User blog comment:J Fan/Dead Men Tell No Tales - Details: Story, Characters and Setting/@comment-25426315-20150519163825/@comment-1984959-20150523170445

Personally, I think that the best thing that Marshall did, was the presentation of Blackbeard, and I'm talking only for the first scene where he makes his appearance, cause Marshall didn't keep him as scary as he should be, in the rest of the movie.
 * Yes, the first Blackbeard scene (ending with the voodoo doll) was indeed one of the more popular highlights of OST, and I contend that (despite the hate towards the character) that was a great scene. I don't know if the entire Mutiny is my favorite scene (there are many) but I'm sure it's close. My opinion, Marshall did OK, but not as good as I thought we'd get if Gore Verbinski had returned. But I hope that we'll get a better film from Ronning and Sandberg...despite my hatred of Will coming back. Either way, fingers crossed!

''As for the Indiana Jones issue, do we really have to remind to the screenwritters that they originally started the script with Will as the main protagonist, and not Jack? I mean, the film is called "PIRATES of the CARIBBEAN", not "Captain Jack Sparrow".''
 * Then again, some would argue (myself included) that the title Pirates could mean anyone who was born a pirate, raised a pirate, and was a pirate since the beginning of their time. And while a good and decent character in the 3 films, Will was not always a pirate - he's pushed into it in the first (but not really wanting to be a pirate) but obviously forced when Beckett came into the picture. Not saying I agree with Jack being the star, but I'd like Johnny to take as much stage time as possible before his final performance. Slightly off-topic, I do adore that we see him in the ride because of that popularity...sad with the original being scrapped, but hey, "Bloody pirates!" lol

''A sequel has to give messages, like the first one did, to make sense, to make the audience think and understand things, and in general, to make the audience learn something from the movie. All sequels of Pirates are just a continuation of the first one. And I'm not talking only about Pirates, I'm talking about sequels, generally.''
 * Not necessarily. The sequels could give messages, yes, or do something to where we learn something. May be a wrong way to look at sequels, but if the $10-20 trip to the movie is worth it, then the sequel is good. If the movie is not good (*coughs* Transformers 4), then it's not worth it. That's how I've been viewing movies anyways, especially the sequels.