#potc4

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Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.

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puts him in my jar and shakes him around

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I know a hundred people have probably pointed this out but Rob Marshall, director of the live action Little Mermaid, also directed Pirates of the Caribbean On Stranger Tides, aka the one with the mermaids.

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Sam Claflin on Rotten Tomatoes

I thought I'd do a post on Sam's RT ratings. He has FOUR films rated at 90% or over: Journey's End and Enola Holmes both have 91%, and Their Finest and Hunger Games Catching Fire have 90%.

Also certified fresh are The Nightingale (86%) and My Cousin Rachel (76%).

The highest rated thing he was in is Peaky Blinders at 93%. As a guest star, he can hardly claim credit for that, but it's not like any amateur can be cast in such a prestigious show! (Plus it's one of his best performances. At least according to me. And I'm right.)

Riot Club, Adrift, the two Mockingjays and Charlotte are all fresh.

The lowest rated are Huntsman the Winter's War (it used to be 19%, now showing as 20%), in which he only has a short appearance, and Every Breath You Take (also 20%). The rest are 30% and above.

Sam's very first acting job, Pillars of the Earth has 77%, so not a bad start. Daisy Jones and the Six has 70%.

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Kindred spirits appear when you least expect them (geddit?).

Normally it wouldn't be a massive deal hating something popular, bc inevitably, everyone's gonna hate something popular at some point in their lives. But what do you do when you hate Me Before You and LOVE Sam Claflin, what do you do then? What do you do, when you see an article about him and get that dreaded feeling in your stomach as you click to open it, bc you know that film will be mentioned? (I want to hug every journalist who doesn't bring it up. Nicely done work, Men's Health.) What do you do when you see all the comments from people who love that film saying how much they cried? (Why? WHY???? What is there to cry about? How easily impressed people are by a cheap tearjerker?) What do you do when that film is sold as the best thing in romance, a True Love (how?), a "doomed love story" (how????? Romeo and Juliet is a doomed love story, not this trash). What do you do when you know there are much, much better, more quality films with Sam to watch, with better developed female characters AND love interests--but everyone ignores them? What do you do?

Will: You're the only thing that makes me wake up in the morning.

Also Will: kills himself.

How truly inspirational! /s

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Really into Rodrigo y Gabriela right now

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Okay, let's talk about this

Sam Claflin + supporting Johnny Depp.

I'm using this screenshot purely as an example, not to attack the poster. It's the only screenshot I have re this topic, I've had it saved since April 2023. Last I checked, this account has been suspended from Twitter. (ETA it has now been re-instated.)

I'm not here to fight Sam's battles or argue; if you're determined to cancel Sam, don't let me stop you. If you, however, would like to know more on Sam's background and why he may have supported Johnny--read on.

What the above screenshot tells us is that Sam liked, and commented on, Depp's Instagram post celebrating the win of his defamation trial. Some time later, Sam deleted his comment, unliked the post and unfollowed Depp. (I didn't even know about all that as I'm not that deep into Instagram, but I can see Sam doesn't follow Depp and there is no like from him on that post. Anyway, you can check for yourselves.) I think there are worse crimes than liking a social media post and as Sam deleted the comment and unfollowed Johnny, he clearly realised his mistake. But this is not about that.

Sam and Johnny Depp

Sam started his career in 2010 in the mini series Pillars of the Earth. He had a couple more TV jobs, until he landed his first big movie role, which was Philip in Pirates of the Caribbean On Stranger Tides (the 4th instalment of the franchise). For Sam, this would have meant a lot--more than a lot. Sam comes from a normal background--by which I mean his parents are regular people and not in entertainment. His father makes dad jokes on social media. (His younger brother Joe is also an actor, but he's very low-key.) Like I keep saying, Sam's just a boy from Norwich, essentially the exact opposite of a nepo baby. He didn't even plan to become an actor in his childhood, his dream was to become a professional football (soccer) player. It was only after suffering ankle injuries that he switched to acting. What I'm saying is, for Sam to get a role next to a star of Johnny Depp's calibre would have been HUGE.

Check out this snippet of an interview with Joe Wicks (dated Spring 2021), where he talks about how nervous he was on the set:

No doubt he was starstruck about working with Depp. A quote from Sam's IMDb page: "Johnny Depp gave me the best advice. He said, 'Keep your feet on the ground. Stay grounded. Remember where you came from.'" It's something that must have resonated with Sam. Sure, Depp didn't come up with it, it is, after all, a good old common sense advice--but that doesn't matter, bc you always remember the person who gave you the good advice, even if it was not something they invented themselves.

Timeline-wise, POTC4 was released in 2011, which means it was probably filmed the previous year. So before Depp got into a relationship with Amber Heard.

Sam has, as you know, forged a respectable acting career for himself, but that POTC experience is something he would never forget. More than a decade later, he still goes back to it. And why not--you don't just let go of your first blockbuster that easily.

I seriously, SERIOUSLY, doubt Sam watched any of that notorious trial. He was filming Daisy Jones and The Six at that time and at least for a portion of the time he had his kids with him and homeschooled them.

Sam and Women

Sam has worked with female directors, as well as doing female-centric projects, or projects featuring strong female characters. (Whatever your opinion on how DJATS diverged from the book in this regard, he can hardly be blamed for it. Ask yourself instead why Reese Witherspoon, with her female character centred book club, let the male writers get away with what they did.)

And let's not forget that Sam is also, like Depp, divorced. Unlike the beloved pirate star, he has not a bad word to say about his ex-wife, Laura Haddock. "We're still a family." Laura is also an actress, you may know her from the Guardians of the Galaxy films.

Recently, Sophie Turner had to deal with being smeared in the media by her (soon-to-be)ex-husband. No such behaviour from Sam. Of course, you can argue that Sam's conduct in this matter should not be praised, bc it should be the default. Probably, I'm just pointing it out as it's relevant to the topic.

Sam and being down to earth

I always laugh about the fact that (nearly) all of Sam's interviews include the following 3 items: 1. Sam praising the people he works with, be it fellow actors or other crew, 2. Sam saying something self-deprecating and 3. Sam mentioning his kids, or the fact that he's a father. Read any of his interviews--or watch this, filmed by yours truly (sorry for the poor quality):

As I said above, Sam is from a regular family and started earning his own money from the age of 13. When he was at SXSW 2023, where they were served food, he cleared the dishes after himself [source].

Sam is not one of those big name Hollywood stars. I'm not sure he can even be called a Hollywood star. He could have been one, he could have been on the level of Marvel's Chrises, after playing Finnick in Hunger Games. But he chooses smaller, quieter projects. He maintains the just right level of fame that brings him enough money, while allowing him to keep his personal life private.

Sam being a dad:

Sam has also been open about struggling with his worth and his insecurity. I guess this circles back to Johnny Depp. When you don't know your true worth, you might believe certain people, who have been in the business for a long time, to be more than what they are. But I'm getting into some armchair psychology now, so let me end it here.

In conclusion, you could do worse than be a fan of Sam Claflin.

[cielospeaks]

aime tachi 4 stuff

note: this takes place after k h 3 but probably not before k h 4. 1. empire of the sun (poirot happens..... sometime -waves hand vaguely-)

2. tri state area

3. disney land t. (t. d. land. idk the name yet)

4.tall tale adventures. (tall tale trails?)

5. prankster's paradise (??)

6. the caribbean (potc4)

7. neverland (??)

8. merry old england (witw animated)

9. sugar rush (wir)

10. sakuragaoka (whisper of the heart)

11. the world where it all began (finale)

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Can I add one more? I know it's going to be unpopular, but we should note that he has a well shaped head. (The Corrupted)

But also:

When he was growing his hair for the Billy Dunne role! (Book of Love)

And Philip in POTC4 bc nobody ever mentions him in that!

Ok, I'll stop now...

Because how can he be so damn fine in any hairstyle 😭 Him as Billy Dunne is gonna ruin me

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Darrell Warner.

[saveme-storybrooke-potc]

I realized that I haven't really posted about Pirates of the Caribbean and that's part of my account, so here it is.

I ship Spangelica (if that's the ship name)

I'm not really a fan of Sparrabeth because of the age gap and the actors weren't even comfortable with it but whatever

I've been re-watching the POTC franchise and I love it!

I'm also currently writing a POTC6 fanfic since we won't be seeing Johnny in POTC6

[selinas]

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) dir. Rob Marshall

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Let's drink to the Fountain of Eternal Youth! Let's drink to love! Let the past crumbles The waves on the berth We remember all the good, forget about sorrow Ran the youth of the poor, for the distance of nebulous stars And for the love of the last I raise a toast Pirates of the Caribbean Art. Art - Captain Bool-Bool (Bormoglot).

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Miles Teves

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides