Finally, the movie we deserve

Rating: 9/10 (12 May 2017)

The opening sequence to these films are the most important aspect of setting the mood for the film. The first two had extremely memorable opening sequences, but At World's End had the best of the whole series. While watching it, the only thing that was going through my mind was "how did Disney get away with a gallows opening sequence? How did Disney somehow get this dark?" The opening sequence for this film is truly haunting. It's rare to find an opening sequence that is as well done as this one, with the only sequence that seems to rival it being the introduction for Watchmen. This is one of the greatest opening sequences for film, hidden in many people's least favorite Pirates of the Caribbean film. At World's End is similar to the epics of old. With grand sets and a massive ensemble, this film truly had a lot to tackle. With the introduction of so many new characters, there was a fear that this film was going to be like the previous film, where the focus was aimed toward one character, not the main characters of the film. Luckily, the film seemed to get ahold of this and keep the focus on the main characters, while still creating some amazing new characters. As said, this film seems to be more similar to epics instead of the modern adventure film. There was so much that the film needed to get through without seeming rushed, which the film was able to beautifully get through. The thing to note the most about this film is the sets, The sets are absolutely gorgeous. The best set out of the entire film was in Shipwreck Cove, which also happened to be the best scene in the film. While the epic climax of the film was heavily done through CGI, the rest of the film still kept a realistic image throughout. This installment into the series felt the longest to watch, especially because of the long exposition. It took a considerable length of time to actually get the film going, establishing what was happening and where the film was going to go. It wasn't necessarily hard to watch, since all of these films are extremely entertaining, they just took more time to get things going, compared to the other films. The length of the film used to seem like a hurdle to get over, but upon this watch, it actually went by extremely quickly. It's more entertaining than the second film, with some of the best shots within the series. With new villains, better death scenes (Cutler Beckett's death scene is honestly one of the most memorable scenes of all time), and an epic scope, At World's End seemed to be the perfect ending to a series. It left questions that many wanted to be answered, which many found out would not be answered with the next film in the series, but still maintained a solid ending that made it easy to not make any more sequels. But, seeing as how profitable these films were, it's not a surprise that they continued to make more films. Still At World's End still is one of the best films in the series thus far.