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Therefore nautical terms and phrases such as “starboard,” “port,” and “swabbing the deck” are used daily.
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Pirates’ folk speech is largely occupational due to the fact that the closest location they have to a home is their ship.
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In The Curse of the Black Pearl, the pirates are a folkloric group who influence the culture and superstitions of the civilians in the film, and much of the success in the movie lies in the characters’ relationships to the movie’s folkloric elements that we wish to experience in our own lives.įolk speech, intrinsic knowledge, and proximity define pirates of the Black Pearl as a folkgroup in the movie. However, the adventure of this story is not its only appeal. With the help of the crafty, odd pirate Jack Sparrow, Will encounters the mythical legends of the ocean as well as experiences piracy for himself to save Elizabeth. Pirates of the Caribbean has become a franchise that embraces the adventures of the cowboy of the seas, and much of its success has come from this adventure, especially The Curse of the Black Pearl. In this film, a blacksmith with mysterious origins, Will Turner, tries to woo the governor’s daughter, Elizabeth Swann, until their town is pillaged by the fearful Captain Barbossa and the crew of the Black Pearl and Miss Swann is captured. To be a pirate is to disregard all consequences and live the thrilling, daring, immoral life that you wish. If a person were to tell me that they never once dreamed of being a pirate when they were younger, I would say that person is lying. This review was written for the Spring 2012 class "Folklore and Film." Anderson is a Theatre major in the South Carolina Honors College at USC.