Dead Man's Chest Part Three

In the last two posts I have covered the Dead Man's Chest similarities to Raiders of the Lost Ark and Temple of Doom. Now it is time to explore the similar scenes of Dead Man's Chest to Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.

#1-Hiding in a coffin to escape something- Jack to escape prison, Indy to escape fire in tomb of knight.

#2-Lord Cutler Beckett summoning Will and talking to him. Indy is also taken against his will to speak to Walter Donovan. Both Indy and Will are told to find something based on their previous knowledge (where Jack and compass might be for Will / holy grail, father, and journal for Indy) Plus- both are served alcohol in the scene.

#3-When Jack is hanging over the fire during sacrifice, he blows at the fire. In the castle, Indy and his dad are tied up, his dad causes a fire... and blows at it. Both are trying to get free from their ropes.

#4- Both Elizabeth and Elsa are traitors. Elizabeth kisses Jack to distract him as she handcuffs him to the Black Pearl. Elsa, who is secretely working for the Nazis, takes the journal from Indy in one scene and shortly thereafter kisses him when he is tied up. Oh... and each of their names begins with "E." ;)

Both kisses give us the willies....yuck!

We will not have a new post for a week or so, but it will probably be about World's End.

~ET

I will be posting my last Dead Man's Chest post sometime this weekend. Stay tuned!

~ET

Dead Man's Chest Part Two

Here is part two of my post about Dead Man's Chest. These similarities are pertaining to Temple of Doom.

#1-Dragging the guy between two men to prison in DMC. Dragging the guy back the same way during the human sacrifice.

#2-Human sacrifice in both movies (Natives & Thuggees).

#3-Pit opens up at prison like the fire area opens up for sacrificing.

#4-This one is gross- where Jack is sitting, before sacrifice, and he is wearing a necklace of fingers/thumbs…. This is similar to Indy, Willie, and Shortround coming to a Thuggee sacrifice area and there are fingers. At least Indy has the sense to not bite their fingernails. Yuck!

#5-There is a Rope Bridge in both movies.

#6-Candles at Tia Dalmas house, and candles when Indy is under the sickness.

#7-Whipping Scenes in both movies to main characters (Will and Indy).

#8-Before Jack's escape from prison and the Thuggee sacrifices, birds foreshadow what is to come.

(You cannot see the birds as well in this picture, but they are there!)

Early next week I will have a post about Dead Man's Chest & The Last Crusade.

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~ET

Dead Man's Chest Part One

While watching "Dead Man’s Chest" last night, my siblings and I noticed the following similarities. These are compared to all of the Indiana Jones movies. I will do this long post in three parts over the next week or so, part one will be similarities with "Raiders of the Lost Ark."

#1- Jack using his gun to blast the coffin open/Indy uses his gun to open the hatch when Marion is trapped in cockpit during the airplane fight. Indy also uses his gun to open doors, etc....

#2- Jack looking at the "heart" chest is similar to Indy looking at the idol in the beginning of Raiders.

Photo comparison:

#3-Poison darts are shot at Will (one hits him) and poison darts are on a tree and also kill Indy's guide in the opening scene.

#4-When the cage with Will and crew falls into the water, the natives shoot things at them as they swim away. In Raiders, when Indy is swimming to the plane, he is shot at in the same way.

Photo comparison:

#5-In both the Raiders opening and Dead Man’s Chest, there is a scene where a good person (Governor Swann/Indy) comes out in the open and their accomplice is standing looking "alive", but is actually dead. As Governor Swann drives the carriage with Elizabeth, the man helping him has been killed with a knife/sword and is standing. As Governor Swann approches, the sword is pulled out and the man falls down dead. Indy’s guide is standing, looks alive, but has poison darts in his back, and is dead.

Photo comparisons:

Dead Man's Chest

Raiders of the Lost Ark

#6-They dig for the chest containing Davy Jones’ heart = They dig for the Ark of the Covenant.

#7- Both Indy and Will have to leave behind their girl when she is captured.

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Up next: Dead Man's Chest & Temple of Doom

~ET

I am working on a new post for Dead Man's Chest. Look for it sometime this weekend!

~ET