Is it AWE or is it AWWWWW?

[sparrowsupport]

So many Sparrabethians have been heart broken over the latest installment of POTC that it's compelled me to write a more detailed analysis over why it is "not so bad" as Kraken phelgm when looked at from an analytical perspective. To preface the anaylsis, I'll say two things. First: J/E cannot be found in AWE except by those who already know where

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[choose2live]

What a fascinating perspective! I especially love the Jones/Sparrow parallels - something I had never considered. I've always felt that AWE was very J/E friendly in general, and your observations have added much fuel to that fire. You've given me a lot to think about for my next viewing! (guh, I need it to come out on DVD already, there's too much in it to process without seeing it a bazillion times)

Thanks for taking the time to put your observations together - I'm a huge fan of AWE and hope that more people will come to appreciate its brilliance, and meta like this helps a lot!

Wow, thanks!

[sparrowsupport]

Thank you for commenting on what I've written. I'm so glad that other people like AWE too! Sometimes it seems like there are only a handful of J/E shippers who do.

On your next viewing, you should post your observations here. I'd be curious to see what you pick up!

Cheers :)

Re: Wow, thanks!

[choose2live]

I actually stayed away from LJ for a week after seeing AWE 'cause I had a feeling a lot of people wouldn't like it... and didn't want people to rain on my parade. LOL I think I was helped by the fact that I never expected a happy J/E ending. Wanted one, heck yeah, but knew I was unlikely to get it. So the first time I saw it I was all over the general lack of W/E shippiness and the expressions of J/E trust, etc. Besides, it was just a really, really excellent movie overall. (now, don't get me on my soapbox about the ending for Elizabeth's character arc, but other than that, I adore the film)

I'll be seeing AWE again tomorrow with a bunch of friends, I'll try to see if I can come up with something that hasn't already been meta'd. :) If you haven't read it already, a really excellent meta is dollsome's J/E AWE meta, and I posted a lot of my thoughts in the comments (at the end of the third page). Hopefully I'll have more thoughts after tomorrow!

Re: Wow, thanks!

[choose2live]

On your next viewing, you should post your observations here. I'd be curious to see what you pick up!

I took your advice, and picked up a LOT! But it's too much to post here - check it out at my LJ, though, if you like: Jack, Freedom, and Elizabeth in AWE

NICE!

[sparrowsupport]

I really liked your observations; two stuck out to me. First, your observation about Jack's grand entrance in AWE is fascinating. Ordinarily his entrances high light the grandiose perception of himself as Captain Jack Sparrow, but in AWE, we do see a human side of him that is struggling to survive. When the remainder of the purgatory scene is viewed from that perception, the tragic undertones are more apparent.

Also, I like your interpretation of the multiple Jack scene where he talks about the salty wenches and the rum. The writers did say that rum is a call back to Elizabeth in DMC so this may be another, albeit subtle, reminder of where Jack's heart truly lies. Again, your interpretation makes that scene more cohesive. Well done!