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"The world's still the same. There's just...less in it."
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The moonlight.

The moonlight.

"The moonlight shows us for what we really are. We are not among the living, and so we cannot die. But neither are we dead."
―Hector Barbossa concerning his crew[src]

The moon is a celestial body orbiting Earth. It is most visible at night, when it shines, becoming a source of light in a darkened sky. A ray of light reflects from the moon known as moonlight, an illumination made by the light from the moon.

The moon was of particular importance to sailors; it's position influenced the oceans' tides, and, like the sun and stars, it could be used as a navigational indicator.

History[]

Jolly Roger's curse of the Muertos Moon.

Jolly Roger's curse of the Muertos Moon.

"Mr. Sparrow, it's kill or be killed!"
"Aye. I knew this was to be happenin' today! Last night I dreamed of the moon, wi' blood on it. Rogue pirates they be! They'll kill every man jack of us."
―Bates and Bartholomew Weaver to Jack Sparrow[src]

According to Pirate Lore, the Aztec curse that lied upon the Treasure of Cortés caused any man who took a single piece to be revealed as a skeletal form in the moonlight.[1][2] Legends also tell that a mermaid's radiant appearance, their greatest weapon, can be noticed while the light of the moon illuminated her skin.[3] A full moon floated over the city of Marseille, France, its silvery light reflecting in the soft ripples of the sea when the pirate ship the Centurion, magically controlled by the Shadow Lord, sailed into the port.[4] During his attempt to conquer the Caribbean, Jolly Roger made a curse that caused any pirate caught in the rays of the moonlight to turn into Roger's undead servant.[5] There was also a phenomenon known as old moon in the new moon's arms.[6]

Behind the scenes[]

The moon first appeared in media relating to the 2003 film Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.[2] beginning with Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio's screenplay which was adapted into Irene Trimble's junior novelization.[1]

Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio's screenplay for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides had some moonlit settings,[7] most of which never made it into the final cut of the film.[6] One scene that was thought of but never filmed was a gentle and eerie scene of Jack Sparrow waking up in transit, coming out of his drug-induced sleep, swaying in the hammock, not knowing where he is. He would be surrounded by strangers and being watched over by zombies in the moonlight.[8] And while the dance scene between Jack and Angelica aboard the Queen Anne's Revenge was filmed, the moonlight setting was never shown, even though the scene took place at night.[6]

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003 junior novelization)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
  3. ↑ Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides: The Visual Guide
  4. ↑ Legends of the Brethren Court: Wild Waters, pp. 196-201
  5. ↑ Pirates of the Caribbean Online
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
  7. ↑ Wordplayer.com: WORDPLAY/Archives/Screenplay - PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES by Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio
  8. ↑ WORDPLAY/Archives/"We Sail With the Tide" by Terry Rossio
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