Summary of Pirates of the Caribbean - Accidentally Genius

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In "Pirates of the Caribbean - Accidentally Genius," the screenwriters discuss how the movie was almost entirely accidental and how the success of the movie helped make pirates a cool concept again. They also discuss the importance of scene development and how the character of Jack Sparrow was largely created by Depp himself.

• 00:00:00 The video discusses how the first Pirates of the Caribbean movie was almost completely on accident and how it was brilliant. The video then goes on to discuss how the movie became popular and how the success of the movie helped make pirates a cool concept again.
• 00:05:00 In this video, screenwriters discuss the importance of scene development and how it can be done better during the first draft of a screenplay. They discuss the character of Jack Sparrow, who was largely created by Depp himself and is a memorable performance. The scene in which Jack's ship sinks is a great example of character development and humor.
• 00:10:00 The video discusses how the "Pirates of the Caribbean" film series' success is due to the fact that the main character, Jack Sparrow, is not the focus of the story. The biggest mistake the sequels have made is turning Jack into a central character, when he is best suited as a supporting character. The fourth Pirates' film suffers from this the most, as it introduces its off-brand Will and Elizabeth characters as a side story and puts very little effort into making them actually likable. The mermaids are portrayed as monsters, except for her, I guess? The mermaids drown the priest, and the film ends with Jack showing the audience his being a good person deep down.
• 00:15:00 In "Pirates of the Caribbean", the main villain, Darth Maul, gets only one brief characterization - that of a predator. The rest of the characters are incapable of expressing themselves, without simply SAYING what they want the audience to know. In a fight scene, Anakin and Obi-Wan just fight, and their relationship is not changed until the high-ground moment. The scene establishing Will as a better swordsman than Jack is a balancing act that uses the environment to have a little fun. Jack comes across as more threatening when he shows a side of himself we haven't seen before and through silliness, he wins the fight. The scene with Elizabeth and the gold coin is taken from an earlier movie, Raiders of the Lost Ark, but it works and who cares. Finally, Jack has a conversation with some of his old crew, who give us our first major glimpse at the titular curse of the black pearl.
• 00:20:00 In "Pirates of the Caribbean - Accidentally Genius," old crew mate Will tells Norrington that Elizabeth Turner, the governor's daughter, is missing and he and Norrington decide to make a deal to find her. Elizabeth is kept prisoner on the ship as it sets sail from her home. She works out a deal to save Port Royal from being destroyed, fails to negotiate for her own release, and is kept prisoner as the ship sets sail away. Will, Jack, and Mr. Gibbs find Tortuga and Jack gathers a crew while Will interrogates Jack about his father. When Will learns Jack is a pirate, he is angry and violent. Jack puts him in his place and tells him that someone can be both a pirate and a good man. Will learns this lesson and is grateful.
• 00:25:00 The video discusses how the special effects for the scene in which the pirates are cursed and shown to be feeling pain were done. It also discusses the justification for the villains' plan and how it is not really evil.