Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearlbecame a break out sensation in the early '00s and Disney, realizing there were more fans of action and adventure on the High Seas than they anticipated, launched a franchise based on the popular Disneyland attraction.
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As the sequels followedthe world-building became more extensive, it came to the point where the plot became convoluted and all hope of continuity vanished like theFlying Dutchmanbeneath the frothy waves. Unfortunately, the introduction of too many new characters, too many mythical artifacts, and too many double-crosses and switch-backs threatened to sink it. Here are 10 things that make no sense about the Pirates of the Caribbean movies.
InPirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales,a down-on-his-luck Jack Sparrow trades his prized compass for some rum. This "betrayal" of the compass triggers Armando Salazar and his crew in the Devil's Triangle to look for the compass, because they believe it will eliminate their curse.
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In previous movies, Jack gave it to Elizabeth to find Davy Jones' heart, he lost it to Cutler Beckett, regained it from Beckett, gave it to Will, let Blackbeard take it, gave it to Angelica, left it with Gibbs, etc, without it being "betrayed" and pointing to the "thing he fears most".
Fans learn in a flashback fromPirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Talesthat Jack Sparrow received his compass from his dying captain, moments before he cursed Armando Salazar and all of his crew to haunt the Devil's Triangle.
This contradicts what they knew fromPirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest,which explained that Jack Sparrow got his compass from Tia Dalma/Calypso to point at what he wanted most.
The three-way duel inPirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chestis one of the most robust and iconic in cinema history, but it also appears to be superfluous. Jack Sparrow and Will Turner could have teamed up against Norrington for the heart of Davy Jones.
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Sparrow could have used the heart to call off the Kraken and free his debts, then given it to Turner to free his father from servitude aboard theFlying Dutchman.Nothing about the curse stated the heart couldn't be shared among them, since Norrington's was the only plan that was unfavorable.
When Calypso betrayed Davy Jones by rescinding her love, he abandoned his duties on theFlying Dutchmanby neglecting to ferry the souls of the dead to the netherworld. When this happened, his human form gave way to a blustering barnacled squidman.
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When Jones is stabbed inPirates of the Caribbean: At World's End,Will Turner assumes his duties as the new captain of theDutchman,and is allowed to serve in human form so that every ten years he may surface on land and see his wife and son. Yet for some reason when he's seen again inPirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales,he's become barnacled like Davy Jones.
When Will is pierced in the heart inPirates of the Caribbean: At World's End,the only way to save his life is to have him replace Davy Jones as the captain of theFlying Dutchman.So why does his heart need to be placed in the chest apart from his body?
When Calypso charged Jones with ferrying souls to the netherworld, his heart was in his chest for at least a decade. He only removed it over grief of losing Calypso's love, but it wasn't a requirement of the curse. So why did Will need to put his heart in a chest when he could have served with it inside of him?
After the credits have rolled onPirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales,Will Turner's sleep is disrupted by a nightmare involving Davy Jones. Will rolls over to go back to sleep, not spying the wet barnacled footprints on the floor.
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This scene posits that Davy Jones isn't really dead and may show up in future films. This shouldn't be possible for two reasons; Will Turner broke Davy Jones's curse by being instated as the new captain of theDutchman,and because Poseidon's Trident was broken, therefore breaking all sea curses.
InPirates of the Caribbean: At World's End,the historical significance of the Brethren Court meeting is amplified by Jack Sparrow explaining it hasn't happened in his lifetime. The severity of Davy Jones's rampage and the might of the East India Trading Company and Royal Navy wipingout the pirate way of life necessitates it.
The importance of the meeting comes into question inPirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales,when the film shows that Salazar destroyed dozens of pirate vessels in his own efforts to end piracy on the High Seas. He stated he killed ever pirate save for Sparrow and his crew. Where was the Brethren Court then?
InPirates of the Caribbean: At World's End,Lord Cutler Beckett is in pursuit of Shipwreck's Cove, where the Pirate Brethren are to meet and gather their forces. Davy Jones knows its location as he appears there to speak with Calypso in confinement. He also knows about the Pieces of Eight.
Beckett bothering with anyone else, Sparrow or otherwise to find it, seems superfluous. Even if it was an impenetrable fortress, Jones could warp in and out along with his crew at Beckett's command. He also doesn't even need Sparrow, because he already was in league with Sao Feng.
Angelica is introduced as Jack Sparrow's equal inPirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,a pick-pocket and his former lover who can swashbuckle as well as any man. There's a scene where she disguises herself as Sparrow and no one notices the difference.
She's played by Penelope Cruz, who happens to look very feminine, and is several inches shorter than Johnny Depp. Aside from the height disparity, she has a thick Spanish accent in the film, and yet somehow passes for Sparrow convincingly.
InPirates of the Caribbean: At World's End,fans learned more the Trident of Poseidon, a mythical artifact said to have power of all sea curses. If it's broken, then whomever is bound by a curse will be set free.
If this is true, why then didn't Calypso the sea goddess seek it out to break the curse the Pirate Brethren set on her? Why didn't Davy Jones use it to free himself from having to remain on theFlying Dutchman,bound to serve as its captain until someone stabbed him in the heart? Why didn't Barbossa and his crew seek it out in the first film?
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