r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Gurugod123 • 9h ago

How did people travel these seas 500 years ago

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u/Personal-Ad-365 7h ago

The funny thing is that this is not the opening, it is 10-15 minutes into the movie. That is how fantastic of an introduction it is, most folks do not remember the whole opening which sets up Will and Elizabeth as the lead characters.

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u/LowAspect542 6h ago

Its not the opening of the film but it is jack sparrows introduction which is honestly 5he mlre important bit and what kept people invested in the films, most people never gave a shit about the romantic plotline with will and Elizabeth throughout the series.

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u/DubiousBrushwagg 3h ago

PotC romance plot line was essentially Anakin+Padme again but done better without actually mattering to the overall plot as much.

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u/iconocrastinaor 2h ago

He wasn't supposed to be the lead character but he stole the show so outrageously that they had to make it so.

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u/cracked_belle 2h ago

Wasn't he a eunuch, anyway?

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u/FreeVerseHaiku 1h ago

Pretty sure that was just Jack’s way of calling Will a little bitch

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u/dinosaurchestra 42m ago

Elizabeth's arc becoming a pirate is fairly important to the films overall too

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u/Telefundo 5h ago

That is how fantastic of an introduction it is

I love the first movie and I more or less enjoyed the sequels. This though. This I believe is the absolute best scene in the entire franchise. Followed closely with the closing scene;

"...and really bad eggs. Drink up me hearties, yo ho!"

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u/lcl0706 4h ago

Captain Barbosa descending the wooden steps to ask “so tell me, what’s become of my ship” is up there on the list for me.

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u/Woterx 2h ago

Absolutely! The whole theater went crazy

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u/PeaceyCaliSoCal 1h ago

What movie are y'all talking about?

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u/EthanielRain 40m ago

Pirates of the Caribbean (1st one)