Meaning of Life - Tragic Heros

Rating: 4/10 (21 November 2009)

This movie was absolutely dreadful. I, like many others, thought that the series should have ended with The Curse of the Black Pearl. However, since Dead Man's Chest was made, everyone was looking forward to a great conclusion. Unfortunately, it seems that everyone who dies can be easily brought back to life; all that has to be done is use magic, or perhaps sail to the end of the world.
First of all, I think every scene without either Lord Cutler Beckett or James Norrington was garbage. Jack was old, I never liked Will Turner, and Elizabeth was getting old. Singapore was utterly pointless, as was Sao Feng. Death seemed pointless, because, Barbossa was brought back to life, Jack Sparrow was brought back to life, and to my overwhelming horror and disgust, Will Turner was brought back to life.
One character that didn't get "old" was the tragic hero James Norrington. A man who sacrificed everything for the woman he loved; the woman who scorned him, and ultimately caused his death. Commodore Norrington had everything, until he decided to be merciful and let Sparrow escape at the end of Curse of the Black Pearl. He did redeem himself by joining another of the most interesting characters ever written; Cutler Beckett. A man who worked ceaselessly to weed out the lawless, barbaric pirates.
Remember, these pirates rape, pillage, kidnap, steal, and murder. Lord Beckett was doing the people of the Caribbean a favor by hanging all of that scum. I personally view the "protagonists" of the trilogy as enemies. James Norrington did the right thing by joining Beckett. However, he was once again manipulated by Elizabeth Swann, and killed shortly afterward by one of my least favorite characters; Will Turner's father.
The reason I wish for this movie to have never been made is because it was much too complicated, and they killed off 3 characters who were important to the story, and cast them aside like old playthings. James Norrington, the Kraken, and Governor Swann. Since so many characters were brought back from the dead, I would expect Norrington to have also.
The only things I like about this film are Cutler Beckett moments, James Norrington's death (because of Zimmer's beautiful score) and Beckett's death (also because of the score). That is ironic, since those two are my favorite characters, and, needless to say, the most interesting.
The last thing I have to say about this dreadful, recycled movie, is that funniest, most ironic thing happens to Will Turner; he gets stabbed and killed by Norrington's sword. So, through Davy Jones, Norrington gets his revenge. But, alas, like I said, it was short lived, as was the movie.