Why Elizabeth and Will’s Pirates of the Caribbean 5 Cameo Failed
Despite 2017's Dead Men Tell No Tales technically bringing back the original Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy heroes Elizabeth and Will, the pair’s appearance was almost worse than not having a cameo from them at all. The Pirates of the Caribbean franchise grew to rely on Johnny Depp’s Jack Sparrow more and more as it wore on, but the original trilogy’s Elizabeth Swan and Will Turner remained firm favorites nonetheless. However, their much-vaunted return in Pirates of the Caribbean 5: Dead Men Tell No Tales amounted to little more than an over-hyped letdown for various reasons.
As proven by the fact that Jack Sparrow has barely any love interests despite starring in five movies, thePirates of the Caribbean antihero only works as a leading man when he has strong support. The first threePirates of the Caribbean movies wisely cast Kiera Knightley and Orlando Bloom as a pair of star-crossed lovers, Elizabeth and Will, and paired their tragic love story with Depp’s comedic antics to keep the tone of the series from turning into a full-blown comedy. While many fans loved Jack and wanted him front and center, the critical failure of later sequels proved the Pirates of the Caribbean movies needed a romance at their core to keep viewers invested.
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As such, Pirates of the Caribbean 5: Dead Men Tell No Tales not only acknowledged many fans’ disappointments with Jack Sparrow and his lack of character growth but even promised to bring back Will and Elizabeth for an appearance that would tie up their love story once and for all. The cameo was meant to be brief and poignant but failed in its attempts at moving melodrama since the duo’s story already had a
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