SPOILER! POTC 3 End scene

[athenna]

The spell is broken, TRUST ME!
I am going twice this weekend, I'll report back on what I didnt notice the 1st time.

 

[Dcanoli]

1. Would you please PM me the name of that website again? I think I deleted your original PM by mistake, and

2. Check out the green light flashes at the end of the movie--that's what's got us all confused around here!

You were conviced earlier today the spell was broken! I think it is wishful thinking on all of our parts!

(Next year at this time, we will all have the DVD, and this point will be SO moot!)

 

[Buzz Litebeer]

I've come to realize that most new movies have scenes after the credits, and it's common knowledge to know to stay, now.

Film critic Roger Ebert calls these scenes the "Monk's Reward" (because one must have the patience of a Monk to sit all the way through the credits).

My favorite is at the end of Ferris Bueller's Day Off. After the credits, Ferris walks out of the bathroom, looks at the audience and says, "You're still here? It's over. Go home!"

 

[ChrisFL]

I thought the boy at the end shared quite a resemblance to Elisabeth and didnt think it looked like the boy in the beginning at all...

 

[Buzz Litebeer]

After the credits, in a scene captioned "Ten Years Later," a young boy approximately ten years of age is seen singing "A Pirates Life for Me" as Elizabeth walks behind him. It is implied that this is the child of Will and Elizabeth. The sun sets followed by a green flash and Will, on the mast of The Dutchman, sails towards the shore. According to the film's writers, the curse of The Dutchman is broken if, after the ten years, the captain's lover reamains faithful. The final post-credit scene suggests that Will can now return to land, as Elizabeth has remained faithful. The green flash, which symbolises a soul returning from the dead, supports this theory. Apparently, a scene of dialogue between Tia Dalma/Calypso and Davy Jones, which explained this, was cut from the film, leading to confusion about the ending.

Well, the movie ended before we saw the reunion. Here's what could have happened...

WILL TURNER jumps out of a rowboat and runs towards ELIZABETH and the BOY, still on shore.

WILL:
I'm back, my darling! The curse of the Flying Dutchman is lifted!

ELIZABETH:
Will... a week after you left... Jack stopped by to speak to me about my role as the Pirate Queen in negotiating a dispute between Barbossa and Sao Feng's men. He had a large bottle of rum with him, things were said... You remember when I left him on the deck of the Pearl, Will... and...

WILL:
What... what are you saying?

(WILL looks at BOY)

You don't seriously mean...?

BOY:
My daddy says you're a eunuch. Can you really hit a High C?

For the record, yes, I'm well aware I'm evil.

 

[bytheblood]

Maybe!

Is anybody on this thread going back for a 2nd time any time soon?

Inquiring minds need to know....

...is Will destined to a life WITHOUT Elizabeth or is the SPELL BROKEN?

Please reread the entire thread - your burning question was answered - and by the writers at that.

 

[bytheblood]

Nikki - The green light flashed when Will left on the Dutchman as well as when he returned.

 

[Dcanoli]

Okay, BTB....I've been PM'ing with other posters on this thread all day....so apparently I'm not the ONLY one wondering.....

I saw what you posted earlier in the thread....where you said in Wik. it stated "the writers said..." BUT, what a few of us on this thread want to know is WHERE the writers said it, and can we read it?

I tried the writer's website, but I could not access it, and apparently, they are off for the holiday and cannot be reached.

Also, Wiki. is not a 100% reliable website as ANYONE can post on it, and it can be their opinion that is posted.....not necessarily facts.

...and if the green light flashed when Will left on the F.D., then why would the spell be broken by the flash the 2nd time?

I am not trying to demyth anything, and if that is what the writer's intended (for the spell to be broken), then that is our answer. We were just looking to find WHERE the writer's said it--to see it for oursevles in print so to speak, so we could actually read their quotes and explanations of the ending(s).

 

[bookgirl2632]

I was already infatuated with Orlando Bloom, but now... I think it might be full-blown LOVE. At the end of the movie, my friend and I were totally slack-jawed at how AMAZING he looked. I'm pretty sure the only words I was able to utter were, "Uh. Muh. Gawww."

I have loved Orlando since Lord of the Rings. He is just a beautiful, beautiful man. But those last few scenes were...wow!! When he first came back as captain of the Flying Dutchman, coming to the aid of the Black Pearl, I have never seen him look hotter! And then the scene with him and Elizabeth on the beach?! I'd wait ten years for him, you betcha!! Especially when he comes back looking like he did!!

 

[bytheblood]

Okay, BTB....I've been PM'ing with other posters on this thread all day....so apparently I'm not the ONLY one wondering.....

I saw what you posted earlier in the thread....where you said in Wik. it stated "the writers said..." BUT, what a few of us on this thread want to know is WHERE the writers said it, and can we read it?

I tried the writer's website, but I could not access it, and apparently, they are off for the holiday and cannot be reached.

Also, Wiki. is not a 100% reliable website as ANYONE can post on it, and it can be their opinion that is posted.....not necessarily facts.

...and if the green light flashed when Will left on the F.D., then why would the spell be broken by the flash the 2nd time?

I am not trying to demyth anything, and if that is what the writer's intended (for the spell to be broken), then that is our answer. We were just looking to find WHERE the writer's said it--to see it for oursevles in print so to speak, so we could actually read their quotes and explanations of the ending(s).

Yep - this was said in interview. I stumbled across it on either Rotten Tomatoes or IMDB. This was in an interview available on 5/25/07.

I chose the info from Wikipedia because it was all together in one paragraph.

Additionally, I believe the dialogue between Tia Dalma and Davy Jones helped to make that clear - you just have to read between the lines.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Swann

 

[bytheblood]

For those who did not see the footage after the credits - take a look here. Quality is not great, but you get the idea:

http://www.vimeo.com/clip:197158

 

[BroganMc]

What a stupid cut to make! The ending completely ruined the movie for me. It all seemed such a tragic love story with his curse of 1 day in 10 years. Not at all what both characters deserved after fighting to be together through all the movies.

We could have done without another confusing action scene in lieu of some good expository dialogue!!! I hate it when producers go hog wild with action & cgi and forget character and story.

For me, Sparrow was only good in the first movie. The other two he's just a quirky oddball. It was really only about Wil & Elisabeth. Now they are in happily ever after land, I can say goodbye to the Pirates saga (and wait for the DVD unedited version to clarify all this).

 

[Dcanoli]

Yep - this was said in interview. I stumbled across it on either Rotten Tomatoes or IMDB. This was in an interview available on 5/25/07.

Thanks, BTB! I'll have to check those sites out in a while!

Deb

 

[Ariel Wanna-be]

I have loved Orlando since Lord of the Rings. He is just a beautiful, beautiful man. But those last few scenes were...wow!! When he first came back as captain of the Flying Dutchman, coming to the aid of the Black Pearl, I have never seen him look hotter! And then the scene with him and Elizabeth on the beach?! I'd wait ten years for him, you betcha!! Especially when he comes back looking like he did!!

When Will came out of the water on the FD, I could have just passed out from the hotness.

I think DH was a tad bit annoyed by my reaction.

 

[DisneyMissy318]

I'm so glad I wasn't alone with my Orlando obsession! Which didn't really materialize until this past Saturday night as I sat drooling in my popcorn! OMG! The Bonus scene with Orlando on the FD - WOW!

All I can say is I'm glad my DH had no idea of what got into me!

 

[annakris1973]

(Warning....there be SPOILERS ahead!)






I thought that the flash of green light only showed when a soul was brought back to life. (Barbosa asked Mr. Gibbs if he had ever seen it before) It was there when the black pearl came back from the locker, but I did not notice it when Will left on the FD with Bootstrap...I thought that the FD just dissappeared If that is true, then the scene after the credits takes on a whole new meaning in that Will has come back to life, and has completed his task for Calypso.

I also felt that the whole Davy Jones/ Calypso thing was left unresolved (she goes back to the sea, has one temper tantrum involving a Maelstrom, and all is forgiven? Not buying it...a woman scorned, and all that.

I really didn't embrace the whole multiple "Jacks" in the locker, or in the brig of the Dutchman. Although, if you do time in purgatory, so to speak, I guess you would go a little crazy, I just didn't get the significance of it...although I wanted to stand up and clap when Captain Jack makes his "entrance" on the Black Pearl, just like in the first movie on the sinking ship...priceless!

I would be very happy if there were never a POTC4. I think it would just be stretching it. No, there was no "Lord of the rings, return of the king"-type ending where everything was tied up in a neat little bow, but that's a good thing...it leaves us imagining Jacks adventures looking for the fountain of youth, and the possibility of Will and Elizabeth's life together.

I have to say, when the credits started I was NOT happy with the way the movie ended. ( the extra scene helped that out alot) But, I think because there were so many plot lines and twists, it has taken me a day or two just to digest the whole storyline and really come to appreciate the movie. Just little things, like Barbosa saying "after you, Mrs. Turner" like he did in the 1st movie, and Pintel saying "goodbye, Poppet", the dog having the keys again, the sounds from the ride after they dropped from the waterfall, made me really appreciate the continuity the writers have put into the trilogy.

All in all...very well done! Sorry I have made such a long post...I have been dying to discuss it with "someone" all weekend!!!

 

[AmberLuvsWDW]

Thank you so much for this thread!! I was so disappointed with the ending (I didn't stay through the credits.) In my mind the only thing that could have fixed it would have been POTC 4. Knowing what I missed, hopefully they go on to live happily ever after and the spell is broken.

I will be going to see it again next weekend and will be sure to stay through the end.

On a personal note, yes, Oralndo Bloom is one mighty sexy individual. At first I was all about Jack, but Orlando made this movie sizzle!

 

[wendy46001]

I'm so glad I wasn't alone with my Orlando obsession! Which didn't really materialize until this past Saturday night as I sat drooling in my popcorn! OMG! The Bonus scene with Orlando on the FD - WOW!

All I can say is I'm glad my DH had no idea of what got into me!

Oh you’re not alone...i’m sure a lot of husbands all over the world enjoyed their weekend

 

[Buzz Litebeer]

We could have done without another confusing action scene in lieu of some good expository dialogue!!! I hate it when producers go hog wild with action & cgi and forget character and story.

I think you may be the only person in America who saw that film and said, "It was good, but it needed more exposition."

 

[Tiggerlover91]

For those who did not see the footage after the credits - take a look here. Quality is not great, but you get the idea:

http://www.vimeo.com/clip:197158

YEAH!!! One Disney HASN'T caught yet. Yikes...I'm going to have go by myself and see the movie again. I've always liked OB as Legolas, but in POC3 he sold me finally as Will Turner. What a beautiful ending and good gawd Will was HOT!


I JUST came back from seeing Pirates a second time. I went by myself too. The movie was really better the 2nd time and knowing what I was waiting for after the credits just really made it all worth it!