Why Sparrow Became Cursed at the End

Rating: Null/10 (2 March 2004)

If you watch it carefully, you will see that he picks up a gold piece before he begins the fight with the Captain so Sparrow cannot be killed either. Being part of the original group that was cursed, but never having held one of the gold pieces, the curse kicks in when he takes a gold piece. You may also notice that just before he shoots the Captain, he tosses his gold piece back to Will Turner, who completes the ending of the curse. Thus the Captain is mortal and therefore killed by Sparrows bullet. This was a very good use of the rules by which the curse is acquired and lifted. And I thought Sparrow was a spacey kind of guy, but apparently figured it out quite nicely. (Good writers!)
Neat trick, eh?