While I don't think there is anything wrong with the Pirates of the Caribbean scene, it doesn't really scream "Nick is bi" to me. At the time I read it as Nick was realizing that it was Bloom that he was into, not Knightley and that his mom's assessment of his 11 year old desires was just her assuming in a clueless mom way. But it works fine with Nick being bi too.
It's hard for me to imagine Ben as an unequivocal villain or simple foil. His whole deal seems to come from pain rather than cruelty.
While I don't think there is anything wrong with the Pirates of the Caribbean scene, it doesn't really scream "Nick is bi" to me. At the time I read it as Nick was realizing that it was Bloom that he was into, not Knightley and that his mom's assessment of his 11 year old desires was just her assuming in a clueless mom way. But it works fine with Nick being bi too.
It's hard for me to imagine Ben as an unequivocal villain or simple foil. His whole deal seems to come from pain rather than cruelty.