Saw the movie 8pm on Thursday (THANK YOU DISNEY for offering the early show so us teachers who have to work can go see it!) and absolutely loved it. My reasoning?
*Complicated? Sure, but so is life. Tough.
:wave: I thought the level of complexity was almost an aesthetic unto itself- it kept you thinking. (Heaven forbid, I actually like to *think* while I'm being entertained, although, I am a teacher....) I LOVED how much Will and Elizabeth had grown from the star-struck lovers in the first movie to the integrated, passionate-about-things-other-than-each-other characters that they were portrayed to be in AWE. Through the three movies, you get to see how they both come full circle and discover what love really is, and is not. (some sappy "love at first sight" predictable subplot) I think there has to come a certain level of creativity when dealing in complexity, that having a simple A to B plotline simply cannot accommodate to. They took a lot of creative liberties (the Up is Down scene was *supreme*!!) and were able to show character growth at the same time. (The scene where Beckett realizes he is defeated "That's good business..." and the boat being destroyed around him in slow motion- so artistic!) Bravo!!
*About the Multiple Jack scene: The scenes down in the locker I though were extremely well done: what an appropriate way to portray insanity, in an almost purely white area with multiple characters running around. A simple yet eerily beautiful way to get the idea across that Jack both going crazy and in his own personal ****. Sterile surroundings for the insanity on the inside...Strange sure, but I can dig it. I thought the "two Jacks"- one on each shoulder like the "angel/devil"- was awfully cliche though. Ah well.
*The musical score is unbelievable (OK, so I'm a music teacher :lookaroun: ...). Zimmer really outdoes himself with this one. In fact, I've listened to the score quite a few times now after having seen the movie, and felt like I was re-living the action right in my car; the score is written that closely to the action and the themes are so well developed that they are instantly recognizable in the representation of their respective characters. Zimmer really utilizes his talent for arranging themes so the score weaves in and out character's themes as quickly as the camera changes on the screen. The orchestration/colors/timbres change to reflect the mood (listen to how many times and in how many different ways the "Hoist the Colors" theme is utilized...one of my favorites is in the "I Don't Think Now is the Best Time" track -- the ultimate battle scene, if you wanted to know the part of the movie--the trumpets start it, but the theme is slightly altered at the end of the phrase, augmented to reflect the tension of the battle....THAT'S attention to detail!!!! :sohappy: )
*I guess I was one of the few people that thought the ending was extremely appropriate...it reflected the humanity and hardship that everyone had gone through to reach that point. I thought it was poetic- almost mythological/Shakespearian in flavor. Sure, part of me was rooting for a "happily ever after", but for the most part I thought it was fitting. Gave me chills to see Will arise as the new captain of the Dutchman...haven't been a huge fan of Will up to now, but he really grew on me in this one
*Did anyone else find it ironic how AWE essentially left Jack, Gibbs, and Barbossa at essentially the same place as when the first movie started? I guess you might say they finally came full circle...I thought that was pretty cool too.
Of course, all points are IMHO. I'm not trying to convince anyone that they *should* like the movie, but I loved it. :sohappy:
