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Pirates of the Caribbean:
The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
Rate:
6
Viewed:
3/04, 4/24
4/24:
I hadn't seen Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl since 2004, so I thought I would check it out.
Yeah, it's as I remembered it. Despite the nice cinematography, the movie is too long, and over forty-five minutes should've
been cut out. It goes on and on for no reason just like the silly sword battle between the immortals since they're never going to
die, no matter what. I'm surprised Disney approved the film because the violence is excessive which doesn't align with the
company's image.
I don't like how it operates in separate parts instead of one whole. I see Johnny Depp doing his thing, and there's everything
else. As a result, they never merge. There's something else strange: the seemingly ripped-off plot structure
from The Last of the Mohicans.
Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley are Daniel Day-Lewis and Madeleine Stowe, respectively, while Geoffrey Rush is Magua. The
girl's father is Colonel Munro, and her supposed beau Norrington is Major Duncan Heyward. The English soldiers remain the same
while the pirates are disguised as Indians. Only Johnny Depp plays a wildcard character.
On the other hand, I'm not impressed with Johnny Depp's performance and don't see why an Academy Award nomination was given to him.
Geoffrey Rush is better, and that's because he's a strong actor, hence the Oscar win for Shine.
Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley make virtually no difference which is the reason why the film feels imbalanced the entire
time as compared to The Last of the Mohicans.
All in all, thanks to the huge box-office take of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl,
Johnny Depp had sold himself out to go mainstream thereafter.