Pirates of the Caribbean

Reaction to the work seen?
The ride looked amazing. It made me want to go there and experience it very much. A long, long time ago I had been on the Pirates Ride here and they were indeed very different. I was surprised to see so much from the Pirates moves, not expecting at all to see specific characters portrayed even after the scene in the beginning with the pirates trying to call the dog with the bone. I was surprised multiple times over at how smooth the transitions were from digital effects and practical ones, sometimes not entirely sure sometimes which were which. The ride told a story and it was easy to tell locations apart from the underwater areas and the fight scenes. The music was as recognizable as the characters and all the sounds fit with everything that was going on.
Thematically, it all felt very unified in a kind of semi-spooky maritime adventure and nothing stuck out as strange or out of place to me in what I've seen here world they built.

What connections did you make with the work you just viewed? 
Knowing the movie now, one of the first connections I could make was to character, I knew already who the protagonist and antagonist were and it was clear even just with the tones of music that played. Tone and storylines were overall connections I felt in general, it had clear moments of peril during the fight, wonder underwater, and calm after the fight where you see Jack for the final time. Every character had their own personality that came through during the ride which I enjoyed a lot and is something I try to get across in characters I illustrate to the best of my ability.

What changes would you make to adapt this work into another medium? 
This is a work that was somewhat adapted already from a movie format and was pulled off quite well. I would say no matter what medium is used it just needs to keep the core of adventure and character. Translating a full sensory experience to something like a book would be difficult but do-able I feel. It would have to keep the full detail of the world in the park, encourage people to look closer at the page for details they might miss to keep the spirit of adventure and searching for treasures there while the plot of it goes on. There wouldn't be sound to support the images but the immersion could still be felt with a strong mood on the images.