So how does a man out of nothing, create the most epic adventure?

Pirates of the carribean 1&2 are movies with hearty substance and humour you rarely find in other movies, while being interesting and thrilling at the same time.

How can a man create these movies without big pre-history and kick hollywood's butt?

How does a guy, out of nothing, create Star Wars, when he only made a handfull half-baked movies before (THX 11??, american grafitti)

It's the coincidence of several factors, call it luck or the lucky chance to create something wonderful.

This does not mean this man will produce similar great stuff, so appreciate what he created with Pirates, it's unique.