A FILM TO REMEMBER: “PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL” (2003)

Scott Anthony
12 min readDec 30, 2018
Photograph of film poster with a display of scene images from “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl”.

Before I get into this, I want to make mention “A FILM TO REMEMBER” will be a series about films that have reached a milestone anniversary since their origin in being culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant. The articles will contain the film’s plot outline, director, cast, a compilation of trivialities, various photos, movie trailer, critical reception and more. So, let’s start:

We are here to mark the celebration of the 15th Anniversary of Gore Verbinski’s “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl”. Let’s take an inside look at the film:

PLOT OUTLINE:

Blacksmith Will Turner teams up with eccentric pirate “Captain” Jack Sparrow to save the love of his life, the governor’s daughter Elizabeth Swann, who has been kidnapped by the feared from Sparrow’s former pirate allies led by Captain Barbossa, who are now undead.

Still image of filmmaker Gore Verbinski.

STUDIO:

Buena Vista Pictures

DIRECTOR:

Gore Verbinski

CAST:

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Scott Anthony

Background in film, a cinephile enthusiast, who’s here to talk film, its talens, its history and its industry.