Liberal and academic in Pirates of the Caribbean

Kacey 2021-10-19 09:47:43

I haven't watched Pirates of the Caribbean One (hereinafter referred to as Plus One), but I watched Pirates of the Caribbean Two (hereinafter referred to as Plus Two). The protagonist Jack gave me the impression that this is not an American Hollywood hero, but a cowardly, cunning and unlucky bad guy, not only not a pretty boy, but also a bit sissy.

But at the end, I was confused: 1. Why did William's fiancee Elizabeth suddenly have feelings for Jack? Maybe you think Elizabeth just set up a trap for Jack so that they sometimes escape, but I think the truth is more than that. But before looking at plus one, I have no way to explain Elizabeth's transformation. 2. From Jack's final performance, he is not a completely cowardly and cunning villain. From the look in his eyes when he stabbed the octopus sea monster with a sword, I saw that he was brave and fearless. You might think that he can only save himself when he can't escape, but I don't think so-I think it is Jack's deep-buried bravery that was finally forced out by the immediate danger. First demote the protagonist to nothing, maybe it's first suppressed and then promoted.

There is no need to wait until the next episode of Pirates of the Caribbean to solve the doubts, because Plus One has already provided the answer.

1. At the beginning of the movie, we can learn that Elizabeth in childhood has longed for freedom and liked pirates. Although it seems that Elizabeth loves William very much, it seems to be more of a childhood sweetheart. Elizabeth might even think that William was a pirate, but things should slowly be revealed to Elizabeth: Jack is the real pirate-of course not only from the perspective of identity, but also from the perspective of character. As a viewer of this movie, you have to correct your long-standing view of the profession of pirates as a bad guy. Don't understand it from the perspective of "men are not bad and women don't love". According to Wang Xiaobo, the pirates should belong to the liberals, while the navy belongs to the academics. Although William has liberal descent, he is more academic, like Elizabeth has academic descent, but she is not academic. . Although for a certain period of time, William and Elizabeth were in love, but when they went further and further in their respective directions, they ceased to love each other. What's more, Elizabeth felt that after she killed Jackie, she felt guilty for Jackie. Don't underestimate this guilt. The plot of Elizabeth and Jack's interaction is actually quite a lot in Plus One, such as the episode where Jack dived to save Elizabeth and took her hostage, such as the episode where the two were thrown to Death Island together. What kind of person Jack is, we and Elizabeth still don't know enough, so Elizabeth's attitude towards Jack is now swinging, sometimes trusting him and sometimes distrusting him. But after adding two, Elizabeth's view of Jack should be greatly changed.
2. Adding one is more positive description of Jack than adding two, so after reading it, you won't think that Jack is a completely cowardly and cunning villain-even though Jack calls himself a villain. Jiayi also introduced more stories about Jack. For example, he lost Black Pearl because he trusted his deputy too much. This may understand why Jack is cunning, he has already suffered for his innocence. In Wang Xiaobo's novel "Temple of Longevity", Xue Song, who belongs to the liberal school, also suffered a lot because of his innocence.

One last word: Jack is a cute pirate. In fact, every liberal is more lovable than academy.

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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest quotes

  • [seeing Jack rowing away from the Pearl]

    Elizabeth Swann: Oh, you coward.

  • [as the Kraken prepares to attack]

    Marty: Not good!