Pirates of the Caribbean

          In the Pirates of the Caribbean we see many elements of the hero's journey. There are many characters in this film but the one that takes the real hero's journey is Will. A pirates son who was rescued by Elizabeth Swan's father Governer Swan and his crew when there was a ship wreck. Elizabeth then finds a pirate medallion around Will's neck. This is a pivitol moment that starts out the hero's journey. Several years later Will finds himself falling for Elizabeth and when the crew of the Black Pearl pirate ship come looking for the pirate medallion Elizabeth stole Will must step in to save her. The pirates kidnap Elizabeth and take her on their ship. Will chooses Captain Black Sparrow as his partner, although he doesn't seem trustworthy, he knows where Elizabeth is being the former captain of the Black Pearl. Since the General and the Governer do not want to include Will in the rescue of her he breaks Jack out of jail and they condem a ship and begin their adventure.
          This is stage one of the hero's journey, "the departure". We see stage two "the initiation" when Will and Jack begin Sailing in open water. They realize they need a bigger crew so they go to an island filled with pirates to get one. When they begin sailing to rescue Elizabeth and obtain the Black Pearl for Jack they begin stage three, "the road of trials". This stage includes sailing through storms, battling other pirates, being taken over by the cursed crew of the black pearl and then Elizabeth and Jack get marooned on a island. Then we see the fourth stage of the hero's journey, "the innermost cave", where we find Will actually in a cave, with the Black Pearl pirates using him to break the curse.
          Meanwhile Elizabeth and Jack are rescued by the British army and Governer and they form a plan to save Will. After fighting and the British winning, Will decideds to break free of the complicated love triangle between him, Elizabeth and the General. She decideds to go with the General. Jack gets captured by the British Navy and is sentenced to hanging, until Will comes to rescue him. When they break free and Jack returns to his ship and becomes the captain of the Black Pearl once again.
         Will professes his love to Elizabeth, this is the final stage of the hero's journey "the return and reintegration with society," stage. We see him and Elizabeth finally come together and her father accepts which in turn makes the rest of soceity accept them and Will back into soceity as a pirate, but is not incarcerated by the law.
          The Pirates of the Caribbean is a really exciting, action-filled movie with romance incorperated. The elements of the hero's journey makes it a great story.