He is evil at heart, shown killing another Somali pirate in cold blood. His rough outer exterior reflects most of his nature, although not shown a lot to Captain Phillips. Abduwali works for and respects the head of his village, losing his sense of judgment after he was tricked into the imprisonment after the Navy told him that his leaders were with them. His intelligence is shown through some of his actions in response to the tricks that Captain Phillips used to try deceive him. Muse is surprisingly quite smart despite the low level of education he must have received in his poor village. He wears dirty, tattered clothing that shows his impoverishment and carries a light machine gun, which he uses to threaten his captives. But at the end of the film most viewers will find Bilal a likeable character.Ībduwali Muse, played by Barkhad Abdi, is the Captain of the Somali pirates and the main antagonist of the film. Throughout the film, viewers are positioned to be unsure whether they like him or not, as he is a pirate and helps the antagonist, but he has good intentions as well. He also gets pushed in to the water by Richard Phillips as part of his escape plan. Phillips seems to feel sorry for him, as he is "only a kid," and asks "how he has gotten himself into this." His wounded foot gets tended and bandaged by Phillips. Most of the key interactions with him and the other characters take place in the second half of the film, where his true character gets revealed. His appearance looks confronting, although less frightening than the other pirates shaggy cargo pants, a dirty striped shirt while carrying a small machine gun.īut despite his appearance, he is kind and soft at heart and it is evident that he feels sympathetic for Captain Phillips throughout the film. Ali) is a young 16-year-old boy, the youngest of the four main pirates. He knows how to follows orders: He never disobeyed an order and followed the lifeboat until the navy came under the navy’s order.īilal (Mahat M. He displays this when he figures out that the lights in the engine had to be turned off and knew that the back-up generator had to be turned off. He gave orders and risked himself for the crew when the captain was with the pirates. He also risked his life to get food for the crew when the pirates are searching the ship. This is shown by when he goes to fix that hose when the pirates were coming. He is also the person who tries to warn the captain about getting in the boat and never questioned the captain’s authority. This is shown when he fights the pirate to get his captain. Follows the life boat until the navy came, because of him doing that, the navy knew where the lifeboat was Advised the captain not get on the lifeboat when pirates told him to get on the lifeboat. He has some authority this is shown by how he gave everyone orders when the captain was with the pirates. He supports captain this is shown when the crew are arguing with the captain after the first time the pirates came. Knows ever detail of the ship and the route, shown by how he knows were the food is when the pirates captured the ship. Knows the captain on some sort of personal level, this is shown by how asked about the captain’s family.
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