parallels, references and just tiny details in Pirates of the Caribbean; a thread:

disclaimer: some of these things I noticed might not even be actual parallels, maybe it's just my mind finding every detail important oops

also, maybe there are more than these

Will and Elizabeth

Curse of the Black Pearl // Dead Man's Chest

"He's a pirate."

beginning // end of Curse of the Black Pearl

*breaks candlelight*

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alexa, play"The Medallion Calls"

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*dumb argument while Jack gets away*

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"a lost bird that never learned to fly"

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"you seem somewhat familiar"

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like father, like son

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"that is a wonderful trick!"

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"people aren't cargo, mate"

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just... this

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"you cheated"

jack vs. will // norrington vs. will

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this is one of my favourites

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foreshadowing, maybe?

Jack at prison // Jack at Isla de Muerta (Curse of the Black Pearl)

"good man"

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I love them so much

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The Code.

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Turner rescues Sparrow.

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is this one really a parallel or am I forcing it?

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small Henry Turner puts into practice the stories about his grandfather

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borrowed red jacket

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these are like 10 seconds apart, but i love it

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villain takes a drink and dramatically shatters the bottle

Curse of the Black Pearl // On Stranger Tides

this one's just funny

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sea turtles

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payback!

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"keep a weather eye on the horizon"

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*dramatically pretends to faint*

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haha funny

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iconic

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"you will always remember this as the day that you almost caught captain jack sparrow" and its variants

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dead and back

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turner saves the day

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these 4 are a parallel themselves

At World's End:

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"this is a beautiful sword. I would expect the man who made it to show the same care and devotion in every aspect of his life."

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closing quote

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The End.

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