After 20 years of the premiere of the first film of Pirates of the Caribbean, Keira Knightleywho played Elizabeth Swann, revealed the reasons why being in such a successful movie made her unhappy.
In front of cameras, the actress was proud that, as a woman, her name could be recognized in the male led industrybut for this very reason it was so sexualized that she couldn’t take it.
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a sexualized character
“She was the object of everyone’s lust,” Knightley said in an interview with Harper’s Bazaar. “It’s not that she doesn’t have a lot of wrestling in her, but it was interesting to go from really being a tomboy to being cast as the complete opposite. I felt very restricted. I felt very trapped. So the later papers tried to try to get out of that.”
It was intended that the character of Elizabeth was seen as a woman who does not prioritize the feminine and prefers to take up a sword and fight.However, the young woman who played him was not seen like that.
He could no longer break away from his role
Keira didn’t even have 18 years when they gave him the role, it was a great opportunity to scale up and be able to participate in more projects, but his work with Johnny Depp made her lose her confidence.
Later he worked in films such as Really love, pride and prejudice y Atonementbut Elizabeth Swann seemed to overshadow her other roles and therefore began to demand more.
“I was incredibly hard on myself. I was never good enough. I was absolutely determined. I was so ambitious. I was so driven. I was always trying to get better and better, which is an exhausting way to live.”
She acknowledged that although she was tired, she now misses the strength of her 22-year-old version, which was extremely strong.
“I’m in awe of my 22-year-old self, because I’d like a little more of her back.”
Diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress
He does not specify if the film had anything to do with his condition, but Knightley he gave up acting for two years. Later, she returned with the intention of taking different roles.
worked on the movie The Imitation Game, for which it was nominated for an Oscar award, thus, he once again trusted his talent: “There was never an ounce of me that believed that I was not going to find a way.”
Pirates of the Caribbean He had two other films in addition to the three in which the actress participated, but he no longer collaborated on them.
