Getting Way Too Invested in *Pirates of the Caribbean*

[@TheOtterBear61]

Keith Richards from the Rolling Stones played Jack's dad. They got him because it was him that Johnny Depp modeled Jack after.

[@craiglortie8483]

he plays it to perfection!

[@kellysinclair8833]

I'm sure i read somewhere that apparently it's a combination of Keith Richards and pepe le pew the cartoon skunk

[@kimincannes]

@@kellysinclair8833 Indeed. Johnny Depp did say that in more than one interview... he wanted CJS to be like a human cartoon character. And he is. He really is. 🥰

[@kimincannes]

Yes, JD and Keith are good friends... Paul McCartney (another dear friend of JD's) shows up in the fifth one, I believe (although cld be 4th, I forget).... as Capt Jack's Uncle Jack.... great scene, too!

[@xerodelacroix5552]

@@craiglortie8483 That's because he wasn't acting, he was just being himself lmao.

[@pineappleboi1719]

I don't think you noticed it, but Jack actually did something incredible at the end of the movie. He saved Will's life by helping him (Will) stab the heart, thus granting him immortality and saving Will. It goes to show how much Jack has grown to care for Will and become a nicer person in general, and in a truly selfless act, he throws away the opportunity to be immortal and sail the seas forever to save Will's life instead.

[@taylorludwig32]

This comment! He was sooo confused about what had happened and I was hoping someone explained it to him! 💯🙌

[@ЯАга-я4л]

Also it doesn't hurt to have a literal sea devil for a friend, who knows maybe he can cut you some slack when it's your time to die.

[@lilscenechick1995]

I love the *trilogy* so much. (I consider the others spin-offs). This also coincides with what Jack’s father said. “The trick isn’t living forever. But living with yourself, forever.” If Jack allowed Will to die so he could stab the heart, he would have to live with that decision for countless lifetimes.

[@neolithiumproduction]

I think that's the thing about Jack that many miss. While he's a pirate, he is a good man. The first movie, I don't think he ever truly intended to hand over Will. He's always playing chess, and while it seems he's betrayed someone at first...it turns out it was a ploy to fool his enemies while not actually betraying an ally. In a weird way. Even when he had the moment to betray everyone to the Kraken, he still came back because deep down he couldn't go through with it. I think that's why some are super loyal to him, while others like Barbossa can't stand him. xD

[@y.m.7300]

Exactly. I hope he sees this comment so he can understand what truly happened there ;)

[@schythe18]

not liking Beckett is reasonable, especially when you see the extended scene with Sparrow and Beckett, where you find out that Jack's 'run-in' with the east india trade co. was him working for them as a captain, finding out that he was transporting slaves and taking the ship for himself, resulting in the ship being burned and sunk. This is the origin of the black pearl and the deal with davy jones and the 100 souls. "People aren't cargo"- Jack Sparrow

[@dailycarolina.]

​@royalexodus2666which books ?

[@Xiatorm]

​@royalexodus2666Books?!?!? What books???😮

[@BlackSun6393]

And since he "stole cargo" he was branded as a pirate.

[@Meena_EmiOga]

Oh the series is adapted from books

[@Shinnizle]

@@Xiatorm There are companion books that were written to go along with the movies. The movies aren't based on any book series though.

[@JeM130177]

Jones having to stand in a bucket of water in the 3 on 3 scene because he can't step on land never stops being funny to me

[@silentassason]

I love the trail of buckets they set out so he could stand in the line up 😂

[@ЯАга-я4л]

Imagine how pissed he must've been when he realized that it would have worked all along.

[@nicosyncixlegendary1888]

he probably knew, it would just be a pain in the ass to do it all the time@@ЯАга-я4л

[@johnnyparsnips7641]

​@user-pm3wk6lw6m Well unless the curse isn't just limited to his literal feet (he must never step "foot" on land) one shove from a person and he'd be dead And I assume he's smarter than that

[@alricaneshama]

That water was ice cold.

[@christineirving4491pluviophile]

One of the bits that I liked in this one is Pintels' attitude towards Elizabeth. He goes from that dark, almost sinister" 'ello poppet." To an affectionate, almost avuncular " bye bye poppet" at the end of this one.😊

[@mycroft16]

She definitely earns the respect of the pirates and pretty quickly at that.

[@blazinjedi2008]

That's because she's got more.ball than most of them

[@ChrisMovieMisfit]

Same thing with Barbosa at the end. "Miss Turner..." With a slight nod and smile. Because the first time he met her she lied and said her name was "Miss Turner" so that came full circle too.

[@bradcarver8127]

A strong female character with a personality, a story arc, and is capable of having a loving relationship, this movie would never fly today.

[@Silvermetal954]

⁠@@ChrisMovieMisfitit was mainly bc she actually is ms turner now so his smile was congratulating her, as kinda a full circle

[@karasuma_seiichiro]

If you haven't noticed, Elisabeth has the kiss of death. All the men she kissed, or kissed her, ended up dying 😅

[@allenbuddy3101]

I’ve always liked the analysis that will and elizabeth are like the metaphorical second coming of jones and calypso but also their opposites. Will always had an air of destiny around him and I like to think elizabeth had an air of destiny and danger herself, always influencing the destiny of others like calypso had done (making jones immortal, bringing back barbossa, helping to bring back jack) but instead of saving people she’s dooming them Edit: I’ve just remembered it’s called being a “narrative foil” lmao

[@JoyaLewisTheMusician]

That’s such a neat detail

[@eolson1964]

She(Elizabeth) is the worst character of the movie and was totally UN-neccessary. She was only added because of the feminist turn at Disney. She was never part of original story that made the Pirates of the Caribbean ride. johnny Depp role was little overshadowed by the kept pushing Elizabeth into the story. Yep she was a bitch with the kiss of death

[@silverstar1178]

jack gave up his chance of immortality to allow Will to stab the heart thus saving his life. this is probably one of the most genuine things jack has ever done and shows how much he really does value Will and his friendship

[@richardhansen3703]

She doesn't have to wait 10 years to see him. She only has to wait ten years for him to be able to come ashore.

[@mindyg7064]

I never thought of this! She could just sail out to meet the _Dutchman_ and spend as much time with Will as she liked at sea!

[@hopejaworski9097]

@@mindyg7064 Difficult to do that with a young kid, but I did wonder about that option as well.

[@carrionwithout_me]

​@mindyg7064 I know it's a few weeks later but that's exactly what Will's son does in the last movie!

[@zeromech1450]

I have always thought this too. But I guess it depends on how busy the captain has to be ferrying dead souls. I imagine that it never stops.

[@Ianassa91]

Will has to be on the other side for ten years shipping the souls of the dead. If he comes to the "living" world, he'd be neglecting his duty and get all corrupted tentacle mode like what Davy Jones did. Obviously Will's character being the righteous type, once every ten years it is.

[@obersoldaten2954]

Fun fact the actors reaction to Barbossa was geniune because they had no idea he was coming back they expected someone else

[@berounmv7024]

They expected Anamaria from the first movie.

[@TheMoosanity]

What’s crazy is I expected Barbossa the moment Tia Dalma let jack the monkey out of his cage and he ran to the other room and held onto a pair of boots. 16 year old me stared at that and thought “…suspish…” And got super excited at seeing Barbossa.

[@moma5349]

The irony that Will got stabbed in the heart by his own sword he made for the Commodore in the first movie, then Beckett got it, then gave it back to Norrington, then Jones took it and stabbed Will.

[@shevonneworley9631]

Davey Jones was human. When Calypso betrayed him, it was because she's the Goddess of the seas,, she couldn't be tied down. She couldn't commit to him, so in his heartbreak he told the pirates how to bind her in human form and he cut out his heart. He didn't keep up with his duty of ferrying souls to the after life, and it corrupted his body. He became like the sea.

[@scottwest2310]

“THE RUM IS GONE” This one is probably my favorite of all of the pirates movies so I hope you really thoroughly enjoyed it as well.

[@Courdorygirl]

Mine too!

[@Luna-ps2nc]

Same here. I can't believe ppl say that the first 3 would be getting worse and worse. Hell no

[@Daniel_hAmIlToNMuSIcAl]

Same everyone says this one is bad but I love it

[@fox_trot0214]

but WHY is the rum gone ?

[@ladybee6015]

@@Luna-ps2ncyeah fr if you don’t like don’t watch

[@mycroft16]

What I love about the trilogy is how good the writing is. With all 3 stories interwoven and connecting. The jokes carrying over. They are dark... people die. But they throw very real feeling humor in. And by this movie most people are absolutely loving Barbosa. He is the most bad ass of the pirates. A truly good Captain. Sparrow is by far the most clever and lucky but Barbosa is just a awesome. Norrington is a very complex character but he goes out like a boss. Seeing the respect Jack and Hector have for each other is also cool. Kiera amd Orlando are way to pretty for this world. As for the wedding, ships captains have the authority to perform weddings. So asking Barbosa is very legit. And as each of them is also a Captain, they can do the lines to each other as well. Very fitting marriage for them. Their wedding dance being a sword fight back amd forth and around each other. And Barbosa throwing pirate slurs and curses in just makes it perfect. Of all 3 this is my favorite. It feels the most epic and has the biggest stakes. Nothing will ever capture the magic of the first though. The rest of them are fun... truly. Not this incredible but they are solid and fun watches. I wish Disney would take risks like this again. Dark, dirty, muddy movies about let's face it horrible people. Gore Verbinski is an insanely good director.

[@artloveranimation]

The seen between Elizabeth and Will's dad breaks my heart. "I wouldn't pick me" 😢

[@meganlodon]

This is my favorite movie of the series. The song at the beginning, _Hoist the Colors,_ was written for the movie to tell the tale of Calypso, Jones, and the Court. Below is my analysis. *The Chorus:* _Yo ho, haul together_ _Hoist the colors high_ _Heave ho, thieves and beggars_ _Never shall we die_ The chorus is sung numerous times within the song. It's basically telling the pirates, full of thieves and beggers, to get ready to set sail. The lyrics here are obvious in meaning. *First verse:* _The King and his men_ _stole the Queen from her bed_ _and bound her in her bones_ The King was the Pirate King at that time, and while his identity is unknown, I believe him to be Jones himself. The King's men refers to the Brethren Court. The Queen is Calypso, her bed is the sea, and binding her in her bones refers to binding her to her human form. _the seas be ours and by the powers_ _where we will we'll roam_ The seas literally belong to the pirates due to having power over Calypso. *Second verse:* _Now some have died_ _and some are alive_ _and others sail on sea_ This is a reference to the chorus of the song, which mention the pirates as thieves and beggars. This part of the verse is obvious in meaning. _with the keys to the cage_ _and the Devil to pay_ The "keys" to the cage are the nine Pieces of Eight, which were used to bind Calypso. The Devil refers to Davy Jones himself since he's the one that told the Brethren Court how to bind her; he's also a devil of sorts, or what I like to call, an ocean-bound Hades. _we lay to Fiddler's Green._ Fiddler's Green is an after-life of paradise for sailors where a fiddle never stops playing, but in the POTC universe, it is a tavern located in Davy Jones' locker. It might have a fiddle playing inside to fit the narrative. *Third verse:* _The bell has been raised_ _From it's watery grave..._ _Do you hear it's sepulchral tone?_ _A call to all_ _Pay head the squall_ _And turn your sails to home!_ This entire verse may refer to the scene of POTC where the pirates sing their song, and the Brethren Court is summoned to join together. A "all pirates unite" type of moment.

[@cavscott8841]

Someone need to go outside.

[@meganlodon]

@@cavscott8841 Lol. I've had this for years, and just copied and pasted.

[@leuchtkaferchen1639]

I agree to all of it except for the part that Davy Jones was the pirat king. They said he was the one who told the brethren how to bind her. That doesn't make him part of it. And what makes it even more unlikely is that Calypso didn't know he was to blame for her binding until Will told her. If Davy Jones were part of the brethren at the time and they bound her, she would have blamed him all along. And he was already "dead" when the brethren did that. I doubt that he could have been part of them because he wasn't really part of the living world anymore. He is something between the worlds of life and death. I like your analysis of the lyrics. I think about that every time when I hear that song but was never able to make sense of every line. 😊

[@meganlodon]

@@leuchtkaferchen1639 I was thinking of Jones being the King, because they all had to agree to bind her, and the King is who made the final decision; I'm thinking of a similar situation to how Swan became King. So, it's still possible that they chose him as King in that moment, regardless if he was a member of the Court or not. It was the first Court, after all, so there weren't really any rules (the Code was written during the second Court). To add to this, if Calypso went centuries not knowing that Jones was to blame, it wouldn't surprise me that she didn't know he was the King for a time either. In any case, I wouldn't mind either way, if he was King or not. Him as King is just my fun, yet still probable, theory to add a little spice to the lore. Lol. I just wish we were given a name, though, rather than the First King.

[@hermz8616]

@@meganlodonBut jones was “dead.” He told them how to bind her because he wanted revenge. Because she was not there after he spent 10 years ferrying the dead. And because he abandoned those duties after that and became cursed. Maybe Jones was made king before this happened but I highly doubt that no one would have mentioned it, especially Barbossa

[@passionsquietrage]

Geoffrey Rush was BORN to play Barbossa. His performance is so good in both movies(1 & 3). Barbossa is easily one of the funniest characters in the movies.

[@artsysabs]

Bootstrap was becoming part of the ship, which is why his memory was faulty and he couldn’t reignite Will

[@pineappleboi1719]

The monkey: (Has literally been name given "Jack" by Barbossa on screen the first movie) Alex: D a m i a n

[@Raznorthecompletelyrealhuman]

He did that to make it less confusing/complicated whenever he had to talk about Monkey Jack

[@miaborges3674]

Will and Elizabeth's sombre theme soaring/playing in that end credit's scene as Elizabeth and their son wait for the sun to set and for Will to appear on the horizon ALWAYS GET MEEE 🥹🥹 it's so beautiful, the score is so good!! This was literally the perfect ending to this trilogy 💖

[@SummerSolstice621]

Alex: “You’re not intimidating, you’re only 5’2.” Napoleon: “Hold my hat.”

[@austinrestovic]

Napoleon was actually 5'6". Fairly average for the area. The idea that he was humorously short was part of British propaganda spread to demean him and dissuade people from supporting him.

[@thedarkninja2000]

You realize that the actual Napoleon was 5’7”, right? 😂

[@SummerSolstice621]

@@thedarkninja2000 And the actor in the movie isn’t actually 5’2. Its a short joke, relax 😂😂

[@Armaldo468]

⁠@@SummerSolstice621Gotta love getting actually’d by some jackass who thinks he’s sooo funny for doing so. Ugh. The clown’s use of that emoji kinda makes me want to throw hands. I can’t stand that overwhelming smugness.

[@Estranged180]

The 5th time you called the monkey 'Damian', I damn near screamed at the screen... "IT'S JACK! NOT DAMIAN!!" "He's ordained?" No. At sea, there are only two people that can perform a marriage (not necessarily a wedding). Obviously, a ordained priest, or a ship's captain. Barbosa is a ship's captain. Simple maritime law.

[@katesierra6238]

yeah he knows its name is jack but he said he was gonna call him damian

[@Syndur]

Actually, it's NOT the case anymore. Whether it was actually the case back in the day, I cannot say, but nowadays, being a captain means you're in charge of the ship, nothing more.

[@dhk5174]

Chow Yun-fat (actor who played Sao Feng) is one of the greatest asian actors of all time. You should watch Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, A Better Tomorrow, and The Killer. He's one of the badass actors in movie history.

[@michaelklaus]

36:30 so while Elizabeth was trying to find Will or Jack during Dead Man's Chest during her time aboard the merchant ship they found her dress and the crewmembers made up this story that the dress belonged to the spirit of a young woman who had become a widow before her wedding night. And this is exactly what happened to her now. But this is not the only way the movie comes back here. When Norrington is killed he took a final stab at Jones who remarks what a nice sword he had and subsequently keeps it. This is the sword he later stabs Will with and after he becomes Captain of the Dutchman, Will sports this blade. It is the one that Will had made and delivered to Governor Swann for Norrington's promotion early in the first movie.

[@pbower4378]

There’s so many tiny pieces of info that I miss while watching these but I love seeing comments like yours that is gonna make the movie more exciting for me when I go to watch them again 😮

[@JonJoLen]

Fun fact, when they go over the waterfall and you hear “dead men tell no tales” and music, that’s from the ride at Disneyland, which these movies were based on!

[@hanssakura5313]

Hope you make it to LOTR trilogy after this. Pirates is a good series. LOTR is a fantastic trilogy. Plus there’s the hobbit as well. Love your reactions.

[@janekfilipowski9119]

+1

[@bighand1530]

Indeed. Can’t go wrong with Middle Earth.

[@aaronmwolford]

It's a must watch.

[@scorp77snake]

agree with LOTR ,however i'd take the 1977 Hobbit over Jacksons version any day

[@MrQuirke9]

Well, you could probably skip the Hobbit

[@Heida77]

James Norrington is such an underrated character. He was actually a good man and he genuinely loved Elizabeth. Keith Richards from The Rolling Stones plays Jack's father. He was Johnny Depp's main inspiration for the Captain Jack Sparrow character. Also, please watch 4 and 5 and find out for yourself if you like them or not. I personally enjoyed both but especially 5 because one of the main characters is Will and Elizabeth's son!

[@infingirl8488]

Becoming captain of the Flying Dutchman doesn't curse you like it did Davy Jones in appearance. He turned because Calypso had betrayed their love, and one could imagine that she then cursed him in return for his actions, and that's why he's "tentacle-y". When Will was stabbed, Jack had to make a choice: stab the heart and make himself immortal (like he wanted for the entire film) or let Will stab it so he would live. In the end, Jack made the selfless choice, which I always believe is his true character inside: a good man. Edit: funny that people are correcting me in the comments. Perhaps I should have clarified that I only meant to comment to fill in where Alex seemed to be missing out on the lore and the explanation of said lore. Yes, Davy Jones is the ferryman of the sea and neglected his duties and thus convoluted his longstanding relationship with Calypso, but that can be pretty easily picked up by a lay watcher of the film. I just didn't bring that up in my original comment lol

[@VicEclectica]

Actually, Calypso tells us what happened when Davy Jones appears outside her cell. She says "you have corrupted your purpose, and so yourself." Then she touches him and he's human again until she drops her hand. His purpose was to ferry the souls of the dead, but instead, he preyed on people.

[@orionofrealms5997]

@@VicEclecticaits actually because his job was to ferry the souls of the dead to the afterlife but he stopped doing it so that was his punishment

[@Jirodyne]

You are wrong, he was cursed cause his duty is to ferry the souls of the dead to the afterlife, and his reward for doing this duty is being able to step on land for 1 day, every 10 years. Jones, after being betrayed, decided to betray his duty and no longer ferry the dead. THAT is what corrupted him. ^ It is THAT misconception, that makes the 5th movie so horrifically bad. They have Will turning like Jones, literally RETCONNING this movie, and making it seem like him being Captain of the Dutchmen was some kinda 'Curse' that could be broken. When in fact that would NOT work, and is NOT what is would happen. He isn't Cursed. He is employed by the Goddess of the Sea, Calypso, with a job to do, and a punishment if he refuses to do it. Even IF the turning squid like was seen as a Curse, Which is isn't, but for the Sake of Arguement let's say it was; Them breaking the "Curse", would only remove the Squid corruption, he would STILL be bound forever to the Dutchmen, and the SECOND he touched land before the 10 years were up, he would die right then and there on the spot. Most likely worse, ceasing to exist and not passing on with the dead. It's such a shame. The 4th movie had it's own flaws, but at least mostly kept itself without the world that the first 3 movies set up as canon. But the 5th movie just retcons literally everything about the lore and world building.

[@orionofrealms5997]

@@Jirodyne21:34

[@Jirodyne]

@@orionofrealms5997 That doesn't counter what I said. In fact, actually, that line I would say is a Retcon. Jones ripped out his own heart AFTER he was Betrayed by Calypso. So honestly, having to cut out their own heart to place Jones seems like a complete retcon right in the middle of the script. It sure as heck wasn't meant to exist in the first, nor second movie.

[@Oda_Samurai]

Two greatest come-arounds of PotC movies: 1 - Elisabeth being called "Turner" by Barbossa, since she called herself "Elisabeth Turner" when they first met And best of all, 2 - William being killed by the sword he himself made, his own masterpiece Sword made, bought by the governor, gifted to Norrington, lost when he lost his position, given back at end of movie 2 when he got his position back, used to stab Jones, who then gets the sword and uses to kill Will

[@leuchtkaferchen1639]

I know many people don't like the movies after Will and Elizabeth weren't in them anymore but I still like them. They are different but still good. I enjoyed especially the last one. Very moving. And Barbossa could marry Will and Elizabeth because he is a captain. And like Jack explained in the last movie: captains can perform weddings. And it weren't all of them who stabbed the heart. It was only Will. He was the only one who held the broken sword. Jack only guided his hand because Will was unconscious. Elizabeth's hand wasn't even near the sword or the heart. But she lay half on top of Will so it looked like she was involved. And at least in this movie (or was it the last one?) they explained that Davy Jones only looks like a monster because he broke his oath. He stopped helping the dead into the afterlife and therefore was punished. That's why all of them looked normal again after Will became captain. And Calypso turned Davy Jones back for a moment when he visited her.

[@lvthn_]

the main trilogy stays untouched, but i still dont understand how ppl prefer the fourth over the fifth one? imo it had nothing to do with the trilogy, it felt so much like a filler! the fifth one had a cool villain and i loved getting to know a bit of barbossas backstory. and the ending! i think it wrapped up nicely.

[@leuchtkaferchen1639]

@@lvthn_ I think what some people might not like about the last one is some things of a specific backstory that don't fit what we've learned in earlier movies. I don't want to go into too much details here to not spoil anything for Alex. But I think people who watched the movie will know what I mean. I do like the 4th movie as well. Especially the storyline with the priest 😉 But overall the storyline wasn't as captivating as the 5th movie's.

[@ivankawnartist]

Hardly anyone appreciates the 4th or 5th movies, yet those same people are demanding Disney give a public apology to Depp so that he'll do a 6th movie, as if they wont turn around and bitch about it later. People are just jumping at any opportunity to put Disney down these days, and it's pathetic. Besides, having Depp back would only boost profits for Disney, and that just seems counterintuitive towards the whole vibe against Disney in the first place. People should want Depp to stay far away from them. However, I'm likely asking way too much to expect these half-witted, hate train bandwagoners to make sense of their discontentment in any way that's productive.

[@shaanysully9908]

​@@lvthn_I agree, 4th imo was trash, didn't fit the others, only reason it fit was cos it continued from 3 (going after fountain of youth) other than that no connection, but yes the fifth had the perfect ending, the perfect closure to such good movie sequels etc

[@shaanysully9908]

​@@leuchtkaferchen1639it does have backstory yes but also continuation, fifth has the perfect closure

[@kyanshi]

"Does he hate her or lover her" One of my favorite lines from an old anime? "I love you so much i can't hate you enough." I think it fits here

[@Vahle.]

Not sure if you realized it, but those two guys at the end of the movie on the ship were the same two English guards from the first movie that were arguing with eachother when jack stole the ship. Now they are joining in as pirates lol !

[@MisterAnonymous1000]

There's Captain Jack, and Jack. Big difference, there really is no need for a replacement. Thank you for watching, I'm glad you enjoyed this. Can't wait to see what you check out next.

[@DEEAATEE]

One's human, the other's a monkey

[@robertfranklin245]

Yeah, the next one wasn't popular, but I liked it. So glad he's going to watch it

[@Raznorthecompletelyrealhuman]

"Captain Jack Sparrow"

[@LudusAurea]

The first three are from that era 1998 - 2010 that was just full of solid films like office space, idiocracy, pirates, hot fuzz, iron man, lord of the rings, last samurai and many more. Killer, epic soundtrack, great vfx and cinematography, good writing and good acting. It is missed.

[@LSG101097]

At least now we have Dune. The best soon to be trilogy after Pirates if you look in chronological order.

[@Emeret.]

​​@@LSG101097 Yeah, but i am really afraid that Hollywood, in its nowadays form, is pretty capable to fail with the Dune 2 too... Let's just pray it will never happen 🙏

[@FutureBereaAlumn]

“He’s ordained?” Barbossa is a captain. Jack said in DMC “I am the captain of a ship. I could perform a marriage.”

[@abbyhutcheson9805]

Oh the HEARTBREAK THE AGONY this movie caused 9 year old me. Absolutely devastated when will was stabbed. And a very bittersweet ending that yea he’s still alive but can only see Elizabeth once every ten years just tragic. I will quickly say that one of the main reasons (for me at least) that the next couple movies are just fine. Not horrible or fantastic. Is because the chemistry between jack, will, and Elizabeth is unmatched. This movie also has one of the most epic death scenes it is 👌🏻Beckett just accepting his defeat and casually walking down the stairs while his ship blows up around his is cinematic gold. (Also a quick note on the actor who plays Beckett, he is also in Pride and Prejudice (with Kira Knightly) and manages to make me equally uncomfortable) A captain of a ship was allowed to perform weddings due to how long they would be at sea and just the general status of a captain and usually being the one recording deaths and what not so the captain would also record the marriage of two people on his ship to keep them honest (ie attempting to marry another). They are also pirates and even if legally the church wouldn’t recognize it, they don’t really care because again pirates. So did they all stab the heart?? Technically yes and no. A ship can only have one captain. So regardless of Elizabeth and jack staging will, Will’s hand was the one holding the blade. Jack was holding his wrist and let gravity do its work. Which honestly is such a quick glimpse to what’s under the facade of Captain Jack. He was fully prepared to live forever until will got stabbed. Jack truly cares for both will and Elizabeth and in order to save will and give them somewhat of a life together, he had to be selfless and give up what he wanted. Also! I’m pretty sure the big explosion scene in Singapore at the beginning was done in one take because they straight up blew up the set. It was like okay wither we get this right or we get this right. There is no getting it wrong and I think it made that scene so much more gritty and authentic verses having done it by cgi. Even though the cgi in this movie was and still is fantastic. I can’t wait for you to get to LOTR and admire the beauty of Legolas with us all 😂

[@Galiant2010]

Plus, Jack had already been looking at the Chinese spinny map thing and had probably noticed the Fountain of Youth on it and figured it was a good backup plan for his immortality lol.

[@s2krevs9k]

Alex already did LOTR

[@abbyhutcheson9805]

@@s2krevs9k he has not yet watched Lord of the Rings. But it is coming soon. He said he wanted to do a smaller series in between finishing Harry Potter and then starting either Star Wars or LOTR so that’s where we’re at with watching Pirates at the moment.

[@mindyg7064]

You should _not_ have been watching this as a 9yo... WTF were your parents thinking?

[@Conorator]

Well, he can still see Elizabeth more often than once every 10 years, it just has to be on the ship. That's how they managed to have a child.

[@jaynagrecha3792]

"The Rum Is Gone!" - LOL, just for the sake of fun. (heart)

[@oriyanbarnes]

38:36 Ahhhhh the callbacks to the very first movie In the first movie she pretended to take the name Turner and so Barbosa called her Miss Turner, now he calls her Mrs Turner In the first movie that pirate duo corner Elizabeth and call her hello Poppet, now it's goodbye Poppet And of course Jack's iconic "it would've never worked between us" Oof i freaking love this movie, brilliance

[@brandonbumby2356]

Fun fact, the sword that was used by Davey Jones was the sword Turner made in the first movie and its poetic that he gets stabbed by his own sword he made.

[@ElKamaleon777]

Irony

[@wal6377]

The one misconception about pirates (in general) is thinking the crew followed the captain out of fear, and loyalty. Pirate crew were autonomous, unlike sailors of any other royalty or company owned ship. They followed the captain as long as he made them rich, and they all got equal shares of any booty, not the captain got the lion's share, and the crew settled with what was left over. That little tidbit didn't make it into the Pirates franchise movies, but would have changed the point and purpose of the movies.

[@dragonblast417]

there was a deleted scene where Elizabeth's father tried to use Jones' heart as a hostage and Jones was like: "Go ahead b*tch stab me, have fun being the dutchman's captain" and he was like "wha-?" and that's how it was originally gonna be revealed to the audience what killing Jones do

[@detrix42]

The song the pirates were singing in the beginning when they were about to be hung, is called Hoist the Colours. The A Capella group called Voice Play sang this, and made a video. I would like to see your reaction to that song. It is absolutely spectacular.

[@henrimansala9523]

those two pirates at the end of the movie are the royal navys soldiers from first two movies they just switched sides to survive

[@roberthedleyiii279]

Hey man I just wanted to drop in to let you know they asked Barbosa to marry them because during that Era in history, any captain of a ship was deemed ordained to marry a couple. Seeing as their ship was an extension of their livelihood and ran by the captain. It gave every Captain the power to wed. After all, a ship was a community and small home on the high seas, yo-ho!

[@alexman378]

Something I just noticed after over a decade and a half of watching the movie: Jack the monkey shouldn’t be getting cold, he’s still cursed from the Aztec gold and can’t feel anything. 😅

[@MrZomg17]

@Alex Hefner..did you notice the Voodoo Witch Lady looking at Will Turner when Will heard " stab the heart" ...she knew Will was starting to realize he had to stab the heart and become captain of the Dutchman ship to free his father

[@sokandueler9578]

33:47 on navy ships, the captain is the judge and head of state while out at sea. They have the authority to perform weddings, funerals, and deal out legal punishments up to and including execution.

[@SirPaladin]

i will always remember that the home media release of this one came with an FAQ booklet to try & explain the plot points because they realized at some point nobody could understand what the fuck was going on in the movie.

[@oriyanbarnes]

23:04 notice the sword he used The motive of the sword Will first made Norrington in the very first movie It continues to be one of my favorite subtle motives / callbacks in this trilogy It's also used later on in this movie as Davy Jones uses it to stab Will... and by that he returns the sword to it's maker. A brilliant full circle moment. Will's sword to Norrington has great significance

[@kimincannes]

I do hope you realize that was KEITH RICHARDS from THE ROLLING STONES playing Jack's father, JD's dear friend, on whom he based this character (along with Pepe Lepew).... I think it's pt 5 where another of JD's dear friends, Paul McCartney (from THE BEATLES) plays his Uncle Jack....

[@MrZomg17]

@Alex Hefner You hit the nail on the head ..the piece of dreadlocke that Barbosa cut from Jack's head WAS a Piece of Eight...to prove jack's was present but not present as Pirate Lord because Everyone knows Jack by His Drealockes

[@Svadilfare]

If Beckett hadn't frozen up at the last part, the Endavour would have shredded the other 2 ships. 3 rows of cannons on each side, vs 2 for the Pearl and Dutchman. If the Endavour had fought back, all 3 ships would have been very dead.

[@jessicahowells721]

A story I feel like you'll enjoy - At my local Renaissance Faire, on the pirate-themed weekend, 10-12 dudes dressed as Jack Sparrows show up and one of them brings a peanut. And they spend all weekend "fighting" for and trading this peanut. It is amusing af.

[@Drake844221]

So, fun fact. A ship's captain, though not ordained, is recognized as having the authority to perform a wedding ceremony. Also, I love that the two English navy men who Jack encountered in the first movie are right there on the ship with Barbosa as pirates at the end of this movie. Honestly, I really enjoy this whole series, and I really hope that you keep going. Whatever else, you just get more and more Johnny Depp as Jack in movie after movie, and... that's well worth the time investment, in my opinion.

[@Sheikahsheik90]

One of my favorite stories laced through the films is the story of the sword Will makes for Commodore Norington in the first movie ends up being the sword that stabs him in the heart. The details!

[@ChrisMovieMisfit]

This is honestly one of my favorites. They shot this back to back with the second one so it really feels like a true culmination. I really love 4 as well. 5 is the only one I don't like and I even skip that one in marathons but I still say give it a watch cause you may like it, and I'm a completist lol

[@runamerone5492]

I'm kinda opposite. 1-3 are bonafide classics, 4 I think is pretty poor, and 5 is equal to 1. Kinda. It's hard to know consistently how I feel.

[@fantasyrogue1996]

"The rum is gone" "Why is the rum always gone?" "Hide the rum."🤣 Jack Sparrow is just too good.

[@mickicampbell2847]

@ 21:55 😂rember jack drinks Rum by the"pint" would def knock u over or overboard...love your channel alex i can binge watch all day. Thanx & keep up the hard work.

[@JulieGriffith-t2f]

I got rid of most social media because of too much negativity, but the subscription to your channel is one that I treasure as I love your sense of humor and funny and emotional reactions. Thanks for adding laughter to my days!

[@harrison4473]

35:56 Jack used Wills hand to stab the heart. Making Will be the only one who can Captain the Flying Dutchman

[@richardhansen3703]

I don't know how many times I've watched this series, and I've yet to see dancing, singing, skeletons. I'll keep watching for them.😂

[@cobrian45]

There's always humor when the rum is gone. Also, does the name Keith Richards ring a bell? Jack's dad and chill as a Rolling Stone. Awesome.

[@JeM130177]

This movie is absolutely batshit but I just love it so much! Seeing this in the cinema at my peak obsession with these movies (and maybe Orlando Bloom quite a lot too) with my friends was like..an EVENT. Plus it was back in the day you didn't get people telling you what happened on the internet after 5 minutes 🤣

[@norwayva]

The soundtrack to this movie is amazing. Also, well worth watching the making of these movies because the process was insane.

[@GoatGodBaal]

This is MY FAVORITE one of the entire series. It should have ended here honestly. The music and that end fight was just *chefs kiss*

[@nuruddin1991]

Bootstrap Turner is played by Jan Skarsgard, father of Bill Skarsgard (IT, john wick 4)

[@loydjp]

25:06 "shot him and cut off his tongue and then shot his tongue" killed me 🤣

[@NoiDGamer]

"How did he just breathe him off the ship?" ...have you seen their teeth.... lol Also, yes, ship captains can marry people, that's like.. ancient naval tradition, also cats. look into it lol

[@baronbrummbar8691]

lord cutler was a genius who never lost in his live the one time his plan didn.t work he was totaly stuned - if he would have ordered to just shoot back he would have probably still won

[@Luciphell]

28:34 His dad is played by Keith Richards of the 'Rolling Stones'. The man most likely to survive a nuclear holocaust, along with NYC cockroaches.

[@joshuaash3149]

I saw a comic strip once that showed Adam and Eve, and the Hand of God pointed at her and said, "Adam, I have created a wife for you and her name is Eve." Adam said, "Okay, and who's that over there?" "Oh, that's Keith Richards; he was already here when I got here."

[@JackParker99]

"THE RUM IS GONE" Loved you exploring all these films my guy, big love to you and your family, been watching for years now. Gotta say this is my favourite POTC but i do love em all

[@rbiii1771]

It's not an Alex Hefner reaction without him flipping himself the bird at least once

[@ConnorCloceck]

You were confused as they stabbed davie's heart.They didnt,Jack used hand of a dead Will to stab it so he can be alive as captain of flyin dutchman

[@8bitsaiyan401]

Definitely need to head into the Lord of the Rings trilogy soon. Always a pleasure rewatching these with you, keep up the good work.

[@3twelve206]

5:38 Alex, many of those comedic moments are references to the original Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disney. It was amazing seeing them as a kid 😢🎉❤

[@BlackGirlMarvel]

So Alex, Beckett killed the Kraken earlier in the film and instead of stabbing it himself, Jack used Will's hand to stab the heart to save his life, a situation he didn't account for. I think its cute the attraction Tia Dalma has for Will when u realize that Orlando & Naomie dated for a bit after this. Cause the scene where they first meet in the last film was amazing 😂 Also, it's worthy to note imo, that every guy Elizabeth has kissed has died & that includes her father 😂 literal kiss of death she has. Which is why Jack said "once was enough".

[@PuppetDungeon]

If you need to take a break, the director also did the animated film Rango. It's visually stunning and funny as hell.

[@jammeraw355]

Undeniably the maelstrom fight is one of THE BEST "trilogy final battles" of all time

[@DuchessSatineKryze]

That and the obi wan anakin battle ✨✨✨🔥

[@AnnMegFair]

Don't know if anyone's mentioned it yet but there's a real fun theory out there about Elizabeth being cursed with a 'Kiss of Death' - every man she kisses or that kisses her dies - Jack, Norrington, Sao Feng, even Will. And then there's a thing I really love about the continuity of this trilogy, with the sword Will made in the first movie for Norrington's promotion, finding its way all the way into the third movie, where Davy Jones uses that same sword to stab Will through the heart. It found its way back to its maker in the roundabout way.

[@nickel1245]

Some people don't like 4 and 5 but they're both enjoyable and fun. And I think the fifth one was pretty good tbh.

[@joshuabarnett88]

I think 4 is bad, but 5 is pretty damn good. It's maybe better than 2, behind 3 and 1.

[@silentassason]

​@@joshuabarnett88there's fun moments in 4 but as a whole not great. And 5 is certainly a lot of fun and I still like it. I like the antagonists in that one

[@Luna-ps2nc]

@@joshuabarnett88 there's no way on earth you can genuinely consider 5 being better than 2. Pirates 2 has the ultimate character driven plot with high stakes and it's visuals were 10 years ahead of it's time... and then you got 5 where your protagonist basically just exists as a ghost of his former self and his only remaining character trait is being drunk all the time. If it wasn't for Barbossa, nobody would have liked that film

[@joshuabarnett88]

@@Luna-ps2nc cool. We both have opinions. Isn't that neat

[@abbyhutcheson9805]

I think the thing that I disliked the most about 5 was that the cgi on the villain was just lacking. It was top tier in the first three and that was probably due to how well they mixed the practical effects with the cgi but it just dropped quality in 5 for me

[@jas137]

Res ipsa loquitur was used many times by Hunter S Thompson, whom Depp revered, knew personally, played him in a movie, and now Depp is indelibly marked with HST characteristics, even in real life circumstances, like his trial.

[@JadoreDepp]

I like the 4th one much better than the 5th one although, do NOT expect it to be anything as good as the trilogy. The director is not the same dude. It does have some badass cinematography though... 🧜‍♀😏 and I love Penélope Cruz.

[@irmanizajamal6132]

Norrington's character development is amazing.

[@di3486]

Will and Elizabeth are my favorite movie couple EVER. I don’t care for romance in movies but I was so invested in these two😭😭😭😭that end 💔💔💔

[@ag9953]

By stabbing Davey's heart one forfeits their own heart (Which gets put in the box) and becomes captain of the Dutchman, this also means one inherits the curse, so Will can only touch land once every 10 years now.

[@MorrowProduction]

This film really made me empathize with Mr. Jones. Love is a cruel mistress, and often times makes no logical sense. His character arc is a cautionary lesson that the callous spectrum of love can even outweigh it's most beautiful enveloping counterparts. And also a huge parallel that synergizes with the Heisenberg uncertainty principle and the Observer effect. Which basically equates "anything you observe you end up changing it." In this case it's about love. We can't love something without changing it. Even if we knew all of the prerequisites, if we magically gained omnipotent knowledge and took steadfast action to stop changing something. The byproduct of us trying not to change the thing we love, changes it. It's a weird paradox that we destroy, change, consume, and edit anything and everything that we love. We can't not take pictures, take a keepsake, build a road to it, build a bridge across it, damn it up, marry it, take a piece of it home with you, touch it, feel it, taste it, smell it. It's a universal constant that we change whatever it is we love, be it for the better or worse, be it conscious or unconscious. Somehow we end up changing everything that we love, admire, respect, and long for. And if Calypso had been faithful and stayed true to her words and returned after 10 years to show Davey love again... she would have never of been her true self, as free and as chaotic as the Ocean. It's a brutally honest love story about trying to change some one when you should just love them for what/who they are. Poor Davey Jones, the shear poetry of a man who can't die carving out his own heart for fear of the woman who tortured it. Afraid to show his true emotions ever again. And now instead of ferrying souls to the under-verse he now keeps them for himself. Dark dark poetry.

[@jlerrickson]

I happen to love "On Stranger Tides", so I'm very happy that you're checking it out 🙃

[@haysfut]

4:00 I love how even barbossa is confused as to where she got that from😭

[@logangb]

At World’s End is by far my favorite from this franchise! Watching you enjoy it made it feel like I was watching it for the first time again too

[@joshwright7229]

@ 5:38 the laugh you made sounded just like Crispen Glover in Back to the Future lol

[@tntfreddan3138]

36:53 holy shit, Bootstrap is a man, a pirate, a priest (Exorcist: The Beginning), a soviet minister (Chernobyl), a brilliant scientist (Avengers/Thor), a submarine captain (Hunt for Red October), a jarl (Arn: The Knight's Templar), a Grand Duke (Cinderella), a baron (Dune), among other things. Stellan Skarsgård and some of his children are among the best actors of our time. Gustaf Skarsgår, for example, played Floki, in Vikings.

[@evanneihouser9567]

33:48 It's *mostly* just a trope that ship captains are automatically ordained by... the sea I guess? This myth mostly came about because captains are basically the law on ships, and with that they had the power to create birth and death certificates and basically act as the notary for official documents like wills, and while they did have to note in their ships log when a marriage took place, they could not inherently do it unless they actually went and got ordained which is what some captains, especially cruise ship captains, do to get more people (wedding parties) to choose their ship. There are a few exceptions where captains are allowed to perform legally binding marriages (this does not mean ordained, just that the marriage is legal), notably Japanese captains as long as they are marrying two people who are also Japanese. Same with Romania except Romania extends that same privilege to aircraft captains. Bermuda allows captains to perform marriages regardless of nationality as long as the ship they are captaining is registered in Bermuda. This was a not so subtle way to get cruise lines to register their ships in Bermuda, and it totally worked.

[@jooj3699]

You should absolutely watch some of the behind the scenes for these movies since you loved the cinematography so much. They’re still in the top 10 most expensive movies of all time in terms of production budget. Incredibly impressive effects the vast majority of which were done practically instead of simulated.

[@onigirikatze]

THE RUM IS GONE Part 3 is definitely my favourite out of the 5 movies

[@belvagurr403]

Monkey’s name in PIRATES was Jack, in The Smithsonian his name was Dexter

[@Hellohellonada]

Love the first 3, the 4th is ok and I did quite like the 5th. All in all a great series!

[@taybmoretb]

38:00 "Ahh shiver me timbers" holy shit i just noticed its the two guys from the first movie!

[@ApolloOsiris]

Im loving this series man!

[@bighand1530]

Same

[@catserver8577]

It was the best one, IMO. There's an extra somewhere that shows how they did that beautiful staircase scene. The actor comments too. Really well done movie.

[@Metaljacket420]

"She's got some weird mythical power doesn't she." Rare foresight W

[@spbslinky7381]

I remember taking my stepson to the cinema to see this. It broke down 15 mins in, and I shouted out "Oh no, its a pirate copy!". Then when we saw the ice covered chimp I also exclaimed loudly "Oh look. Its an Artic Monkey!". My stepson promptly got up and moved to another seat. I still laugh about til this day.