The film tries to recreate the original duo of Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) and Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley) with their son Henry Turner (Brenton Thwaites) and Carina Smith’s (Kaya Scodelario) romance. Like the past films, it also has a British naval officer who wants to free the oceans of pirates, an onslaught of undead people like the first three films, an enemy who wants to kill Jack because of a personal issue and a mysterious island that no one can find – the entire “On Stranger Tides” had that story – plus a curse that can be broken if a mysterious object is found, just like every film in the franchise. The timelines probably have it the worse. If Henry Turner is around twenty, than his parents are probably in their forties and that means Jack Sparrow is possibly in his sixties. However, he and his pirate team do not look like they have aged a day. Sharma noted, “He's the same spry guy and as much a ladies' man as he was in the first film.”
The story is basically Henry searching for Poseidon’s legendary trident that is told to have the ability to break every curse that is on the sea. He wants to break the curse of being the undead captain that The Flying Dutchmen put on his father, Will. For Henry to succeed, he goes to Captain Jack for help, who is being tracked by another undead captain Armando Salazar, played by Javier Bardem. Barbossa, reprised by Geoffrey Rush, and Carina also want the trident for their own reasons and how this oddball crew succeeds in their mission is basically the story of the film.
Sharma said, “One department where the intent of directors Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg can't be doubted is the visual imagery. Whether it's at the beginning where a whole house is pulled around a village by a team of horses or the climax where the sea is literally parted into two halves, the visual spectacles are staggering. The ghosts ships, the undead sea monsters – all contribute to a colourful bonanza that goes on and on and takes you on a fantastic journey.”
There is no doubt about Depp’s, Bardem’s or even Rush’s acting talents. They fall back into their roles and Brenton and Kaya really work off of one another. There are no complaints there either.
The franchise was supposed to be done after the third film but now, since Bloom and Knightley seem to be back, it looks like we will have more sequels in the future. Johnny Depp is in his mid-fifties and he looks good. This means that he can continue playing Jack Sparrow for quite some time.
Now this was the only other movie in the franchise that I had seen in theaters. I really enjoyed it, even though I did notice some obvious CGI effects and the slow-motion was used a lot, but I still had a fun time watching it. If you enjoyed the other films in the franchise, even though you acknowledge that the sequels are not as good as the first one, then you should see this one. Just don’t mind the fact that the sequels suck, just see every film in the franchise and judge for yourself. I think every film has enjoyment in it, and I enjoyed every film in the franchise. See this one and have a great, fun time.
Thank you everyone for joining in on “Pirates of the Caribbean Month.” I hope everyone enjoyed this month, as I enjoyed talking about how much fun these films are. Enjoy Halloween night. Since I don’t think trick-or-treating will be happening this year, just enjoy the candy on your own and watch some good Halloween related movies.
I will see everyone next month for the next franchise that I will review.
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