An important reason may be because the two films lack important motivational events, so all conflicts and oppositions are forcibly piled up for special effects scenes (and the fourth part does not even have enough special effects scenes), "Pirates of the Caribbean 5 "It seems to be copying the first story mode, but it lacks an organic matter to connect everything together. In contrast, "Pirates of the Caribbean 1" used a box of gold coins to connect Jack's revenge, Barbosa's resurrection ceremony, Will's life experience, and Elizabeth's love decision to connect everything. The four-person confrontation at the end forced everyone to make In order to choose, Jack’s fatal blow at the crucial moment not only saved the overall situation, but also completed his own revenge. Will saved his lover and admitted his pirate blood. Although Barbossa died, he did it. The long-cherished wish to break the curse. The arc of the three characters is completed at the moment when Jack shoots. This moment not only contains intensive plot information, but also shows the choice of the three characters in the face of huge pressure, which is extremely dramatic.
Although the stories of the second and third episodes are suspected of deliberately procrastinating in order to give the actors space, they have not been perfunctory about the motivational events throughout. In "Pirates of the Caribbean 2", Jack Serene, who has been evading fear, is like a The villain is as complacent as the villain, this kind of foreshadowing throughout makes his final decision to die look very heroic; "Pirates of the Caribbean 3" seems to suffer from the chaos of the relationship between the characters and the huge loss of branch information, but it is free from all forces. The freedom of Jack is what Jack pursued. At the end, he lost the Black Pearl again, but he appeared more energetic. To some extent, Jack returned to the beginning of "Pirates of the Caribbean", which may be the first three "Caribbean" The reason why "Pirates" can be called a trilogy. After three stories, the minor characters (Will, Elizabeth, Barbosa, Norrington, David Jones) have all completed the irreversible arc of characters. Only Jack remains, famous all over the world but penniless, but lonely With great pride, he lost everything time and time again, but he gained unlimited freedom.
Because of this, "Pirates of the Caribbean" has a unique paradox in its own narrative, that is, although Jack's setting is an absolutely free-style character without a character arc, if the audience is to empathize, this character must be required. Find the trajectory, but for a character like Jack Sparrow who shines as soon as he appears on the stage, it is almost impossible for him to "grow up", so the approach of each "Pirates of Gabila" can only be to keep the audience Discover his past, but the results of this approach have gone from bad to worse. In the narrative function of Gein’s trilogy, Will is the main character of the story. He wants to find his lover and needs Jack as a guide (the first part). He wants to rescue his fiancée and needs Jack’s compass (the second part). Department), and in the third part, the cause of the story is that everyone wants to rescue Jack.
In this context, the audience is actually understanding Jack’s past and enemies from Will’s perspective. In the process of dealing with these enemies, Will, who actively promotes the story’s progress, ensures the smoothness of the story and is forced to get involved. Jack is responsible for showing his charm to the audience on his own, and saving minor characters from fire and water at unexpected moments. However, when Will retired from this story, a huge problem facing "Pirates of the Caribbean 4" was how to put Jack into crisis again. Obviously, the method of the fourth part was very clumsy, and Jack, who had always kept his life safe, fell into stupidly. He committed a scam, and then, like any actor in a love story, ran for his lover without asking for compensation. The most deadly thing was that his and Penelope Cruz’s "love story" took place in a long period of time. In the dialogue, the lessons of this film were learned. "Pirates of the Caribbean 5" tried to circumvent the weaknesses of the fourth and tried to create a tight-paced adventure blockbuster, but the result was still a failure.
Because the Trident in the fifth part is the same as the fountain of eternal youth in the fourth part. It is just like the common and vulgar treasures in Hollywood genre films, and it has nothing to do with it. Throughout the whole series, the meaning of the gold coins mentioned above can be said to be the most abundant (the first part), and I won’t go into details here, and the "gathering coffin" in the second part has the feeling of being forced to join. Because of his special relationship with the first villain David Jones, it is enough to constitute an important role in dividing the forces of various parties and reversing the direction of the story. But the trident in "Pirates of the Caribbean 5" seems to be more embarrassing than the old fountain in the last one. This fetish can revive Boss and lift Will from the curse, but the former only wants to hunt down Jack, the latter does not Moved, only female astronomer Karina persistently pursued the trident for an extremely far-fetched reason (the nautical chart left by her father). So, like the fourth film, Jack was wearily involved in this adventure that had nothing to do with him. At first glance, this setting is similar to "Pirates of the Caribbean 2". A difficult guy is entangled with Jack, but unlike Jack, who is actively seeking a solution in the second part, he actually surrendered in this part. Compass released the Boss, and this weird behavior completely ruined the collapse of the exciting event in the film.
And this collapse comes from a paradox of the pirate series itself. That is the definition of Jack Sparrow itself. It can be said that in the four movies, Jack is lonely most of the time, but he has never been as embarrassed as in "Pirates of the Caribbean 5". In the previous four movies, regardless of revenge, escape, or neutrality, Jack's choice is always Not hesitating, he can give up the treasure, and even lose the Black Pearl, but he will never lose his optimism and freedom. But in this film, Jack tries hard to revitalize his past glory by recruiting troops, but no matter it is a reward for falling by thousands of feet The price is still the downfall of falling into the pigpen. The movies have been rendering the former hero flying down today. Until the moment he exchanged wine with a compass, Jack seemed to have lost the courage to pursue himself. Therefore, although "Pirates of the Caribbean 5" tries to make Jack an unfathomable anti-hero like the first one, who drifts away from the main story, but turns into good fortune, we can no longer see Jack in a critical moment. Either a flash of light, or an astonishing choice that is bold and decisive, in "Pirates of the Caribbean 5", in addition to a few interesting jokes, Jack has completely become a bystander of the story, neither can dominate the direction of the story, nor can it Arouse sympathy or worship at the root.
Since Jack can no longer play the role of connecting the story, many elements in the film can only be piled up. The two directors strive to build drama elements on other characters. However, the space for the rest of the characters is really limited. I personally don’t understand why the crew owns Javier Bar. In the case of an excellent actor like Deng, he has been portrayed as a low-IQ villain who relies on appearance and special effects to attract the audience. The love between the hero and the heroine is neither pure nor decisive at first sight between Elizabeth and Will, nor is there Elizabeth and Jack. The spiritual resonance and influence between the two are only the patterned bickering and reconciliation, so Jeffrey Rush, who has always been strong, finally took the sensational line like any villain in the genre that “abandon evil and do good”. Not as refreshing as the phrase "I feel cold" back then.
Against the background of this kind of loose sand, with the obvious advantage over the fourth in the first half, "Pirates of the Caribbean 5" inevitably moves towards the same as the previous one. In an illogical end, Jack's participation The degree has also created an unprecedented low. Going back to the analysis of the ending of "Pirates of the Caribbean 1" at the beginning of this article, we can see that in terms of hardware, "Pirates of the Caribbean 5" actually achieved the purpose of restoring the classic elements of the trilogy, but it basically lacks a true drama. The story of conflict, especially for the old fans who are proficient in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series of movies, no matter how dangerous the environment, no matter how powerful the enemy, can not threaten Captain Jack’s yearning for freedom, so I want to make Jack in the movie The role of surpassing a clown who makes the audience laugh, he must create enough crisis for him, but "Pirates of the Caribbean 5" obviously did not do this, even though it has overwhelming action scenes and significantly more special effects than the previous episode. . Regarding this, Jack in "Pirates of the Caribbean 5" is like Johnny Depp in reality, indifferent to everything around him, only eager to regain his former fame through an adventure, so he became the Black Pearl The meaning has changed from freedom to fame. We have to admit that, despite the symbolic appearance and tone, Captain Jack Sparrow, a phenomenal anti-hero character, has finally become a clichéd action hero in countless Hollywood genres.
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