"Pirates of the Caribbean : At World's End" (2007) - Movie Review

When I saw the “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl”, even though it was not the newest way of a giving the world of strange characters and creatures, it had its charm of interesting screenplay. The second part, “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” wandered aimlessly arriving at an end which marks the new beginning of “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End”. The third consignment has so many plots with further sub plots branching into sub sub plots, the screenplay would have been an enormous task. It needs to be appreciated for spinning itself into it but also sad to see it becoming a victim of itself. Director Gore Verbinski tries so hard to bring it intertwined and grandiose. It has its moments and the ratio of it is compromised by the length of the movie.

As expected, Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) is brought back to the real world; other wise there will be no third part. The trust and mistrust flows all over in between Elizabeth (Keira Knightley) and Will (Orlando Bloom). The ship Dutchman, commanded by Davy Jones (Bill Nighy) and he in turn is commanded by the Lord Beckett (Tom Hollander). And he does it by holding the heart of the Jones. And Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush) who is been brought back from the dead by Tia Dalma (Naomie Harris) , aids in whatever the story writers want him to do. And if you think I have given away most of the plots, you are wrong.

So does it mean that the film is boring for the two hours and forty five minutes? No it is definitely not boring. The director has kept the appeal of the visuals and the adventures associated with it intact. It is engaging but the problem of making it too engaging tires us. It forgets the territory of what it supposed to be. At the end of it and when the war is at loose, we really forget why every one is fighting. And for sure we do not know whose side is every one on. It may be the way of the story working out itself, but it does not complete it. It brings down the energy level of the viewers and there seems to be no conviction in the end.

Johnny Depp as usual comes with his charismatic presence. His moments in the previous two parts continue perfectly out here. And if there is one blatant and embarrassingly cheesy encounter in the movie, it will be the marriage of Elizabeth and Will. First of all, it steals away the momentum of the whole tension on the screen, second of all, it is not comic at that situation and finally it is inserted for the purpose of getting them united. There is no proper justification or even if there is, it gets lost in the cob webs of sub plots. And I forgot where the character of Elizabeth became an amazing swords woman? If some one knows please let me know.

The film does its job. It entertains. It is massive. Its visuals are stunning and come at the apt place. There are only very few moments in the movie which makes some uneasiness. Jack’s hallucinations may be one of those. It is so because something tells me that they need to elevate and amplify the character of Jack Sparrow. The people need more of him and it can be done by multiples of them is the view opted by the makers. It does work if the character is a serious one and the imaginary characters provide the element of comic. Or the imaginary should be comically making fun of the real one for what he is famous for. The technique employed out here does not opt both of those and gives exact replica of him. Hence it becomes too much of Jack to take.

The problem advances from the second part to here. The first part seems immortally entertaining when I see it in DVD now. The second part will end with the note of no satisfaction both visually and mentally. The third never bores any one and constantly runs with a pace. The problem of it is too much of everything. The third part will entertain but goes without any soul in it. And every soul beckons this one be the end of this chain of “Pirates of the Caribbean”.