Verbinski’s Virtual world-Where is the end??!. Review on Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Movie

Virtual Vs Real. This is what we often confront as an ardent Movie watcher of Hollywood movies and as we keep embracing the genre of technically outstanding Cinematography which takes its hallucinations into Virtual world, may it be to the future like Star Wars or Matrix series or the past backward to Middle age trilogies or the unimaginable size and gore of Dinosaurs, we often end up forgetting the harsh realities of what is present and what is existing.

The movie makers take refuge into this aura of fictitious and often unbelievable characterisation and picturisation to such great heights of vicissitude, thanks to cutting edge technologies in visual effects that they often end up garnishing sequels of inconsequential interest.

Verbinski falls in the same category of obsession towards the Virtual crossing the thin line between Virtual and real more often than required to give another overdose of Pirates story which fails to grip the audience in spite of the unflinching efforts of the Technical Crew and the strident acts of the Star cast. He seems to have not learnt his lessons from the earlier world movies may it be the Last world of Dinosaurs or the War of the Worlds infarct of H.G.Wells, but seems to take the tide of success of the Pirate Franchise world wide for granted.

What was so refreshing in the first part to see the breathtaking introduction with riveting music or the awe inspiring appeal of Jack Sparrow with his magnetic performance or the  chilling fight with Man turned into skeletons and the romantic interlude of Turner and Elizabeth Swann, all seems to have been lost half way through in the sandwiched Dead Man’s chest and in trying to make up for the aura lost, Verbinsky ends up at the wrong end of the world by dragging the script back to some acceptable realm.

In the process, he drags us to a sullen 120 minutes of boredom in the search for the impregnable and indomitable Jack Sparrow and gives us an action packed final kill of Davy Jones external heart. Poor Johnny Depp needs more imagery to appear in many forms thanks to his rumless ravishing and brandished to play second fiddle until he is traded to Will Turner on the doomed Dutchman.

What starts off as mass Hanging of Pirates by the order of the Wicked Cutler Beckett of the East India Company as the Pirates move east(for more Asian viewer ship) to Singapore to rescue Jack sparrow from the hold of the Barnacled beast of Davy Jones.

As the pirates forge to form an alliance with the Chinese pirate captain Sao Feng(Chow Yun-Fat-Li Mu Bhai of Crouching Tiger), The East India Company’s tyranny to close in all piracy ensues a Battle at Singapore in the far east. They escape to find Jack Sparrow.

An alliance of all Pirate Kings is forged from all corners of seven seas including the evil Sao Feng. They release their Goddess Calypso from human form by combining the nine pieces of the Nine lords to salvage themselves to fight against the might of the East India company’s fleets and the immortal tentacled Davy Jones. He even controls Bootstrap Turner(Stellan Skarsgard), Will’s father for the wrath.

Verbsinsky churns out a spaghetti of sub plots among which the thickest remains Will Turner’s cause between his beloved Elizabeth and his father, the countdown to the final Battle and unleashing of the wretched Heart.

The movie stands out for the last 30 Minutes of spectacular action with breathtaking visual treat which engrosses you enough to leave your brain out with awe and wonder.

Visual Spectacle, however unimaginable

*Thousands of Crabs cradling Sparrow’s ship across a frozen ocean, It suddenly appearing down the sandy tracts when the Pirates spot him, the distending of the Giant Calypso, the two ships defying centripetal force in a vortex and the magnificent Dutchman rising from the Ocean are all mind boggling treat, but comes from an unimaginable delineation to reality in Verbinski’s virtual world.

Cast:-** The star cast gets even bigger with the addition of Chow Yun-Fat and also tries louder to stake their presence on the screen, but fall short due to the loose screen play which is busy trying to pull all the knots back, Even Johnny with his many avtars or Geoffrey Rush who reclaimed his lost cast in Part 2 fail to arouse much interest and the romantic pair of Orlando and Knightly get romanced with swords and the guns instead. Even Pintel and Raghetti fail to arouse much humour.

Technical:- The only standpoint is the CGI special effects crew. The screenplay of Terry Rossio and Ted Elliottlooses all the fire and fun in the tangle. The cinematography of **Daruisz Wolski capturing such vivid colours of the Ocean is outstanding and Hans Zimmer’s music is full but not as intriguing as first due to oft repeated score.

Verbinsky will make you think again whether his world of Pirates will end at all. As we come out of theatre, we forget the narration instantly and hope that this Verbinski’s world of Pirates ends thanking him for the efforts to give a Visual spectacle sans Reality with another sequel going down the senses unlike the LOTR’s brilliant final Countdown.

For those who have not watched the first two episodes will not be able to sustain three hours of perplexity. Kids will enjoy the visual wonders in the Ocean, the Canons and the swords.

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