- `Pirates of the Caribbean` : The Curse of the Black Pearl
3 . Compare Captain Barbosa and the Commodore as comic alazons or Worldly
Fools . Although differences between the two are rather obvious , use
examples from the film to show your reader how the film nevertheless ,
subtly or not so subtly , suggests that similarities between the two
figures are perhaps more significant , more important than the obvious
differences .
There dynamic personalities of the many characters in Pirates of the
Caribbean are a huge part of what made the movie so successful . Among
those characters , there are some who contribute more to the plot by
their actions and some who affect the other characters by their mere
presence . Captain Barbosa and the Commodore have some obvious
differences that divide them in the movie , but their similarities are
much more important . As a pair of comic alazons , Barbosa and the
Commodore play an important role in providing basis for comparison
against Captain Jack Sparrow and further complicate the love story in
the movie .
Captain Barbosa is interesting character in that his actions are often
represented in an amateur light . It is important remember the
introduction of Barbosa if one is to understand his character . It is
important to note that he is originally Jack Sparrow 's first mate , which
immediately relegates Barbosa to a subordinate and thus , amateur
position . He never really grows out of that and through the rest of the
movie and there is never much indication that he is capable...