ThePirates of the Caribbeanfranchise reignited the world's love for the danger, intrigue, andexcitement of the High Seas. For an action adventure film series it didn't skimp on the romance, and amidst all the canon fire, swashbuckling, and plundering of buried treasure, it showcased several amorous pairings.
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The most memorable of these Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley) and Will Turner (Orlando Bloom), and their love story was chronicled across three films. The latter two films,Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger TidesandPirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Talesintroduced fans to new lovers, to mixed results. Below are 5 couples fans loved and 5 they'd make walk the plank.
From the moment Will Turner was fished out of the sea during Elizabeth Swann's voyage to Port Royal, Jamaica, the pair would share a connection. It developed into puppy love inPirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl,butbyPirates of the Caribbean: At World's Endthey were exchanging wedding vows.
Though their fates were disrupted bythe likes of Jack Sparrow, Hector Barbossa, Davy Jones, and other outlaws of the Seven Seas over the course of the film franchise, their trials and tribulations only caused them to grow closer together.
Infamous womanizer Jack Sparrow may have encountered Angelica inPirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,but they had a long romantic history together before that, which ended when he left her.
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She got her revenge by using him to get to her father, the pirate that all other pirates hate, Blackbeard, and discern the whereabouts of the Fountain of Youth. Their relationship lacked chemistry and was rooted in emotional manipulation, causing fans to reject it.
An unexpected flirtation blossomed between Elizabeth Swann and the notorious Captain Jack Sparrow inPirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest,despite the fact that he was a loathsome pirate who had kidnapped her in the previous film.
Elizabeth needed Jack to save Will, who had been taken prisoner aboard theFlying Dutchman,and was willing to use her feminine wiles to make him help her. Whether she developed true feelings for the pirate or not,fans felt she had more chemistry with him than anyone else.
Despite being the nefarious pirate charged with ferrying souls to the netherworld, Davy Jones had a tender side. His heart belonged to the goddess Calypso, but her betrayal of their love caused him to imprison her in a human vessel and carve out his own heart.
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Calypso's excuse for not meeting Davy Jones on the one day he could go ashore every 10 years was simply it's in her "nature" to be as fickle as the sea, which to most fans sounded like a cop out.Her choiceresulted in Jones going on a murder streak and hastening the deaths of dozens of innocent people.
Elizabeth and Commodore Norrington were betrothed inPirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl,and though his ardor for her was unrequited, some fans believed that she grew to care about him in later films, especially when he sacrificed himself to save her life.
His role increased inPirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chestwhen, after having his commission taken and his reputation slandered, he begrudgingly joined Jack Sparrow's crew. Though he had difficulty expressing his emotions, he retained his honor and his valor.
When Jack Sparrow finally arrived in Tortuga, the gathering port town of all scalawags inPirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl,he encountered Giselle and Scarlett, two ladies of ill repute who had their hearts broken by him years before.
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Jack's strategy was to make one believe he was in love with her, then proceed to see the other behind her back. This worked for a time until they found out about one another, and inPirates of the Caribbean: At World's Endtake up with Joshamee Gibbs.
The playful and mischievous Tia Dalma was a welcome addition to the colorful cast of characters inPirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest.She helped to resurrect both Captain Hector Barbossa and to an extent, Captain Jack Sparrow.
Some years prior to their reunion Tia Dalma and Captain Jack had been "nigh inseparable", until her true nature as Calypso the sea goddess and his true nature as a self-serving scalawag ended things.
A young and impressionable missionary when fans first meet him inPirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,Philip is taken hostage by Blackbeard and only allowed to live because Blackbeard's daughter Angelica believes he can help restore her father's wayward soul.
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Most fans felt that Philip was a poor man's Will Turner, especially since Orlando Bloom didn't return for the fourth film. When he was given a shoehorned love story that involved Syrena the mermaid, its melodrama felt forced and inconsequential to the overall plot.
While not technically a romantic couple, Pintel and Ragetti were two inseparable rascals under the purview of Captain Barbossa and later Captain Jack Sparrow. They were both incredibly loyal to one another even as their leaders changed, andcreated some of the franchise's most hilarious scenes.
The last time they were seen was inPirates of the Caribbean: At World's End,and were supposed to be brought back for the fourth installment, when it would be revealed they were each serving aboard different ships and believing the other to be dead, only to be happily reunited, but the subplot never made it into the film.
The introduction of Henry Turner (son of Will Turner) in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Taleswas a welcome one to fans, except that he wasn't given any more character development than to occupy a potential love interest for Hector Barbossa's daughter Carina.
The possibility for a romance between Henry and Carina never reached the heights of Will and Elizabeth Turner, and perhaps that was for the best, because it couldn't possibly ever eclipse one of the foundation elements of the first three films.
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