Sexism In Pirates Of The Caribbean

In 2003, Disney released the first film of what they would later announce to become a trilogy. As of May 2017, there are now a total of five movies and Pirates of The Caribbean has became known as one of the most successful box office series. Easily competing with other popular series such as Jurassic Park and The Fast and The Furious. The iconic series, which is directed by Joachim Ronning, and Espen Sandberg, offers viewers a range of sensibility from drama and anticipation to comedy. According to IMDb.com, the newest film of the series, Pirates of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, was rated as a 6.7/10.
The film opens with a scene of a young boy by the name of Henry Turner taking a rowboat to the middle of the ocean. He then, in the

“If being dull, gruesome and obnoxiously loud weren't enough, Dead Men Tell No Tales makes sure to get in a blast of sexism, too” stated by Sara Stewart of The New York Times. This is not the only review that critisizes it for its sexism. Throughout the movie, Carina is called a “whore” and is made fun of by men due to her knowledge of horology (the study of measurement of time). There are other scenarios that may offend feminists. For example, a woman is portrayed as overweight, ill-dressed, and unappealing. Jack and his peers are visibly disgusted by the woman. While the idea behind the unappealing woman could have been to humor the audience, that did not seem to be humorous to everyone. On top of the criticism of being sexists, Christopher Orr of The Atlantic was not impressed with the film either. “The subtitle of the new Pirates of the Caribbean movie is "Dead Men Tell No Tales." The moral of the movie, alas, is that the same cannot be said of dead franchises” states Orr. Many viewers agree that the series should have ended at this point and if it continues, viewers will forget why they enjoyed it in the first place. Another reviewer writes: “After this fifth episode, you'll wish Disney would just declare the franchise dead and tell no more tales” -Mark Kennedy of Associated

Some expected that the series would take it too far with a fifth film but realized they were mistaken. Liz Braun of the Toronto Sun for example, saw no hope for the series but Dead Men Tell No Tales redeemed itself. “We had zero hope for the fifth chapter in the waterlogged Pirates of The Caribbean franchise. And we were wrong. This thing is terrific” Braun explained. Many, who would agree with Braun, credit the success to the introduction of Javier Bardem (Captain Salazar). Peter Travers of Rolling Stone states “is this really only the fifth entry in the Pirates film franchise? It feels like the 50th. Except for Javier Bardem, who brings a dollop of fresh mischief to this paycheck party, Dead Men has all the flavor of rotting leftovers”. While his review may have been “rotten”, as Rotten Tomatoes would put it, Travers applauds the performance put on by