man constant defying Black Beard and his evil ways and eventually falling in love with a mermaid. Very endearing. This time they aimed on disclosing the selfishness of human character (of Black Beard mostly) and the inevitability of fate. I liked the surprise they threw about the true intentions of Spanish fleet when they were searching for the fountain of youth.
So if you’re not too fed up of the whole genre, go on and watch it. I promise it doesn’t sink.
Okay, the first 15 minutes were bad. Sure Jack ran all over London away from all the king’s men but it was boring pointless fun. For me the real story began on ship of Black Beard, the notorious 18th century pirate. Penélope Cruz’s character added duplicity, throughout the movie because you’d never know whether she sided with Jack or Black Beard. The mermaids were awesome, but I think the producers were undecided about how to cover the mermaid bosoms. One scene I saw scales, in another no scales but hair.
But unlike number 2 and 3, I gave this plot my stamp of approval. Sure each pirate movie needs a healthy portion of fantasy and magic but it’s not too ridiculous like in 2 and 3. Without giving any spoilers, Pirates 4 is about 3 different parties all searching for the fountain of youth. There’s one subplot about a missionary man constant defying Black Beard and his evil ways and eventually falling in love with a mermaid. Very endearing. This time they aimed on disclosing the selfishness of human character (of Black Beard mostly) and the inevitability of fate. I liked the surprise they threw about the true intentions of Spanish fleet when they were searching for the fountain of youth.
So if you’re not too fed up of the whole genre, go on and watch it. I promise it doesn’t sink.
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