Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl shows that protecting those you love gives you the courage to overcome the things that can cause one to be frightened

Rating: 9/10 (19 March 2016)

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl is the story of how Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) and Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) work together to rescue Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley) from the undead pirates that sail on the Black Pearl. Elizabeth is taken from her home when a group of pirates invades the town. She is taken to Captain Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush) after she invokes the right of parley. She wears a pirate's medallion that is linked to the curse placed on the crew of the Black Pearl after they stole the Aztec treasure. The medallion is the final piece of treasure, and they only need her blood to break the curse. However, she has taken this medallion from Will when he was a young boy, and it is his blood that they need. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl shows that protecting those you love gives you the courage to overcome the things that can cause one to be frightened. Nothing can stop a person from trying to protect someone they love. Will Turner is in love with Elizabeth and finds a way to rescue her from the pirates that took her. He was unable to get help from the Navy and the man that wishes to marry Elizabeth, so he breaks Jack out of the cell he was held in, and they work together to find the pirates and Elizabeth. I believe the central insight of the film is doing what has to be done for those you love. This theme is shown throughout the movie as Will finds Elizabeth and tells Barbossa that he is the son of Bootstrap Bill Turner and offers to trade his life for the release of Elizabeth. She returns the love of Will and makes a plan to burn all of the rum on the island she and Jack are stranded on. Her father and Commodore Norrington see the fire and rescue them. Elizabeth convinces them to look for Will. She realizes that she is in love with Will, and her father sees this as well. Throughout the film, the motif was used that showed Will had a love interest in Elizabeth. He would always call her Ms. Swann even though every time she told him to call her Elizabeth. Jack also pointed out that Will already had a love interest, and that was why he practiced so much with the swords that he made. The lighting used when Will and Elizabeth are together is also brighter and shows more connection between the two. The love that grew between Will and Elizabeth lead to them being able to save each other from the undead pirates that were looking for the last golden medallion. They were able to overcome the difficult obstacles that the pirates put in front of them and were able to use their love and passion to get others along the way to help them.