One Of My Pet Subjects

[ithildin]

I've been reading through a lot of the forum where the two writers of the the POTC movies hang out. The following is a comment by Ted Elliot. It's not a spoiler, though the thread it comes from is. So if you want to read the whole spoilery bit, go here. But the comment/question itself is something I've talked about in the past.

Here's a concept:

Is it possible for a relationship between a man and woman, even a man and a woman who are attracted to each other and have great on-screen chemistry, to have value to each of them and be important to their development as human beings *without* a romantic/sexual component?

Yes!

Comments

[some-day-soling.livejournal.com]

In Pirates the clearest example of this being possible is between Barbossa and Elizabeth.

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

Very good point! In my last post, I mentioned the journey from the end of 2 to this one, and where they're at that they have the relationship with Barbossa that they do. That they would ask him to marry them. and Barbossa bids farewell to Elizabeth, with "Mrs. Turner".

[some-day-soling.livejournal.com]

Yes, and the look he gives her says so much. There are many more awesome examples of that throughout that movie. The first movie as well though. He certainly does his bit for her character arc in that movie.