Re: random raven

Rating: Null/10 (15 November 2009)

"The only negative thing I have to say, and believe me I don't want to say it, is that fact we are never told the reason why the curse of the black pearl could only be broken by the blood of William Turner (Senior) and in turn by his son."
This was mentioned by random raven in his review.
I would like to explain the reason why the curse can be broken only by the blood of William Turner (Senior) and in turn by his son. The only way to break the curse of the black pearl was to return all the medallions back to the treasure chest of Cortex AND to repay the blood of all those who had stolen the treasure. Under Captain Barbossa, the Black Pearl had been searching for the last medallion (which incidentally, Elizabeth Swann came to possess at the beginning of the movie). Captain Barbossa had killed William Turner (Senior) by strapping him to a canon and firing (hence the nickname "Bootstrap" Turner) BEFORE they felt the curse of the treasure. Once they realized his blood was needed to break the curse, it was too late but they were aware of his son who floated on the water on the night of the mutiny (again, the opening scene). So, since William Turner (Senior) was dead, they needed the blood of his son (Orlando Bloom) to break the curse. The blood of William Turner Sr. flows through the veins of his son WT Jr. Assuming that all the others had repaid their blood debt, the blood of WT Jr. was the last remaining to be repaid and remove the curse.
Hope this clears up.