Critical Mass – Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End

(Originally published at the Youth Ministry Exchange)

In Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) and Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley) combine forces with their former adversary, Captain Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush) in order to find Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) and rescue him from Davy Jones’ Locker. In the meantime, Lord Cutler Beckett (Tom Hollander) has conscripted Davy Jones (Bill Nighy) and the crew of the Flying Dutchman into service of the East India Trading Company in order to control the seas. This leads to a final battle between the Pirate Lords from around the world and Lord Cutler’s armada.

At World’s End is another summer blockbuster from Gore Verbinski and Walt Disney Pictures. With each subsequent Pirates movie, Verbinski has added larger setpieces and more elaborate CGI work, culminating in a beautifully made movie with no shortage of action and breathtaking visuals.

All the characters from the first two movies are back in this installment, even a couple of relatively minor side characters from Curse of the Black Pearl. Each of the actors step easily