In the opening of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, Lord Cutler Beckett was happy when the pirates he was executing began singing “Hoist the Colours,” but why? Beckett (Tom Hollander) kicked off the third film in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise with a mass execution of pirates. After a while, a cabin boy who was about to be hanged began singing “Hoist the Colours” while holding a piece of eight.
As the boy sang, the rest of the shackled pirates joined in. An officer rushed to
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