20 Famous Movie Tattoos (And What They Actually Mean)
8. Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
Role: Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow
We have already seen the relationship between gangs and tattoos can have in Once Were Warriors pirates can basically be understood as being gang-members of the high seas, so it is only fitting that they too should be inked. Doubtlessly the most famous of all film pirates, Jack Sparrow has a suitably interesting tattoo to compliment his zany character.
Knowing about Johnny Depps characters consuming lust for infamy, it is understandable that you would assume the bird on his arm is a sparrow intended to notify all those he passes by that he is the notorious captain Jack Sparrow. This is actually untrue; the bird is in fact a swallow; a traditional nautical design for a man of the high-seas who had travelled across 5,000 miles of water.
The setting sun is representative of Sparrows poetic nature. Jack Sparrow has been a huge role in the career of Johnny Depp indeed, the endearing-pirate proved so important to him that the actor had the exact same design tattooed on his forearm with a couple of personal alterations.
The swallow is depicted flying in the opposite direction and the writing below states his sons name.