The thing that surprises Jim the most as the story unfolds is that even though the pirates aboard the Black Pearl are clearly the villains, their motives are far more complex than just greed. Not only that, but he understands, to an extent. Barbossa's monologue sticks with him, even as the film goes on, and it's an unexpected emotional gutpunch at the climax of the film, when Jack Sparrow kills Barbossa at last, and an uneaten apple rolls out of his hand, the one thing the mutinous captain wanted most.

He stays quiet as the ending plays out, as Jack escapes execution with the help of Will and Elizabeth, and reunites with his ship.