i can’t talk shit about the pirates of the caribbean films as if elizabeth swann becoming pirate king didn’t hand my entire ass to me and make me the gay i am today
these 2 looks basically defined my sexuality and i’m not afraid to admit it
things pirates of the caribbean got right:
1. will and elizabeth’s love story
2. elizabeth becoming pirate king
3. avoiding sexualizing elizabeth or the other female pirate characters in the first 3 films by allowing them to wear period-accurate pirate outfits that aren’t tailored to be revealing and impractical for ‘sex appeal’ just because they’re women
4.
hans zimmer’s entire score but especially the iconic ‘he’s a pirate’ main theme
5. Letting the characters show a complete range of emotions including grief and dealing with death
6. Letting the characters naturally grow and evolve based the the consequences of their actions/decisions that doesnt seem forced and/or providing a backstory that indicates the present is the result of the evolution.
7. Will’s face when he asks Elizabeth to marry him and she screams Barbara’s name.