It's no Castaway with Tom Hanks thats for sure.
In the book Watchmen, because there are superheroes in real life people read pirate comics. Intercut into the main story are stories from this pirate comic that one of the characters is reading. It was wisely excercised from Zack Zydners' film but being a completist he has included it on the ultimate edition of the Watchmen dvd.
It tells the story of a captain who is the sole survivor of an attack by the hellish Black Freighter. Marooned on an island he builds a raft out of the dead bodies of his crew and returns home before the Black Freighter can destroy his village. Needless to say he becomes a bit deluded on the way.
It doesn't work in this format - it's supposed to be seasoning to the story of Watchmen. Alan Moore loves that shit especially in League of Gentlemen which is full of inserts and references, the purpose of these being to expand and flesh out the main themes. The Black Freighter is supposed to add to the main dish it can't satisfy on it's own.
I'm glad I saw this only because it tied up some loose ends for me. I have just read League of Gentleman Century 2010 which features lyrics to a song throughout the main story that I wasn't familular with. This song plays over the credits of Black Freighter and is "Pirate Jenny" by Nina Simone (a cover which she sings in her trademark terrfying manner)
NO - pointless.
