To start off a miniature movie marathon for Gammabit, we'll begin with the most popular franchise Walt Disney Pictures has put out for the 21st century. The story where thieves prevail, order is slapped in the face and our adventures were only as limited as the sea itself; Pirates of the Caribbean.
Set only a few centuries ago in the Caribbean islands, a blacksmith named Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) watches his childhood friend/crush Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley) be taken off by a crew of bloodthirsty pirates. Their leader, Captain Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush) seeks to use her as the sacrifice for a ritual that will end the curse bound to him and his undead pirate brothers and time is of the essence. With only one option left, Will joins forces with the double crossing Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) who has his own score to settle with Barbossa along with his own intentions to have him accept the deal.
Amist the cannon fire and clashing cutlasses is one of Disney's boldest attempts to bring a gritty, matur(ish) and at times terrifying products in the history of their filmmaking. Its action is superb, along with performances from these pirates that captivate the audience instead of feeling like total stereotypes.
While the characters of Bloom and Knightley are not boring, they lack the necessary spice that are delivered in the portrayals of Jack Sparrow and Barbossa. Depp gives his all in the performance of a wiley schemer who will continuously leave the audience guessing of his true motivations. Opposite to him, Rush emphasizes Barbossa to a true grim and sinister adversary that is a great counterpart to that of Sparrow.
The script is built almost watertight, being simple but exciting in all that it brings to the screen. Music by composer Hans Zimmer is a melody that fits the movie's style and rarely leaves you unimpressed. The effects painted around the undead crew are also nicely delivered, with the moonlight backdrop making them truly ghostly in every glimpse received.
Set and costume design is something overlooked in the film, but deserves to be recognized for its thorough detail. From the classy to the filthy, the wardrobe of every character blends in to the set time period. The outfits have an almost nostalgic feel to them, particularly to that one of Bloom's resembling that of Errol Flynn.
What Curse of the Black Pearl accomplishes is showing even Mickey Mouse has some guts. Its a fantastic ride that children and adults will love and a story anyone fascinated by pirate lore will love to sink deeper into.
-Braydon K
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