Media Theories/Analysis- Pirates of the Caribbean

Media Theories- Pirates of the Caribbean

The film has multi camera shots, this means that a whole shot consists of different angles to make a whole record, this is used to create a more structured and 'action packed' scene as it has a more broken structure. The use of this also may be because of the limited space on set.

Within this film 'Popp's character roles' are evident. Will Turner is portrayed as the hero – but this is never accounted for as Jack is the most dominant character over all the films. Jack covers many roles throughout the series because the characters’ personality changes due to confidence around the other characters and the situations Jack puts himself in, he fits ones such as: hero, false hero, villain, dispatcher etc. as for Elizabeth, within the first film she is known as the princess, then she turns into a rebellious and hero figure.

Claude Levi-Strauss’ Binary oppositions is key within these films. Examples of this would be between Jack and Will or Elizabeth and Barbosa. Having these oppositions make the films more interesting and helps clearly show the characters roles and personalities, which allows the audience to make clear comparisons between the characters and how the typically act.

The film is based and works around Todorov’s Equilibrium Theory. 

This theory is about the good and the bad situations within the film (something goes wrong, they try and solve it, that works and then something goes wrong again).

To make a film more exciting, the directors have to script the underlining story in this way, which in turn creates a more interesting and appealing film to watch.

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