it bugs me all to hell when people call her a 'pirate queen' in reviews
They do? Ew. I'm so glad I managed not to read those.
I loved where they went with the Tia Dalma story -- all the badness that stems from trying to capture and bind this force of nature, this magnificent goddess.
On one level it's a commentary on man's arrogance in trying to control nature. I love that. I think what I love even more, though, is the commentary on the actual politics of the era the movie takes place in.
They specifically chose the East India Company to be the villains in this movie, and specifically chose a black woman to represent the sea. The EIC isn't at fault for putting Calypso in chains, but they do a lot of "good business" at her expense.
The movie draws a direct parallel to the transatlantic slave trade.
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Date: 2007-05-29 05:38 am (UTC)They do? Ew. I'm so glad I managed not to read those.
I loved where they went with the Tia Dalma story -- all the badness that stems from trying to capture and bind this force of nature, this magnificent goddess.
On one level it's a commentary on man's arrogance in trying to control nature. I love that. I think what I love even more, though, is the commentary on the actual politics of the era the movie takes place in.
They specifically chose the East India Company to be the villains in this movie, and specifically chose a black woman to represent the sea. The EIC isn't at fault for putting Calypso in chains, but they do a lot of "good business" at her expense.
The movie draws a direct parallel to the transatlantic slave trade.