Yo HoHo! A Pirate's Life for White People Only, apparently

This is a mixed review. I loved PotC: Curse of the Black Pearl and had high hopes, but no expectations, for PotC: Dead Man's Chest as a sequel, knowing how sequels can go. So I really did enjoy how they picked up the story, much of the story arc, and the detailed special effects, but, good gods, this is the twenty first century--how could they get away with this sickening amount of racism? I really could have completely enjoyed the rest of the film if it weren't for this racism--those parts were difficult to take--and make it clear that identifying with the white characters is at the expense of people of color--no love for providing us with that yuckiness, Disney! And I hate that they ruined an otherwise good movie this way. So the first half of this post will be a rant on the disappointing amount of racism in this film, as opposed to the first film. The second part will look at parts of the film that worked well still, provided you accept that only white people get to be important characters in this film. Damn Disney for fucking this up so badly!

( There be spoilers herein; flee lest ye be spoiled upon! )