Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
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Continuity mistake: When the two women put the necklace around Jack's neck they are stood next to each other and are close enough that they are touching each other as they put the necklace on. When the shot changes they are stood around 1ft away from each other. (00:31:20)

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Continuity mistake: When Jack first gets slimed, in the shot of him to the side there is a glob of slime on his chest dripping to the floor. When the shot changes to in front of Jack, this glob of slime has gone and is replaced a second later. (02:09:20)

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Continuity mistake: Beckett tells Elizabeth that she needs to up her offer. She replies by cocking the gun that is under Beckett's chin. Beckett then walks with the gun under his chin to his desk. However, when he arrives at his desk, the gun is now by his right cheek. (00:28:50)

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Continuity mistake: When talking to Bootstrap for the first time, Bootstrap is saying how he was thinking about any chance of escape he would take it. When he's talking, the bone in Jack's hair switches from uncovered to covered between the long and close shots. (00:15:10)

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Continuity mistake: During the three way fight for the key, Will uses the bell rope to grab the key from Norrington. A couple of minutes later, while they are fighting on the roof, Jack sneaks up behind them and tries to snatch it from Norrington, despite already having taken it. (01:49:00 - 01:51:00)

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Suggested correction: Norrington takes it back from Will during their fight on the roof (not seen but possible), only then Jack tries to take it again.

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Continuity mistake: When the water wheel begins to roll, with Norrington and Will atop and then snatches up Jack, its blades (buckets on the outside rim) and two sides of the axle face a specific direction as it gains speed. Now compare the following two shots, as the water wheel rolls away from the camera: When the wheel rolls, just as Jack falls out, after hitting his head on the bar. Then later on the beach, as Elizabeth watches, just as the wheel rolls and falls over in the close-up, the wheel is actually rolling in the opposite direction - just note its blades. Also note the bizarre change of its axle's wide and narrow sides. (01:52:40 - 01:56:50)

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Trivia: The incredibly short shot of Tortuga when it is first shown (with the man being dunked and such) was actually filmed on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride in Disneyland. While the ride was shut down for remodeling, the crew actually went there and shot the scene with a mixture of live actors and existing animatronic props. If you look closely, many of the "actors" can be seen as fake. (01:04:50)

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Answer: The jar was to put Davy Jones heart in. He can't touch dirt ever again since he failed to keep up his duties which means he wouldn't be able to get his heart back.

Chosen answer: Davy Jones cannot set foot on land for ten more years. The jar of dirt is to represent land. Jack carries it with him so that he always has land with him so Davy Jones won't be able to get near him, or so Jack is supposed to believe.

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