Why The First Jack Sparrow is The Best Jack Sparrow (Character Analysis)
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- Опубликовано: 3 окт 2024
- Since the conclusion of Gore Verbinski's trilogy, Captain Jack Sparrow has degraded into a parody of himself. His downfall has been depressing to observe, since in Curse of the Black Pearl, Jack Sparrow instantly becomes one of the greatest movie characters of all time. In this character analysis, I breakdown Jack Sparrow's many interpersonal maneuvers and explain how his greatness is due to a mixture of comedy and cunning.
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I am amazed that this video doesn't have more views. I've never seen anyone talk about Jack's skill at reading people/situations and his capacity for patience and restraint (when it serves his interests, of course) despite how telling it is for his overall character. Seriously, this video has some of the best commentary on the character I've seen and I've been deep-diving for hours. Kudos
Thank you, very much appreciated.
Hopefully one day the algorithm does its magjc and randomly recommends it to everyone 😔
I read deep as depp
Great analysis, one quick thing. Jack explains why Will is well on his way to becoming a pirate , saying he’s obsessed with treasure. Will denies, but Jack explains that not all treasure is silver and gold. He says this as he sees Elizabeth. Noting that the treasure that Will is obsessed with is Elizabeth
I agree, I think Jack is referring to love as a treasure and also potentially freedom
That point of, "Not all treasure is silver and gold," was reiterated in the final film, where Carina discovered Barbossa was her father, and asked what she was to him, and Barbossa heart-feltly responded: "Treasure," before sacrificing his life to protect her.
I think the whole underlining point of the films was its not money that's the greatest thing in the world, but rather its family and the friends we share our lives with, it's those things that are truly priceless.
When Jack is completely drunk and explains a ship is freedom I thought that was important for his character. For a greedy pirate a ship is an opportunity to loot and plunder but to Jack a ship is freedom. All the main characters in the franchise seem to have something they really want and it’s an important part of their characters.
It definitely makes Beckett’s desire to control the seas and have everyone he doesn’t execute serve the EITC even more despicable.
I loved your character analysis of Jack. You definitely covered all the major factors that made him legendary in the first movie. In my opinion, he stayed true to his character in the second and third films as well. He just had different goals in them but he was still the same Captain Jack Sparrow that we knew. Fourth movie also portrayed him in the same light, more or less. But the fifth movie completely turned him into a parody of himself and that's why when I think of this franchise, I stop at "On Stranger's Tide".
Well to be fair, he was afraid of Davy Jones, so that fear added to his eccentricity. Funnily enough, “on stranger tides” also had a scene that greatly shows jacks intelligence, it wasn’t the best film but it had Jack as Captain Jack Sparrow. The scene in question is the one when he was speaking to a royal figure, negotiating something of sorts, and I personally belive it showed his intelligence quite well
@@onsecapril8199 yesss. He's witty Jack until the fourth movie.
The funny thing is that Jack’s ability to negotiate is scorned and seen as disappointing by others and even by Elizabeth, because by the typical fashion talking instead of fighting is seen by the society (and apparently pirate society as well) as a feminine trait. Which means that Jack's power is undermined by toxic masculinity and patriarchy type of thinking, because he more often than not uses non-violent methods to achieve his goals instead of resorting to outright violence. He was also mutinied and marooned for "being soft" which once again proves that Jack is undermined because he doesn't adhere to the ideals of what it means to be a man and a pirate in the eyes of the others, but which is in fact presented as a strength. And I think it is presented as his strength simply because it is tied to intelligence and manhood was always associated with logic while womanhood was associated with emotions, so even when Jack is scorned for being too feminine to be a man and a pirate, he is still “masculine enough” to be "proper man" thanks to his intelligence, however weird logic it might not use and however stupid it may look like to others.
It is a genius disguised as acts of foolishness.
The line that best sums that up is "Jack, that's exactly the kind of attitude that lost you the Pearl." While Jack may prefer negotiation over confrontation, his fellow pirates don't share that attitude and would rather resort to violence to get what they want. This makes Jack an outcast among pirates and why he isn't respected or feared, like Barbossa or Davy Jones.
Not including the last two movies, what love about Jack is that through out the first three movies his character doesn't change. He doesn't turn for the worse or the better he is who he is. His goal of sailing the seas forever free never waver. The alliances, deals, and choices he makes all coincide for him to get what he wants. In the end of the third movie he is pretty much in the same boat (no pun intended) he was in at the beginning of the first movie. Letting us know the adventures of captain Jack sparrow continue, I loved it!!
i really like jack sparrow in On Stranger Tides, but he’s really bad in Dead Man Tell No Tales (except for the flashback scene)
When Will mentions his connection to Bootstrap Bill, you can practically SEE the gears turning in Jack’s head.
jack has a +10 to insight, sleight of hand, and stealth; he also has the luck feat
The luck part is more a thing of the later movies, and imo it takes away from his character (mostly cuz they made him more of a dumbluck character), sure there were lucky moments in the first movie too but most of the time he created his own ''luck'' through intelligence, while acting a bufoon to make others underestimate him like fx Norrington
+20 charisma mate
Could you do an analysis of Elizabeth's arc? I know she isn't as popular as Jack or Davy Jones, but I find her journey over the trilogy extremely interesting
8:58 Elizabeth actually does this earlier, too. When she remembers that the pirates that kidnapped her wanted the medallion, she threatens to drop it into the water, so they’ll have no choice but to comply with her requests. It doesn’t entirely do her good, considering that, unknown to her, they think she’s the daughter of Bootstrap Bill, and, therefore, someone more valuable to them by being kept in their possession, rather than being let go, but it does foreshadow how she develops the ability to manipulate people’s desires to serve her own ends.
Brother I won’t even watch the video, but I clicked for the thumbnail title. My man, I am so glad that someone else recognizes that the first Jack is different. You will never see another intro like that and the first one also showed he was truly worthy to be “captain”. And how on earth can we forget the infamous line to how the blazes he got off that island. It may be the coldest line in the history of cinema. Btw, I accidentally let the video play and the first thing you touched on was the intro. Great minds think alike.
I actually prefer the character in 2&3, wouldn’t say it degraded him at all. His desire for freedom being compromised by a fear of death makes for some great motivation and interesting conflicts.
He isn’t saying his character degrades in 2 and 3. He says “in the last 2 films”, meaning films 4 and 5
yes. i love this. not all treasure is silver and gold
Damn good quote.
Well a few years later, and this turns up in my recommendations, and honestly I am so surprised this has so few views in such a long period of time, great video and quite well put together.
When Jack finally kills Hector and hector realizes that he is no longer immortal he says, "I feel...cold." I am thinking, that's what death feels like.
Best antihero since Han Solo.
I agree that Captain Sparrow's character was horribly degraded in the 5th movie. But he's very strong, NOT degraded, in the 4th. Curse of the Black Pearl is still my favorite though. Overall, you present a good analysis!
You should do character analysis of Ragnar lothbrok from Vikings
I think he ment with treasure Elizabeth✨
Extraordinary films where character actor Johnny Depp will never be portrait the same way with any other actor
100%
This video kinda leaves out some details. Like with the dog with the keys, the narrator says that the other pirates shouldn't berate the dog because the dog doesn't like that and won't do what they want... but he fails to mention that Jack also later berates the dog and it runs away, only for Jack to immediately apologize to the dog. It's more that Jack is mocking others for their display of desperation in front of others, but then when the other pirates escape and he's alone, he does the same darn thing. And immediately after when Will enters Jack's jail wing, Jack lies down and pretends he was just chillin' and not acting desperate with tryina get the keys from the dog. Jack's all about looking cool and composed in the first movie. And this scene shows that. But in the sequential movies, they kind of remove that character trait, seemingly more and more so with each following entry.
This vid is pretty old but it’s amazing. Only thing that could help is some background music imo
Great analysis
Appreciate it!
I'd like to see a few videos on certain characters. The first one on The Outlaw Josey Wales, if you haven't already done so.
Secondly, on Judah Ben-Hur, from 1956, which starred Charlton Heston.
Thirdly, George Taylor, (Heston), from Planet of the Apes, 1969.
Obrigada por isso! Thank you
My pleasure!
I do have to agree that parts of the Caribbean 5 Jack Sparrow was my least favourite Jack Sparrow still loved him but wasn't the best out of the five but that's for a reason by this point in time the rum and boiling in the sun kind of f*** him over mentally
I like all the movies
I also think his looks have downgraded. In the first movies he has more normal hair and only few dreadlocks.
Mark Ruffalo’s character hulk
I do have to agree that parts of the Caribbean 5 Jack Sparrow was my least favourite Jack Sparrow still loved him but wasn't the best out of the five but that's for a reason by this point in time the rum and boiling in the sun kind of f*** him over mentally
I do have to agree that parts of the Caribbean 5 Jack Sparrow was my least favourite Jack Sparrow still loved him but wasn't the best out of the five but that's for a reason by this point in time the rum and boiling in the sun kind of f*** him over mentally
I do have to agree that parts of the Caribbean 5 Jack Sparrow was my least favourite Jack Sparrow still loved him but wasn't the best out of the five but that's for a reason by this point in time the rum and boiling in the sun kind of f*** him over mentally