Thieves & Beggars

Yo, ho, haul together, hoist the colors high. Heave ho, thieves and beggars, never shall we die.

[liridi-deactivated20250617]

not to give pirates of the caribbean too much credit but it really is the only major franchise Ive seen that was able to pull off the “historical and mythical exist at the same time” with any sort of success

[originaljediinjeans]

#like how on land theyre in history but on sea theyre in mythology really communicates the wonder and love the #pirates have for the sea so much better than long soliloquies or good cinematography #and then the meta narrative is constantly indicating that the spread of empire and greed for money is driving it away #man……………………………………………………………….. (@liridi)

[liridi-deactivated20250617]

Building on this its so funny how everyone has a globe but the moment the pirates hit the seas they sail off of the end of the (flat) world. its all in the details etc etc

[liridi-deactivated20250617]

#and how all are sad that the sea ‘is becoming smaller and smaller’#like it used to be a world of adventure where man shackled the goddess of the sea and lived in myth#but now it’s slowly becoming just…. water#no more fantasy#just boats sailing from one place to another to sell shit @gilbirda

#it wasnt the kraken to worry about. it was cutler beckett utilizing it for financial gain THEN KILLING IT!!!!!#THE EVIL!!! @officialtokyosan

YEAH………. YEAH

[jeza-red]

It’s one film of the recent decades that does fairytale logic right. There is no explanations z because no one questions thins - it jsut is.

[jamesnorrington]

POTC Meme || Characters (5/6)

“Would you love me if I was anything but what I am?” - CALYPSO / TIA DALMA

[Companion to this poster / Inspiration in source!]

[jamesnorrington]

Pirates of the Caribbean + @georgiansuggestion

Dear Editor, I apologize for the inclusion of a Number of known brigands and libertines in this humble offering of Appreciation, of the variety in relation to that which Bovine creatures Expel after Meals, which may offend the delicate Sensibilities of your Readership and Yourself. Hoping you are Well and will continue to avoid the Miasmas, Yours, a Fervent admirer from Afar

[jamesnorrington]

POTC Meme || Characters (1/6)

JACK SPARROW + wanted poster

[jamesnorrington]

POTC Meme || Characters (2/6)

WEATHERBY SWANN + desk and keepsakes

[hartigays]

sparrington + text posts

bonus:

[captainbool-bool]

So the Pearl. Any idea on how to get her out? Pirates of the Caribbean Art. Captain Jack Sparrow and monkey Jack. Paper, brush, watercolor, tempera. Beginning of the story:  #1 So the Pearl. Any idea on how to get her out? Art - Captain Bool-Bool (Bormoglot). DeviantArt.com - http://bormoglot.deviantart.com

[sanellydicarmens-deactivated202]

[sanellydicarmens-deactivated202]

[disneyadaptations]

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006) dir. Gore Verbinski

[disneyadaptations]

Will Turner in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006) dir. Gore Verbinski

[betsydobsons]

Pirates of the Caribbean aesthetic

There are things worth more than gold and silver

[imaginepirates]

[molinaesque]

Hector Barbossa & Elizabeth Swann | Parallels & Developments

[dying-suffering-french-stalkers]

#These two had such an impact on each other–in a weird way it’s Platonic!Hades and Persephone #where she learns to become a better king of the dark sea and dead men than he ever could and he comes to almost admire her for it. #Just… y'all have been sleeping on this relationship. #Elizabeth didn’t retain shit from Jack Sparrow–Will did.  She learned from Barbossa. (via @theimpossiblescheme)

THIS.  Not only is Barbossa far more of a Proper (Cinematic) Pirate than Jack (with the outgrown Errol Flynn hair to prove it!), but he absolutely plays the role of Hades in Curse of the Black Pearl.

While Elizabeth first boards the Black Pearl (here functioning as both Hades’ chariot and Charon’s ferry) more or less voluntarily, Barbossa/Hades does indeed kidnap her and take her to the “land of the dead”—the Isla de Muerta.  The Black Pearl also serves as a kind of limbo, holding men halfway between death and life.  Much like Pluto of old, CotBP!Barbossa is strongly associated with both wealth and death, even more so than the other pirates.  When they get to the “Underworld”, we see that the cursed crew members require a blood sacrifice to regain (permanent) corporeality, paralleling the shades Odysseus encounters who require blood to regain the ability to speak (Odyssey 11.24-50).

By the time At World’s End rolls around, Elizabeth has begun to catch up to Barbossa in terms of piracy and command.  She visits another, more literal Underworld at Barbossa’s side; he knows the way, and she has more than learned from her previous experiences.  It was Elizabeth thinking more piratically—thinking like Barbossa—that made the trip to the Locker necessary, after all.

In the end, she eclipses Barbossa in power and is crowned King, with her own beloved ferrying souls between worlds as she sails the seven seas.  Like Persephone, Elizabeth straddles worlds and holds power in both, and it was Barbossa/Hades who first helped her get there.

(Anyway, this series owns my entire ass, follow for more irregularly scheduled Pirates content and hmu if you want a longer essay on how the Locker journey in AWE is a classical katabasis narrative with a sweet twist on Orpheus’ in particular.  Also Barbossa quotes the Aeneid.)

[filmgifs]

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007) dir. Gore Verbinski

[filmgifs]

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007) dir. Gore Verbinski

[filmgifs]

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007) dir. Gore Verbinski