Pirates of the Caribbean 3
Let me first start by saying that the end of the trilogy, Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World's End, is not a movie for everyone. The typical man on the street, especially critics, would probably not appreciate it very much. I'm glad it turned out that way. For those of you who know me and my twisted sense of distorted perception, it's something like how i view Indie and Emo music; how i don't want the world world to listen to them and go "oh yea! i have loved and listened to -insert band's name here- since i was in kindergarden or something like that.
In a way, i guess the third installment didn't really succumb to "movie commercialism" (yea i know, i see the irony). It had a distinct quality of it's own.
*warning-- spoliers ahead...but not too much..*
When the command was given to hoist the colours, i literally teared down. I was swarmed with goosebumps and my eyes grew watery. It was an image I had always wished for. When i was doing my history S paper in JC, i didn't tell anyone till now, but i read up a lot on naval warfare in the age of sail, especially the events at Trafalgar. Perhaps that was why i got the grades i got because i remember writing quite a fair bit of the glory and might of the Royal British Navy (who knows?!). Anyway, today I got to see ships of the line in battle action, and it was simply tremendous. Emphatically spectacular, i guess there were no words to really emote my excitement then. And when i heard familiar terms like "fire a broadside", I got so inspired and my heart just kept beating faster and faster, yearning and calling out for more.
Of course, Pirates 3 is not a movie about naval battles, and true enough, that particular scene where the ships exchanged rounds only lasted for a while. Still, i don't think i would ever forget that scene for a long while to come.
I read one review, where the critic said that the show was confusing and there'd be times where you were lost and didn't know where you were.
Exactly.
To me, Pirates 3 is a movie about adventure, and mind you, not adventure for adventure's sake, but adventure for life's sake. The movie takes you on an adventure, to places on the far side of the world, to cold thundras, scorching deserts, misty seas and the comfort of a dry deck. And at the end, you realise that there's no end, simply because you only have to remember the journey. Most of the time, I guess we don't really know where we are, what we are doing, or why we do the things we do. Yes, it gets confusing at times. But note how we always remember the burning sand beneath our feet, the cracking of our lips due to the bitter coldness, the spray of the sea breeze upon our faces, and the security we feel in our homes.
Cast ye eye yonder the horizon. 'Tis Life.
Yo-ho, Yo-ho, 'tis settled then, a pirate's life for me.
In a way, i guess the third installment didn't really succumb to "movie commercialism" (yea i know, i see the irony). It had a distinct quality of it's own.
*warning-- spoliers ahead...but not too much..*
When the command was given to hoist the colours, i literally teared down. I was swarmed with goosebumps and my eyes grew watery. It was an image I had always wished for. When i was doing my history S paper in JC, i didn't tell anyone till now, but i read up a lot on naval warfare in the age of sail, especially the events at Trafalgar. Perhaps that was why i got the grades i got because i remember writing quite a fair bit of the glory and might of the Royal British Navy (who knows?!). Anyway, today I got to see ships of the line in battle action, and it was simply tremendous. Emphatically spectacular, i guess there were no words to really emote my excitement then. And when i heard familiar terms like "fire a broadside", I got so inspired and my heart just kept beating faster and faster, yearning and calling out for more.
Of course, Pirates 3 is not a movie about naval battles, and true enough, that particular scene where the ships exchanged rounds only lasted for a while. Still, i don't think i would ever forget that scene for a long while to come.
I read one review, where the critic said that the show was confusing and there'd be times where you were lost and didn't know where you were.
Exactly.
To me, Pirates 3 is a movie about adventure, and mind you, not adventure for adventure's sake, but adventure for life's sake. The movie takes you on an adventure, to places on the far side of the world, to cold thundras, scorching deserts, misty seas and the comfort of a dry deck. And at the end, you realise that there's no end, simply because you only have to remember the journey. Most of the time, I guess we don't really know where we are, what we are doing, or why we do the things we do. Yes, it gets confusing at times. But note how we always remember the burning sand beneath our feet, the cracking of our lips due to the bitter coldness, the spray of the sea breeze upon our faces, and the security we feel in our homes.
Cast ye eye yonder the horizon. 'Tis Life.
Yo-ho, Yo-ho, 'tis settled then, a pirate's life for me.
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