Pirates of the Caribbean Jack Sparrow Got Worse Throughout The Movies

Pirates of the Caribbean: Jack Sparrow Got Worse Throughout The Movies

The first three Pirates of the Caribbean films establish Jack, but the last two lose focus of his character, devolving him throughout the series.

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Pirates of the Caribbean Jack Sparrow Got Worse Throughout The Movies

Throughout the Pirates of the Caribbean film series, Jack Sparrow progressively worsens as a character. The beloved pirate captain is at the heart of the mystery and comedy of the first film, The Curse of the Black Pearl, and while the franchise’s secondary characters have come and gone over the years, Captain Jack has remained at the core of each of the series’ five cinematic entries. While the first three films establish and build upon Jack’s character with each improvised act of genius and winding line of dialogue, his character ultimately devolves throughout the franchise, particularly in the fourth and fifth films.

Critics have complained that Jack became a caricature of himself in the second and third films, especially as the storylines became more convoluted—beginning with the multiple problems of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest—that would carry on through the series. His placement as more of a main character has also been called a mistake. But whatever stance one might have, it can’t be denied that Jack’s character in both sequels is true to the eccentricity displayed in the original film. It is in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and Dead Men Tell No Tales that things start to lose focus.

Jack’s introduction in The Curse of the Black Pearl embodies his entire character: he sails toward Port Royal on a sinking ship, appearing ridiculous yet unshakably confident as the ship dips just in time for him to step onto the dock as though this were his plan all along. His dialogue with Will (Orlando Bloom) also perfectly sets up his character. When they attempt to steal the Interceptor—the Royal Navy’s fastest ship—Will says, “This is either madness or brilliance.” Jack responds, “It’s remarkable how often those two traits coincide.” This is proven throughout the first three Pirates films, with Jack making mad and brilliant choices in pursuit of his goals, regardless of whether he has the upper hand or the odds stacked against him.

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His madness and brilliance wanes in On Stranger Tides, which picks up with Jack’s searching for the fabled Fountain of Youth. However, Jack has stopped his search, forced to turn back after having made it to the fountain’s island. He has a few Sparrow-like moments, such as when he makes his great escape from King George II. However, Jack isn’t at the helm of his own storyline. Instead, he is shanghaied into serving Blackbeard, effectively roping him into an adventure he has no stake in himself, making for a largely boring watch. The plot of the Pirates movies typically has Jack after some kind of physical goal, like retrieving the Black Pearl, that actually represents his true goal of freedom. In On Stranger Tides, the finding of the Fountain of Youth isn’t his goal; he’s just along for the ride, and it’s one that audiences and critics alike weren’t eager to join.

His character continues to devolve in Dead Men Tell No Tales, which made an even graver mistake than On Stranger Tides. Jack is no longer a somewhat-drunk improvisational genius whose comedy came naturally from who he is. Instead, he is drunk out of his wits, the very wits audiences know and love him for. He also trades his trademark compass for a drink, which was a decision far from brilliant. The compass can point to whatever the bearer wants; a rare and irreplaceable object that a down-on-his-luck Jack could have certainly used to find money. Seeing Jack in such a state, and once again without his own stake in an adventure he’s tied into, is evidence that somewhere along the line the filmmakers lost sight of the iconic character’s identity. As production continues on Pirates of the Caribbean 6, one can only hope that if Jack Sparrow returns, so will his madly brilliant character.

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