Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl prod. by Jerry Bruckheimer. Dir. by Gore Verbinski. Buena Vista Pictures. 2003.
After bringing up this movie in the blog post about Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 I realized that the American tween of this generation will grow up never knowing that once there was this kitschy ride at Disneyland called Pirates of the Caribbean. It had no media tie ins, it was just a part of Adventure Land, kind of the way Big Thunder Railroad is a part of Frontier Land, a ride with no Disney movie about it. After writing this, I'm a little worried about the fact that I see this as a matter of cultural significance. It just goes to show what an influence Disney has had over this Southern Californian girl.
The Black Pearl has one of those plots that you can choose to follow, or completely ignore and still enjoy the movie. Basically, Captain Jack Sparrow wants his boat back from his mutinous ghost crew. Will Turner, who has pirate in his blood, even if he wants to deny it, wants Elizabeth Sparrow. Elizabeth Sparrow, first gets kidnapped for being the governor's daughter, she then lies about her identity to the ghost pirates who kidnap her in order to keep her father safe. The three characters must help and bargain with one another to get what they all want. There is lots of drinking, sword fighting and general pirate talk with many lovely shots of the Caribbean. Every tween generation needs a good action movie. The only problem with pirates is that it's a little difficult to run off and become one nowadays. At least your mom wouldn't totally flip out in the 80's if you told her you wanted to be an archaeologist, unless she was a yuppie, so you may as well have told her you were going to be a pirate. Huh, they have a ride about Indiana at Disneyland, too.
Well, it is rated PG-13, but I think it's fine for most 6th graders, too.
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