Again, you all blow me away with your powers of deduction. I am loving this thread and so feeling the Norrington love that my sister is looking at me all funny.
I remember, in my first watching of the movie, that at the Dauntless battle scene, my heart had already been clenching in my chest as I saw the pirates coming toward the ship from underneath and sneaking a board. All I could think of was "No!!! My boys!!!" (I heart the Navy boys!!!)
Thinking back, I remember that after my first viewing of the movie, I didn't like it much (except for the Johnny Depp factor. Sadly, it would take a few more viewings and some judicious Jj fics to bring me around and experience an honest-to-heaven epiphany about the wonder that is Norrington/JackDav).
Anyhoo, I realize now why I had been dissatisfied. It wasn't because of the Pirate Captain or the Commodore or the undead pirate or any of the secondary/tertiary characters. It was because of Will and Elizabeth, the two main characters that we were suppose to identify with and emotionally invest in. When Will backstabbed Jack back in the cave, I was thinking "That's not right!" And with Elizabeth with Norrington? "Still not right!"
Now, I can see that I hadn't glommed onto the movie at first because the two main characters had succeeded in totally turning me off. I love PotC now with all my hobbit being because of the *other* characters in the movie (especially Jack and James).
Loved the compass pointing remark and especially love the theory put forth that the compass points to what you most desire!!! ^_^
I wish I could add something intelligent...like about the blood. The Aztecs, of course, believed that the blood was needed as a sacrifice because it was the gods who had first sacrificed their blood in order to create life.
Still, I have never understood why it is that Bootstrap Bill's blood was what was needed to undo the curse. Seriously, I don't have a single clue as to why that is? I've always put it down as "Major Loophole" and went on my merry way.
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Date: 2004-05-08 09:44 pm (UTC)I remember, in my first watching of the movie, that at the Dauntless battle scene, my heart had already been clenching in my chest as I saw the pirates coming toward the ship from underneath and sneaking a board. All I could think of was "No!!! My boys!!!" (I heart the Navy boys!!!)
Thinking back, I remember that after my first viewing of the movie, I didn't like it much (except for the Johnny Depp factor. Sadly, it would take a few more viewings and some judicious Jj fics to bring me around and experience an honest-to-heaven epiphany about the wonder that is Norrington/JackDav).
Anyhoo, I realize now why I had been dissatisfied. It wasn't because of the Pirate Captain or the Commodore or the undead pirate or any of the secondary/tertiary characters. It was because of Will and Elizabeth, the two main characters that we were suppose to identify with and emotionally invest in. When Will backstabbed Jack back in the cave, I was thinking "That's not right!" And with Elizabeth with Norrington? "Still not right!"
Now, I can see that I hadn't glommed onto the movie at first because the two main characters had succeeded in totally turning me off. I love PotC now with all my hobbit being because of the *other* characters in the movie (especially Jack and James).
Loved the compass pointing remark and especially love the theory put forth that the compass points to what you most desire!!! ^_^
I wish I could add something intelligent...like about the blood. The Aztecs, of course, believed that the blood was needed as a sacrifice because it was the gods who had first sacrificed their blood in order to create life.
Still, I have never understood why it is that Bootstrap Bill's blood was what was needed to undo the curse. Seriously, I don't have a single clue as to why that is? I've always put it down as "Major Loophole" and went on my merry way.