I still love the Elizabeth character. I love that she's gotten a bit darker, more like the pirates she admires. It kinda makes sense that Jack would bring about all those changes, though it is too bad she was so susceptible to Jack's advances, considering her relationship with Will - ah, the weak willed, fickle female. *rolls eyes* (But, I don't think I was as dead set against the love triangle idea as you were.) As it is, the only person who obviously thinks that Jack and Liz might be gettin' it on is Will (if Gibbs and the rest of the crew think so, it's not been made obvious, and Norrington thought there was an attraction, but he didn't see any kissing).
With that in mind...
In the last scene (after my second viewing of the movie), I noticed that Will seemed moved by Elizabeth's agitation over the loss of Jack; I think he proposed finding a way to get Jack back to lift her spirits (thinking, maybe, that she was madly in love with Jack, and, still being madly in love with her, he was hoping to get her whatever - or whoever - she wanted to make her happy). Poor Will.
So, by holding his heart, Elizabeth is holding Will's reins. It seems parallel to Davey Jones' situation, don't you think? In that way she is controlling the situation in a very traditionally "female" way.
I wonder how this will be resolved - how she'll reveal her betrayal of Jack to Will and how that will affect his view of her. I've been imagining that Will might become something like Davey Jones (because of the supernatural bent of the movies so far - and the fact that I'm an insufferable romantic). I'm really not sure where that would leave Liz and Jack. The traditional "female" ending for her would be her transformation into a force of nature. Jack, as a trickster, would probably still be the go between that keeps them in touch, but apart.
Eek! I feel like I'm making an argument for Jack/Elizabeth/Will.
(Yes, it's very early. I need sleep. My reasoning skills are not at their sharpest. :p )
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Date: 2006-07-16 06:44 am (UTC)With that in mind...
In the last scene (after my second viewing of the movie), I noticed that Will seemed moved by Elizabeth's agitation over the loss of Jack; I think he proposed finding a way to get Jack back to lift her spirits (thinking, maybe, that she was madly in love with Jack, and, still being madly in love with her, he was hoping to get her whatever - or whoever - she wanted to make her happy). Poor Will.
So, by holding his heart, Elizabeth is holding Will's reins. It seems parallel to Davey Jones' situation, don't you think? In that way she is controlling the situation in a very traditionally "female" way.
I wonder how this will be resolved - how she'll reveal her betrayal of Jack to Will and how that will affect his view of her. I've been imagining that Will might become something like Davey Jones (because of the supernatural bent of the movies so far - and the fact that I'm an insufferable romantic). I'm really not sure where that would leave Liz and Jack. The traditional "female" ending for her would be her transformation into a force of nature. Jack, as a trickster, would probably still be the go between that keeps them in touch, but apart.
Eek! I feel like I'm making an argument for Jack/Elizabeth/Will.
(Yes, it's very early. I need sleep. My reasoning skills are not at their sharpest. :p )