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 Pirates
of the Caribbean 3 – At World's End
by Cass Shan
First and foremost – all you folks looking
to catch this movie; 'Stay to the end. IMDB notes that
there's a bonus scene after the credits! (which I missed!!!!
No wonder those trio were still sitting when I was the second
last person to leave)
Secondly; those who has awaited the
charming and oh-so-witty Captain Jack Sparrow – your wait has
not been in vain!
Gore Verbinski returns to the helm of the
Pirates Saga as writers Ted Elliot and Terry Rossio do a
commendable job and the actors performed superbly to bring this
Disney film to life.
Captain Jack Sparrow, as we last saw him,
disappeared into the Kraken as Elizabeth Swan kisses him
bye-bye. Will Turner promises to save his father, Bootstrap Bill
from the clutches of Davy Jones. But while the squid with
tentacles bares his menacing crab-claws into the seven seas, his
beating heart has fallen into the hands of the East India
Trading Company... all thanks to the betraying former-Admiral
Norrington.
That was in Pirates 2. Now, listen
carefully the plot for Pirates 3 lest you be lost when the film
comes (no worries, no spoilers).
In At World's End, Will Turner must try to
defeat Davy Jones in order to save his father from spending an
eternity as a clam shell. And how does this swash-buckling
pretty boy plan to do this? Why, by saving good 'ol Captain
Sparrow of course! Who, by the way, is now in Davy Jones locker
- a land far beyond the living. Captain Barbosa has
his own reasons for saving the captain. The East India
Trading Company has decided to exterminate all pirates. And the
pirates has decided that they are not going to take it sitting
down. Instead, they are going to use a secret weapon that may
give them a fighting chance. And Barbosa can only access this
secret weapon through 'ol Capt. Sparrow. Oh, and tentacle-man
seeks his beating heart...
It was rather surprising at first to see a
more sombre Pirates, much like the film poster suggests. But
then, the amazing graphics they've employed grabs the viewer at
practically every scene. So much, in fact, that at times, they
outshine some of the cast.
Yes, the movie thrills and explodes with
the dynamism we've come to associate with Captain Jack Sparrow.
But the sheer number of roles meant a few people had less lines
to deliver than they previously had. Then again, the precious
few minutes they do have, do they take 'em and
make 'em memorable!
Johnny Depp will no doubt be forever
entrenched as the witty rogue Capt. Sparrow in the minds of millions of people and Orlando
Bloom puts in his share of 'good honest pirate'. While Kiera
Knightley could have shown a little bit more variety of
expressions, I suppose the tone of the film (and the fact that
she doesn't drink rum) dictates that she be somewhat serious all
the time.
Chow Yun-Fatt, famous in Hong Kong in
movies such as 'A Better Tomorrow' and 'God of Gamblers', did a
marvelous job in his fifteen minute appearance. A slip of the
script though, might leave him to be remembered in film
bloopers.
Speaking of which, apparently, shooting began
before the script was completed. It began during shooting
for Dead Man's Chest, as the production crew decided to get
certain scenes wrapped up while they were on exotic location.
That explains the somewhat obvious flaws of
the film. Not outstanding, but enough for any film critic or fan
of the franchise to notice – the explanations to clue viewers in
on what's going on... which shouldn't matter now that I've laid
it on the first few paragraphs, the clichés that started to dog
the script, the politically correct scenario...
But really, all that paled in comparison to
the ride At World's End takes you. Be prepared for pirates with
cold, evil hearts, pirates with good hearts and pirates with
hearts locked up in a chest.
For whence, you're At World's End, the
ocean never looked better, the sword-fighting never sexier, and
love never so touching.
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