The strengths of Pirates of the Caribbean lie mainly in Verbinski's sincere tributes to boy's life pirate operas, from volumes of unnatural fog to the good teeth/bad teeth barometer of morality, to parrots on shoulders and characters who mutter "Arrrrrgh, shiver me timbers"--benefiting, as well, from Verbinski's and wonderful cinematographer Dariusz Wolski's (Dark City, Romeo is Bleeding, and Verbinski's own The Mexican ) colour schemes and lighting, which provide Pirates of the Caribbean with a rich texture that again reminds of Gilliam.