For all that I'm a staunch Sparrabether, I'm intrigued by the prospect of Jack actually having a love interest of his own, and being able to bring his sexy, flirtatious and seductive side into play in wooing a lady. We got brief glimpses of that in the first PotC trilogy in his (sadly, limited) interactions with Elizabeth, but for all that Captain Jack Sparrow is this amazingly sexy and romantic fantasy character, this being with a (presumably) long, extensive, and checkered sexual past, he really hasn't gotten a lot of romantic action in the PotC movies so far (even overlooking the fact that they ARE Disney films). Outside of some flirting with Elizabeth, hanging onto a couple of Tortuga doxies, some veiled allusions to he and Tia Dalma's past relationship, and of course the big "kiss of betrayal" in DMC, we haven't truly seen Jack in the role of lover.
Since the first PotC trilogy was pretty much Will and Elizabeth's story, Jack was practically relegated to a secondary (though essential) supporting character (for all that JD stole every scene he was in). ;-) I, for one, am looking forward to a PotC that centres around Jack, where he is the focus of the film and his own story is front and centre!
And, yes, I totally agree with the previous comments about JD's body language when he segues into Jack! JD is one of those amazingly talented and adept actors who can "disappear" into a role. He totally BECOMES Captain Jack Sparrow, and that's a unique quality that only the very greatest actors share: to make a character a real living, breathing person to an audience, and not just an actor in a costume playing a role.
[Exit Squeeing Fangirl mode!] ;-)
Talking about sharing ... thanks, GM, for keeping us in the pipeline on all the most interesting PotC4 news and pics! I'm truly, absolutely giddy knowing that, at this very moment, somewhere in this world, "Captain Jack Sparrow" is again walking, talking, alive and well (as it were) and off having new adventures! :-)
-- Cat (Eagerly looking forward to next May...) ;-)
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Date: 2010-07-29 04:32 pm (UTC)For all that I'm a staunch Sparrabether, I'm intrigued by the prospect of Jack actually having a love interest of his own, and being able to bring his sexy, flirtatious and seductive side into play in wooing a lady. We got brief glimpses of that in the first PotC trilogy in his (sadly, limited) interactions with Elizabeth, but for all that Captain Jack Sparrow is this amazingly sexy and romantic fantasy character, this being with a (presumably) long, extensive, and checkered sexual past, he really hasn't gotten a lot of romantic action in the PotC movies so far (even overlooking the fact that they ARE Disney films). Outside of some flirting with Elizabeth, hanging onto a couple of Tortuga doxies, some veiled allusions to he and Tia Dalma's past relationship, and of course the big "kiss of betrayal" in DMC, we haven't truly seen Jack in the role of lover.
Since the first PotC trilogy was pretty much Will and Elizabeth's story, Jack was practically relegated to a secondary (though essential) supporting character (for all that JD stole every scene he was in). ;-) I, for one, am looking forward to a PotC that centres around Jack, where he is the focus of the film and his own story is front and centre!
And, yes, I totally agree with the previous comments about JD's body language when he segues into Jack! JD is one of those amazingly talented and adept actors who can "disappear" into a role. He totally BECOMES Captain Jack Sparrow, and that's a unique quality that only the very greatest actors share: to make a character a real living, breathing person to an audience, and not just an actor in a costume playing a role.
[Exit Squeeing Fangirl mode!] ;-)
Talking about sharing ... thanks, GM, for keeping us in the pipeline on all the most interesting PotC4 news and pics! I'm truly, absolutely giddy knowing that, at this very moment, somewhere in this world, "Captain Jack Sparrow" is again walking, talking, alive and well (as it were) and off having new adventures! :-)
-- Cat
(Eagerly looking forward to next May...) ;-)