News Brief 9 - Saw "Pirates," Mystified

Hi Everyone!

I went to see "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" with a friend on Saturday. She had never seen Johnny Depp and felt she needed that experience. I'd seen the first Pirates but not the second one.

When it was over and we were leaving the theatre, we looked around at the other attendees and she commented, "We're definitely in the minority here!" It was true; all but a few of those leaving the theatre were Emirati males wearing white dishdashes and a variety of headwear; the others were a couple of Western men with male children.

Anyway, as I mulled over what we had seen, I remarked, "Well, I didn't get it, if there was anything to get." She laughed and said, "Yes, the plot was a bit vague but maybe you needed to have seen the second one to make sense of this one."

I've since corresponded by email with my children, who have assurred me that seeing #2 is essential to understanding #3. But I don't know if I'll get to see #2 anytime soon, so if anyone would like to send me an explanation of the following, I'd be pleased.

The singing at the beginning of the movie; nine pieces of eight (is that a play on words?), Pirate King; all the other pirate leaders, Claypso, Will's father.

I can definitely say that it was action packed!

My next News Brief will come soon and be about the latest wedding I attended - it was guarded by soldiers!

Best wishes,
Pat