Elizabeth Swann kissing you was basically a death sentence.
Lately there has been a lot of talk about the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ saga due to the announcement that disney has finally opted to do a reboot without Jack Sparrow. Fans have not exactly taken the news well, but now we are interested in talking about the previous installments, more specifically about a curious detail that many surely overlooked.
accompanying Johnny Depp At the head of the first three deliveries we had Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley. The latter is precisely the protagonist today, since receiving a kiss from her in the saga was basically a death sentence for the character who received it.
Be careful with Elizabeth’s kisses
There are up to four characters from ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ to whom a curse applies that has given a lot to talk about among fans., who have been desperate for an answer for years. It is true that only two of them remained dead, but it is still something most curious, and who knows if it is not a coincidence…
Beware of spoilers from here on out.
Regarding the deaths that had no turning back, we find Commodore Norrington and Sao Feng in ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End’, although the circumstances could not be more different. In the case of the character played by Jack Davenportit seems that Elizabeth only kisses him as a farewell to what is certain death, With the pirate played by Chow Yun-Fat Things change, as the pirate forcibly kisses Elizabeth… only to succumb moments later after an attack by the Flying Dutchman.
Additionally, Jack Sparrow also momentarily dies in ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest’ shortly after he is kissed by Elizabeth, which is quickly revealed to be nothing more than a distraction. His objective is to chain him to the Black Pearl so that everyone else can flee. as he is devoured by the Kraken.
Finally, Will Turner, it is true that he kisses Elizabeth on more than one occasion before suffering his fateful fate, but in ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End’ they give the newlywed kiss moments after Davy Jones stabbed to death the character played by Orlando Bloom. In this case, that “curse” may have been saved because Will was destined to be Davy Jones’ successor…
Unfortunately, it seems that we will never know if all this is a mere coincidence or if there was something intended by the scriptwriters behind it. Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio.
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