Disney movies about the adventures of pirates quickly became popular. The captain of the "Black Pearl" won the sympathy of the audience and became one of the most influential fictional characters.
But not only they can boast the film "Pirates of the Caribbean." Davy Jones - the permanent captain of the ghost ship appeared sequel. His goal was the "Black Pearl" and Jack Sparrow.
Davy Jones "Pirates of the Caribbean" - who is it?
The character was first shown in the second franchise film. Awesome, ugly and bloodthirsty. He killed everyone who stood in his way. To achieve his goals, he used any methods. And the ability to quickly move under water made him and the team invulnerable. In the Pirates of the Caribbean, Davy Jones acts as captain of a ghost ship. He is immortal, his ship is moving at an incredible speed, and he preys on Jack Sparrow.
A decade and a half ago, Jones made a deal with Jack Sparrow: he returned the legendary ship, the Black Pearl, from the bottom and gave it to Jack for a long thirteen years. "Sparrow" agreed after the expiration of the time to board the "Flying Dutchman" and always serve Jones.
But at the end of the contract, Jack did not want to repay the debt. Instead, he stole a chest with the heart of an immortal captain. Jones did not tolerate such betrayal and set one goal: to find the one who tricked him and stole a chest with a heart. In the wake of Jack, he sent his best creation: Kraken.
Jack constantly manages to hide from Jones. It is highly likely that it was Calypso who helped him learn about the chest and tricks with a bottle of sand. But it’s impossible to run from the thunderstorm of the seas forever, the pirates and Jones enter the fray. After a long struggle, the captain of the ghost ship perishes, and Turner takes his place.
The legend of the ghost ship
But the true legend of the ship does not quite coincide with the story told in the film “Pirates of the Caribbean”. Davy Jones was not related to this ship. According to legend, van der Decken was appointed captain .
Once he went on a long voyage. On board, in addition to the team, there were also passengers. Among them, he carefully watched only one thing: a beautiful young girl. He wanted to marry a married girl. To achieve the goal, he killed the girl’s husband. But the young maid did not want to associate herself with the killer and drowned.
The fury and hatred of the girl brought a curse on the ship. Soon the Dutchman fell into a storm. The ship's crew revolted, wanting to wait out the bad weather in a safe bay. But Phillip was not tuned to this. He shot the leader of the riot and told the others that no one would set foot on land again until the ship went around the cape.
However, due to the curse, the ship's crew was no longer destined to set foot on the ground. According to legend, the "Dutchman" still plows the ocean and terrifies sailing ships.
The creators of the film “Pirates of the Caribbean” turned to another legend. Davy Jones is the evil spirit of the ocean, keeping a locker in which all those killed in the voyages fall.
Pirate Movie Character Story
Davy Jones lived long before the events of the movie "Dead Man's Chest". As a young pirate, he fell in love with the goddess Calypso, who fell in love with him in return. In order not to part with her beloved, she turned Davy into the captain of the “Flying Dutchman”, who was to become a guide for souls sunk into the sea.
The reward for eternal life was one day in ten years, when Jones could set foot on land and stay with his beloved. But Calypso had a complex character, and after ten years she did not come to the meeting. Angry, Davy cut a heart out of his chest and locked it in a chest. He soon told the Brotherhood Council how to capture Calypso.
After that, Jones did not want to carry out Calypso's order anymore, and the souls of those who died in the seas remained in the water. Some were adjacent to the ghost ship.
But due to the fact that Jones violated this oath of Calypso - to transfer the souls of those who died in the seas to the other side - the captain and his team fell under the curse. The appearance of everyone on the ship began to change. From ordinary people, they turned into monsters. And those who tried to resist became part of the ship itself.
Character Appearance
The team of the film “Pirates of the Caribbean” worked on the appearance of Captain Jones. Davy Jones is awesome and incredible.
The image of Jones was built on three components: sea inhabitants, Blackbeard and Bartholomew Roberts. Jones' head was the body of an octopus, and his beard was the interweaving of tentacles. His left arm was replaced by a claw, his right leg was replaced by crabs.
Before the curse, Jones looked like a middle-aged man with a white beard. Such a “human” appearance could be seen during a conversation between Davy Jones and the goddess Calypso.
The gloomy image of the captain was complemented by the music of Davy Jones from "Pirates of the Caribbean", written by Hans Zimmer. The unique charisma of Bill Nyei made the audience empathize even with such a seemingly negative hero.
But if you dig deeper, then all the actions of Jones become clear. For the sake of his beloved, he refused the opportunity to live a simple human life. He can return to land only once every ten years, and until the end of time he must serve the ocean and Calypso, which betrayed him. Not surprisingly, the captain became angry with the whole world and instilled fear and horror even on pirates.