Pirates of the Carribean - Part 3

[thalia_seawood]

I watched the third part of POTC today. I hadn't been keen on going after reading what fate would befall my favorite character so it's due to my friends that I watched the movie at all

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[thalia_seawood]

I'm very happy that you loved the last POTC movie. At the moment, I'm actively seeking out positive reviews of the movie in the hope that it will click for me as well. (I remember not liking Star Wars - Phantom Menace at all at first. Here reading why other people liked it made me gradually enjoy it too. By now, I see it as a vital piece of the Star Wars movies.)

It's just... after Norrington's death, the movie paled for me. That he dies, I can understand. I just couldn't get over it that his death happens so soon in the movie, that he has hardly any scenes - and why the heck, does he not fight but yet run through so easily? Why does he not grab the rope? He has previously been portrayed as an active and ressourceful character and I have a hard time of accepting him as so passive. (Yes, one can make the point that he's depressed, but still...)
Picture Elizabeth getting killed after having 10 lines and you'll know what I felt like. :-) I was constantly looking for Norrington, even when I knew he was dead.

Norrington was not only my favorite character in the POTC series, he is one my favorite characters ever. Not going to list all my reasons for loving him so much or this comment would be really long. :-)

So: Yay for resurrection fic! I've checked out the recently written fanfiction and many stories bring back Norrington.

[selenak]

Oh, I get the beloved character problem, believe me. I so have issues about one series finale of one show and one entire season of another show because of that. And I do like Norrington, so I'm happy about resurrection fic - and truly, in this fandom, resurrection in various ways is canon! - as well; it's just that I never loved him, and thus did not have that emotional problem with his early death.