Pirates of the Caribbean: Why Davy Jones Killed The Kraken (& How)
The third Pirates of the Caribbean installment At World's End wrapped up a lot of the series' lingering mysteries, but why did Davy Jones kill his Kraken, Pirates of the Caribbean's deadliest beastie? Although the firstPirates of the Caribbean film was adored by both audiences and critics, by the franchise's third outing the series was growing too convoluted and complicated for fans to follow. At World's End isn't the worst movie in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise as it managed to answer some questions left by its predecessors, but the 2007 outing was still overstuffed with too many villains and double-crosses, and the overambitious sequel contained far too many inconsequential subplots.
For example, amidst all its lore and mythology building, At World's End didn't clearly explain the reasoning behind the death of the second film's scariest antagonist, the Kraken. The Kraken is found washed up and dead by the former rivals and now-uneasy co-conspirators Captain Jack Sparrow and Barbossa in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, but how did the legendary leviathan end up there and what compelled its master Davy Jones to kill it?
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The reason that the octopus-faced Davy Jones killed his pet and greatest weapon in controlling the high seas is that his new handler made him. Cutler Beckett is the original trilogy's true villain, a representative of the East India Trading company who is hell-bent on ending the era of piracy. Beckett later remarks that he ordered Jones to kill his «pet», proving he ordered Jones to put the Kraken out of commission for both strategic and symbolic purposes. It's a significant moment not only for Beckett and Jones
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