mimesere

I'm fascinated by how some fans seem to feel it necessary to tear down one character in order to make their own favorite seem 'cooler.' Yes, our culture does seem to have a love affair with the image of the romantic rebel, but I thought that it was obvious that PotC was sending up the image of the = 'romantic pirate.' The real pirate in the movie is *Barbossa*, not Jack! Jack is another sort of creature all together. It's true that Jack is a portrayed as a romantic character in this film. I see Jack Sparrow as being the opposite of both Norrington and Barbossa. He is the hero of the movie (no offense to Will or Elizabeth), but Norrington is *also* the hero of the movie. Jack represents freedom=good. Norrington represents order=good. Elizabeth = overly positive, "pirates are so groovy" outsider view. Will = overly negative, "all pirates are evil" outsider view. Elizabeth gets to encounter Barbossa and cure herself of her silly notions, and Will gets to encounter Jack and cure his unbalanced notions. Jack gets to learn that a little order is a good thing, and that he *can* trust others (his crew), and Norrington gets to learn that bending the rules in order to achieve the greater good can be beneficial.

That's how I see it, at any rate.