“Pirates” is simply one of those movies that will not be off the current younger generation’s top films list. For me (and many others, I suspect), it was gateway into now-legendary actor Johnny Depp’s career. The guy’s performance in this movie, while not a magnum opus, no doubt reveals that he gained unprecedented popularity and a whole new fanbase after playing the role of ever-popular Captain Jack Sparrow.
The film follows the the kidnapping and rescue of Elizabeth
Swann (Keira Knightley), the supposed last living member of the bloodline of a certain legendary pirate who long since left the world. Her rescuers are William Turner (Orlando Bloom) and rogue pirate Jack Sparrow (Depp). Throughout the film, their various confrontations and adventures are permeated by a light atmosphere of jest, which makes the movie utterly enjoyable to watch time and time again. I can safely say that I’ll remember Curse of the Black Pearl even ten ...
