Originally Posted by Ponine (Post 139869)

I agree with the Capt.

Originally Posted by Alex Stroup (Post 139870)

If that is the true significance of the ending (and without it in the movie it isn't) - what Eliza said - then what would happen to the "the Dutchman must have a captain" thing?

Originally Posted by Capt Jack (Post 139688)

ahh.....yeah, that would have been a really sort of, dare I say, 'vital' bit of info to make clearer overall.

Originally Posted by Amberosia (Post 139040)

My husband took the shortcut and had a nap about midway through. He didn't miss anything. :D

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman (Post 139681)

I'm frankly surprised so many here to seem to have liked it. I don't put all that much stock in critics, but I tend to read them with an ear towards agreements with my particular tastes ... and I think I would agree with t he critcs rather than most of the Swankers.

Alas.




I'm not putting this in spoiler tags ... because, HA, I haven't even seen the movie. And, from what I understand (and why I am commenting on it), it's not even in the movie! (But be warned, I'm spoiler-talking in the next paragraph).



So many people seem confused about Will's fate as master of the Flying Dutchman. From what I understand, the scene(s) which better explained his fate were cut, and most people don't understand that, as long as Elizabeth is waiting for him on land when he returns in 10 years, his tenure as ferryman to the dead is over.


It seems a lot of people are getting the impression Will can visit Elizabeth on land once every 10 years, but is master of the Flying Dutchman for eternity. Being that it's the resolution of the series' main love story, I think it's quite an important point to get across. I've heard half a dozen people go from being pissed at the ending of the film when seeing it, to loving the end of the film once this is explained.

I find it a major fault of the filmmakers if this point is unclear to the audience.