User blog comment:The Flying Dutchman/Pirates 5 Idea - Pirates of the Caribbean: To the Land of the Lost Abyss/@comment-3538021-20110531200715

Remember that this is an evolving plot idea, one that Captain Josh Samsorrow has agreed to help me with. For all those complaining about Atlantis because it's too "mythical and not believable fiction mixed with real-world" and the whole "Jack being a privateer will ruin him" thing, then stop for a moment to notice the potential of the idea.

A) Atlantis is pretty much the only thing that they AREN'T going to do in a real Pirates movie. The only way to be original was to use the idea. With Captain Josh Samsorrow's help, I'm sure I can come up with an Atlantis or take on it that is believable enough that it isn't some cheesy take on the underwater cities of Naboo in Star Wars or the super-ficticious version seen in the Disney film Atlantis: The Lost Empire. For those saying Pirates is all about the real stuff, if you're dealing with a fake place, then of course there has to be a ficticious element to what you see as the story.

B) The fact that making Jack a privateer would ruin him is specifically WHY I made it part of the plot. It does destroy him to a point, but he's not like Barbossa where he fights for England throughout the film. Jack's a privateer for, at most, 20 minutes of the story if it were a film. He then goes back to the quirky guy we all love. The only problem is he was a privateer for a two-year period we won't be showing at all, so he's forgotten what it's like to be what he was in past films. He's still the same, but he doesn't truly become a pirate again till the ending.

I know I can't change your opinions. And I appreciate the criticism. But just saying "This sucks!" isn't helping anyone. It is hurtful and a serious motivational blow. Remember the keys to a good critique are negatives AND positives.