James Norrington, the most complex character in this entire series. The one who goes through the most character development and probably the most honourable man in the entire series, surrounded by a bunch of thieving, lying, deceptive, selfish and ruthless people, not the very least the woman he is in love with, and through all of that he tries to do the right thing, tries to bring criminals to justice to serve the people he joined the navy for and world chewed him up and spit him out without care or concern. Elizabeth never deserved James and she still was the cause of his demise at the end. And yet he still died as Commodore Norrington would have wanted to go, defending the innocent against forces of evil. This series a comedy so it turns things upside down, glamorises criminals and villifies actually good men bound to their duties. But if you look closely at James Norrington in the second and third movie. Look past the comedy, the grit and the nobility of his Admiral post, you'll see exactly what this world did to James Norrington and it's a sad sad fate for a man who is so good. If there was any such things as an actual hero in the Pirates of the Caribbean Universe, not a protagonist, a hero then I don't think anyone embodies the word better than Commodore, later Admiral James Norrington. RIP.
@onesickrat Жыл бұрын
yes i agree! he is a very unique sort of complex hero that isn't often so specifically portrayed in media - he definitely was the main factor for why i enjoyed those films
@karensixthree6782 Жыл бұрын
This is beautiful. Thank you. I am a woman and I love honourable men. Honour and dignity.
@empathintheoffice4415 Жыл бұрын
You’re absolutely right. Thank you for this post.
@darwinwatterson49311 ай бұрын
Very nice one. He the only light in that movie
@Punk621155 ай бұрын
A little much but okay I guess XD
@genny90262 жыл бұрын
Killing him off was a bad idea. Excellent actor, great speaking voice, strong presence on screen and very attractive, too. His character was so interesting. Unlike most people probably, I was far less interested in what happened to Will. It made no sense to me that Elizabeth had Captain Jack and Norrington keen on her …wow…but she was devoted to Will. 🤔
@AlexdrinaArmstrong942 жыл бұрын
But he died at sea does that mean he can come back???
@MrTREEHUNTER222 жыл бұрын
Uh probably cause he looks like orlando bloom lol
@adamferencszi7972 жыл бұрын
I never found him attractive in the beginning until much later lol. But yeh he was handsome.
@priscilagardner4712 жыл бұрын
@@adamferencszi797 he's handsome anyway, both as a commodore and as a pirate! 💕
@priscilagardner4712 жыл бұрын
I agree! 💙👏👏👏
@ynnakim91442 жыл бұрын
It's quite amazing how when he was a child, a pirate (Captain Teague) saved his life when he fell off the sea. Now he died saving the pirates (Captain Swann and her crew).
@Unkle_Genny2 жыл бұрын
Where’d you find out about that?
@WolfRider20022 жыл бұрын
Where did you find out about this?
@onesickrat2 жыл бұрын
Source⁉️
@hectorbarbossa44032 жыл бұрын
@@onesickrat Teague was noted for having a fearsome temper but, despite his reputation, he shared some sense of morality which was passed down to his son Jack Sparrow. This can be seen when Teague saved the life of a young James Norrington, despite the fact that Norrington was the son of his enemy from the British Royal Navy, Lawrence Norrington.[4] Its from the pirates wiki
@dzude4668 Жыл бұрын
@@onesickrat Teague saved James in the end of "Jack Sparrow: Sins of the father" book
@jackrobinson52012 жыл бұрын
I love how James' fighting style changes from the first film to the second, after he loses his post his fighting style becomes more pirate like. Less honourable but still with a high level of skill.
@alejandroguevara221210 ай бұрын
When he fights the skeleton and will u can spot it cool
@avrace27082 жыл бұрын
He was my favorite character even in first movie. I tottaly dont understand why so many people thinks that he was an antagonist, he was probably more good Man than any other character
@Vayne_Solidor2 жыл бұрын
He served the main antagonist for a while, but overall good man, great character.
@mantaminer6669 Жыл бұрын
He was an antagonist because he brought problems to the protagonists. An antagonist can be a good moral person like Mr Utterson in the novel:The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
@KonstantinSakaev-mx2mo5 ай бұрын
If a character is an antagonist, it doesn't always mean that he is a bad person. Being an antagonist means that he is against the main character alias protagonist, who btw can be a bad guy. The main character of Pirates was the pirate Jack Sparrow, so it is clear that Englishmen and other pirates hunters are antagonists
@ririban62122 жыл бұрын
my favorite character of the series. So underrated!
@elder-woodsilverstein77162 жыл бұрын
My favorite too.
@oliverbean69552 жыл бұрын
My favourite as well.
@moonshmallow68132 жыл бұрын
Same
@danpatterson7108 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, everytime i watch it he just really stands out. I love his fighting scenes too, the guy's got great style and skill. I felt like his ending should've been a better fight, he deserved it for the hero level he was.
@Sleygar Жыл бұрын
Ah brother, you forgot the best one! Jack Sparrow: You look bloody awful, what are you doing here? Norrington: You hired me. I can't help it if your standards are lax. Jack Sparrow: You smell funny.
@onesickrat Жыл бұрын
i know but i had so many clips of him i couldn't include some of the dialogue-orientated ones :( i literally had to split his scenes from the first film, and the last two, into two videos because they took up so much storage (was worth it though)
@itachi28162 жыл бұрын
He was a good character, there was a lot of potential on him. A pity he was a little underrated by the writers, there was so much more that they could have done with him. At least he had a decent ending (although I thought it could have be better, but it still was a satisfying character closure)
@SmoovyNovaFan2 жыл бұрын
Kinda wish he went full pirate like Will and Elizabeth did, the transition those two made from being normal people to full pirate was so satisfying, but then again Norrington was right, there was no place for him on their side
@odiemodie1 Жыл бұрын
@@SmoovyNovaFan James Norrington would’ve been a very strategic and intelligent pirate! Also, compassionate towards those he finds to be of good worth, as he had shown towards Will, Jack, and especially, Elizabeth.
@cupidsdespair22342 жыл бұрын
i’ve been searching for a decent james scene pack for ages this is perfect
@travisspeece69462 жыл бұрын
James and the peach tree. 🌲
@eduardomagana38582 жыл бұрын
Norington looks good with a beard.
@hectorbarbossa44032 жыл бұрын
That Beard is badass
@ahamedjunaid012 жыл бұрын
Doesn't he look a lil like Chris Evans with that?
@beatstonner2 жыл бұрын
@@ahamedjunaid01 yes hahahahaha
@gmansgnarlyscienceshow28202 жыл бұрын
@@hectorbarbossa4403 See!!! Even Barbossa agrees!!!
@utubrGaming Жыл бұрын
As someone else said, if this was anything other than a family fantasy adventure popcorn franchise flick based on a theme park ride, Norrington would've been a worthy rival, if not the flat-out Austen style hero. An unflappable high ranking officer of station, duty and honour, reduced to a stammering and smitten mess around Elizabeth would've made him swoon-worthy, who might've dropped almost everything he stands for and put his resources and faith with a pirate to rescue his beloved.
@adamsinger123 Жыл бұрын
Also some CAPTAIN BLOOD in there, maybe 🤔
@rovy2252 жыл бұрын
I'm rewatching the movies after 10 year of not seeing them and guess how hard I choked on my drink when I saw him in the second movie like damn
@brandonhamilton833 Жыл бұрын
He was amazing. He should have survived the series. One hell of a performance.
@stevencooper442210 ай бұрын
He was almost Shakespearean.
@stevemcvay22202 жыл бұрын
LMAO, the middle finger was fantastic at the end! 🤣🤣🤣
@stephanystrangely6 ай бұрын
This was the movie that made me do the Squidward “Oh NO HE’S HOT” meme 😂 not only is the fallen Navy-man-turned-pirate thing sexy as all hell, but the character development was one hell of an attractive thing
@danpatterson7108 Жыл бұрын
I actually really like Norrington! He's definitely up there as one of the best characters!
@KatieCatWalker2 жыл бұрын
He could have been so much more of a bad ass and it would have been awesome to have him become part of the crew!
@anikasuraiyasura91582 жыл бұрын
His acting was so absolute mate
@Rqblt2 жыл бұрын
commodore looks pretty badass as a pirate
@caveyiswow922 жыл бұрын
james should of been the captain of the flying dutchman
@speedwagon94056 ай бұрын
dude imagine
@RED-my9hl2 ай бұрын
bro would be epic
@Hirosada Жыл бұрын
"...that doesn't absolve me of my other sins." What other sins? Unless he participated in any off-screen acts of piracy while he was part of Jack's crew, I can't come up with a single crime that this guy has committed. Maybe you could stick him with a mutiny charge for turning on Jack at the end of Dead Man's Chest, but that's a stretch.
@onesickrat Жыл бұрын
exactly! my wife has never done anything wrong in his life!!!
@karensixthree6782 Жыл бұрын
not crime, but immorality
@barrydalton474311 ай бұрын
It definitely does feel like something is missing when he said that, but I do have a theory. Given that through the deleted scenes of Becket we know he wasn’t above such things like Human trafficking, and given how in the intro of Worlds End we see citizens of dubious connections to piracy being hanged, even children, for someone as righteous as Norrington I’m sure he didn’t approve of either of these things, that a man like him could turn the other way while Becket is about to do these things. Just a thought, but if I were in his shoes and saw this stuff while being on the side of the “law”, even I’d feel guilty even if I didn’t swing the noose.
@kennycyaanide Жыл бұрын
I'll always have a little place in my head where he has his happy endings along with will, Elizabeth, jack, and barbosa. they'll all live happily ever after in my mind
@sadtimesalways Жыл бұрын
10:42 the middle finger 😭 same
@greenmatrix30seven6 ай бұрын
😂🤣😀
@ria-zul-zannah7100 Жыл бұрын
I totally loved James Norrington!
@Xavier-d7p6 ай бұрын
Probably the best character in the whole film series. Definitely the most complex. An honourable man to the end. He deserved so much better than Elizabeth
@anikasuraiyasura91582 жыл бұрын
His character was really a curious one.. I was really attracted to this man. The role didn't deserve it
@KohlerSAStudios2 жыл бұрын
06:25 the only thing I found unconvincing was with the key in the chest and the pirates did not check if the heart ❤️ was still intact. They should have had a sound effect of the heart beating whilst Norrington holds the box to his chest. The pirates will be fully convinced the heart is still inside the chest but we as audience will know that it is in fact in Norrington’s inner chest pocket .
@jbarral65092 жыл бұрын
Well the heart is dead and undead I'm sure it will only be stabbed.
@conn_man_249 Жыл бұрын
I’m pretty sure Davy Jones will not let anyone not even his own crew to look at his heart, because whoever holds the heart can control Davy Jones.
@Geektarts Жыл бұрын
This is something that bugged me too, I like your reimagined scenario ❤ it would’ve fit well
@marvincool3744 Жыл бұрын
Interesting development from a highly disciplined officer to a wandering drunk and back again
@oliverMR82132 жыл бұрын
they should have done a spin off film or short tv show on what happened to him chasing after Jack and how he regained his rank.
@hollandfray45212 жыл бұрын
I’ve never understood why Elizabeth freaked out the way she did when James was killed, she acted like they were actually lovers, like he’s Will.
@Dingosean2 жыл бұрын
at the end of the day she was still fond of the dude.
@kongouch.94582 жыл бұрын
Killed by the father of his opponent
@emmanueldestin23532 жыл бұрын
Wouldn’t you freak out if one of your friends died?
@hollandfray45212 жыл бұрын
@@emmanueldestin2353 hard to say they were really friends. He wanted to marry her because she was the “perfect” girl. Then he disappears to find Jack and when that fails he falls off the grid before Elizabeth’s wedding and then turns up drunk in Tortuga. After that he betrays all of them in order to regain his sense of honor and status.
@lokekennee88502 жыл бұрын
@@kongouch.9458 Bill had to, take out the competition for his son.
@MrFrostien3 ай бұрын
James Norrigton won the triple threat match at the Island and because of it he pretty much gain his position back but at a really high cost. He was a great character
@infectedruby Жыл бұрын
James Norrington was low key the original Steve Harrington
@hectorbarbossa4403 Жыл бұрын
How do you mean that Also Norrington is a much cooler character than Steve
@theodeleon9 ай бұрын
Who is Steve harrington
@JoeChianelli6 ай бұрын
This is such a specifc comparison and I somehow know exactly what you mean. They are Lancelot. Respected military commander and Type-A rich kid jock are both the conventionally ideal masculine figures of their time, but due to sheer circumstance they are simply not allowed to be "That Guy." They aren't the knight in shining armor. They both similarly take their rejection surprisingly well, causing their social status to completely plummet.
@infectedruby6 ай бұрын
@@JoeChianelli Beautiful, I could not describe it any better!
@MrHawger Жыл бұрын
I thought Norrington had a LOT of potential and I was sorry to see him go.
@kjd-s5b Жыл бұрын
This by far is the most interesting James Norrington.
@tiffles3890 Жыл бұрын
8:16 Davy Jones' expression here is hilarious.
@empathintheoffice4415 Жыл бұрын
I agree
@ericmonaco45092 жыл бұрын
Wow i didnt know that was Norrington in Dead Mans Chest
@hectorbarbossa44032 жыл бұрын
Not to be rude but who did you think i mean he was even spoken of as Commodore several times
@ericmonaco45092 жыл бұрын
@@hectorbarbossa4403 To be honest back then i didnt even know most of the Names mostly i knew of Jack, Will, Elizabeth and Barbosa
@hectorbarbossa44032 жыл бұрын
@@ericmonaco4509 understandable
@michaelhenry32342 жыл бұрын
Same. I have no memories of him past the first movie lol. I must not have recognized him.
@twinkthatloveslotrtrilogy76762 жыл бұрын
Hahaha
@Zygothknightlord7 ай бұрын
Underrated character. One of my favorite POTC characters.
@mekajiki072 ай бұрын
I just realized that I love his voice.
@robnewman6101 Жыл бұрын
R.I.P James Northington. 😢💔⛪⚰️✝️➕💐🇬🇧👑🌹🛡️🥂🍻😔
@jussilprincessdano45172 жыл бұрын
He was my crush in that movie
@chad74922 жыл бұрын
I’d love to see James Norrington as a crew member of the Dutchman
@beholddaempathyangel2 жыл бұрын
There rivalry almost went par with Jack and Barbossa one in some moments I'll tell you, he is now one of my top 10 characters of POTC.
@clintonpenilla5980 Жыл бұрын
Probably my favorite character in the original 3 movies honestly! Wish they gave him a better ending
@AaronDanieltenni29 күн бұрын
Not only did Will ally with Governor Swann's killer, but he continued to make himself any low of a love interest for Elizabeth. James Norrington was not only against piracy and the power that Beckett craved so much, but he betrayed his honor and oath to rescue the woman that he remained in love with, and her pirate crew. All together if it weren't for James rescuing Elizabeth, Beckett would've had her and her crew murdered. James is well respected and deserved so much more other than a disloyal death.
@hectorbarbossa44032 жыл бұрын
He has to little screen time like him in the 2nd and 3rd a lot
@home1000-t8 ай бұрын
His voice is really like a Navy offier.
@mattop4635 Жыл бұрын
If there's a role that fits me,it's Commodore Norrington.
@haileeraestout55672 жыл бұрын
I Bet Bootstrap INSTANTLY Regretted Killing Him Hmm I Wonder If James Became A Part Of The Ship
@diogenesesenna93232 жыл бұрын
He wouldn't have. He died an honourable man with no debt to pay.
@Vayne_Solidor2 жыл бұрын
It was more the curse upon the Dutchman that killed him. Bill wasnt himself.
@TimohaNorveg2 жыл бұрын
He wasn’t afraid of death when Jones asked him, and he died a honorable man
@infjintegrityvsnarcissism7295 Жыл бұрын
@@TimohaNorvegDied a Royal Navy Officers death for sure
@darkwarriormaster9644 Жыл бұрын
Lieutenant/Captain/Commodore/Admiral James Norrington is probably my character in the entire franchise.
@tomcorbett60893 ай бұрын
He looks exactly like Guybrush Threepwood in MI2 in these films.
@lindildeev57212 ай бұрын
Recently rewatched the fifth movie: how I miss the spirit of the first three.
@Megthegnome5 ай бұрын
James was by far the best character. He got done ill at every turn.
@khirnordin24502 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣 last one so funny.. I give you my middle finger...
@Cobra_1252 жыл бұрын
The writers should've utilized him more in the 3rd movie. Then again, there's a lot they should've done differently in the 3rd movie.
@ReichLife Жыл бұрын
But what really they could, when it was supposed to be conclude plot from 2nd movie? Movie had to bring Jack back and then resolve John's and Becket's threat and other subplots. Overall, I would say movie did better job as conclusion than Return of the Jedi. True though that given role he had in 2nd movie, Norrington is by far the biggest casualty of 3rd one.
@Cobra_125 Жыл бұрын
@@ReichLife I would have cut Sao Feng entirely, used his screentime for Norrington and Governor Swann. A trilogy finale isn't the place to introduce a new, major character, and he doesn't do much that they couldn't rewrite.
@ReichLife Жыл бұрын
@@Cobra_125 While I agree with Norrington, Governor already had minimal screen time in 2nd movie so his minimal role in 3rd isn't such a let down like Norrington's which clearly lost relevance. With Feng though, he clearly serves as springboard for both Sparrow rescue and Elizabeth becoming more equal to rest of main cast. Add to it that Feng with his city, ship and minions enriched POTC franchise. Too be honest, I don't even recall Feng being that often present, basically only having 3 scenes. I always find that him being part of main cast was purely marketing effect given he is one of 5 on most posters.
@mrbloodylordbaronsamedi.993710 ай бұрын
I like James Norington he reminds me on me...
@thijshagenbeek88538 ай бұрын
Ending up in Tortuga did the one thing high society would never do for James. He learned to be ruthless.
@jettstark17432 ай бұрын
5:40 definition of every man for himself
@Artslearner....2 жыл бұрын
James looks like chris evans
@andzia02852 жыл бұрын
Omg i was thinking the same thing
@anikasuraiyasura91582 жыл бұрын
..... Now I feel like Elizabeth should've had the ending with him... whatsoever
@MrTomatoFries2 жыл бұрын
2:44 - 2:48 lmfaoooo
@lapizza71752 жыл бұрын
A glitch in the Matrix
@robnewman6101 Жыл бұрын
I Respect for the so sad death of James Northington.
@alexcrompton95098 ай бұрын
STEADY MEN!! utter brilliance
@kasiopeusgordon-clane110 Жыл бұрын
Have loved the Commodore since day one. AndI love it is the loss of a perfectly good bottle that drives him nuts.
@Brotherleoofchrist645 Жыл бұрын
I was a drunken person at that time
@PhelippeMitsu98 Жыл бұрын
How did you end up in that place first of all?
@sweetplaysclaw70843 ай бұрын
That flip at 4:45 was clean
@jordankrzywicki94125 ай бұрын
Fitting how when fighting over the chest, the goal accomplished was the one that mattered least
@IrenaVarella10 ай бұрын
Elizabeth is very complex James he was going to protecting her and she said I'm prefer to stay with my crew what her crew doesn't want her for captain
@JunkionGamer6 ай бұрын
He looks better with the beard
@jasongotcello Жыл бұрын
I really love that they did a lot more with James Norrington's character after the first movie because at first I didn't like him that much
@PuPuChangg2 жыл бұрын
the commadore is complex
@waldschrat-e4k5 ай бұрын
regained his honor and position just to simp in the end
@Jacobcoleyray5 ай бұрын
I felt bad for him for what he went through but I wasn’t betting for him in the fight for the heart
@Sahilprakash1999 Жыл бұрын
Norrington sacrifice himself to save Elizabeth Swann and her crew by escaping the Flying Dutchman
@swedenneutral78928 ай бұрын
Why did Jack even bring him onto the ship in the first place?
@gridcruise6021 Жыл бұрын
6:02 - 6:13 I'll give him points for selflessness and courage
@arcanewarrior8634 ай бұрын
Yeah, it was self sacrificing, but also he wanted the heart of Jones to get his old life back
@jjj1150011 ай бұрын
10:43 😂
@abrazalves2 жыл бұрын
Shame...but true....all made a beautiful one....and another replacement for any of them....including Johnny Depp it will be a mistake.....
@spectra7gaming4716 ай бұрын
So in our parody of pirates of the carribean where we make Orlando's character come to find out a total lame, his first endeavor as New acting flying Dutchman he runs from the fight like naw man I'm out of the game and he amassed all this debt from Spain or something So... Popcorn
@vouldemourtz294 ай бұрын
NAON MAKSUD SIA ? HAYANG DI PODARAN KU AING MERENAN!! 😡
@chefCozmo2 жыл бұрын
Jesus loves you
@emelysantos51982 жыл бұрын
Emeyl💵💸
@cleverusername93692 жыл бұрын
I like Norrington as a character well enough, but I can't forget that he wanted SO BADLY to marry a woman so much younger than him that he was an established officer in the Royal Navy when she was a very young child. That's just creepy. He was a lieutenant when we first met him, so he'd probably be in his early to mid 20s, while Elizabeth was maybe 8.
@easternlights31552 жыл бұрын
It might have appeared that way in the flashback (which was I think like 8 years before the events of the movie), since they didn't want him to be played by a different actor to avoid confusion. Canonically he was supposed to be around 18 years old in the flashback and in his twenties in present day. The fact that he is incredibly young for a commodore is a part of his characterization. 10 years age difference is no big deal even today, much less back then.
@cleverusername93692 жыл бұрын
@@easternlights3155 that's a fair take, i guess. They could've made him look younger in the flashbacks, though, as is, it doesn't hold up well. I get what they were doing for, though, Norrington being a Horatio Hornblower type, a young, ambitious, hyper competent officer of the Royal Navy, and in that aspect he succeeds here, and nothing against the actor, he's excellent. Wish they'd have made him look younger or at least found a slightly older actresses for young Elizabeth is all
@alexcross75832 жыл бұрын
They done him dirty in the third one
@mouwersor2 жыл бұрын
Stop projecting todays cultural norms on the past
@annguyenlehoang77792 жыл бұрын
Back then living above 40 is consider lucky so marrying in teen age is normal