INTRODUCTION: Trapped for multiple days in a small lifeboat with four Somali pirates, only one of whom speaks English, Captain Rich Phillips finds himself in a situation in which he must rely on communication in order to survive. Before finding himself in the lifeboat Captain Phillips communicated with his crew in order to keep all of them safe in the presence of the pirates. Throughout the ordeal, Captain Phillips and the Somali pirates rely on a variety of communication concepts in order to achieve their own goals. Within the movie Captain Phillips produced by Sony Pictures and directed by Paul Greengrass, the following communication concepts defined by Floyd are portrayed: accommodating, collectivism, dominance, empowerment, face-threatening …show more content…
165). Within the movie, hate speech was used by the captain of the second pirate boat in order to degrade and intimidate Muse and those within his boat. The pirate did this by calling the members of the boat that Muse was the captain of women and saying that they were weak and coawards (Greengrass, 2013). He did this in order to seem like he was going to be the dominant and successful captain. However, he ended up being the coward and running when Captain Phillips made a bluff that the US Navy was on their way to protect the ship when they actually were …show more content…
249). Anger is a dominant emotion throughout this movie and is portrayed by nearly every character. When the pirates are searching the ship and the youngest pirate steps on the shattered glass, severely injuring his foot, the pirates express anger as they feel as though it was a trap set by the ship’s crew (Greengrass, 2013). The pirates exhibited this anger by screaming at Captain Phillips, threatening him with their guns, and then fighting amongst themselves. Towards the end of the movie the pirates exhibit anger within their group because they feel as though there were multiple poor decisions made by each member of the group throughout the
Key terms will be pointed out and highlighted, as well as described in relation to the examples extracted from the film. To begin with the film started out with a communication climate that was both tense and without verbal communication. This was mainly due to the variance in membership constructs of the characters involved. The character's included the brain Brian, Andrew the athlete, the criminal Bender, the princess Claire, and the basket case Allison. There was a great deal of interesting nonverbal communication taking place between these people. Their reactions and responses to each other demonstrated perceptual errors, which would be shown as the story progressed.
During the same day, Bailey unveiled the returning members of the cast for the fifth installment of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” which include the film’s stars: Depp as Jack Sparrow, Orlando Bloom as Will Turner and Geoffrey Rush as Captain
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The first concept from our textbook I will talk about in relationship to the movie is gossip. The main means of communication for the four girls a.k.a the plastics is gossip. In the movie communication occurs between two or more of the girls when the other isn’t present.
Because of this ill treatment, some sailors decided to become pirates. The system of piracy was a particularly egalitarian one. It reinstituted the medieval method of payment, by offering each member shares of the profit, which in the sailor’s mind meant better pay for their labor. Additionally, as written in the codes the pirates followed, the ship was run by the crew, not the captain. The crew had the ability to depose a captain that treated them unfairly. (Rediker 261-62) In many cases piracy offered better working conditions, better food, better pay, and better leadership. However, an organized effort to eradicate the threat of piracy began to take shape in the late 1720’s. Colonial governors began offering bounties on the heads of pirates and the Royal Navy engaged in a much more organized and focused attack on such enterprises. (Rediker 283) These factors, combined with the inability of pirates to organize on a large scale, lead to only a short reign at sea for these ill-treated rebels. (Rediker
“Who’s a Pirate? In Court, a duel Over Definitions,” by Keith Johnson, is asking what is considered a pirate. Pirates are labeled, as mentioned, in the article, “the common enemy of all.” People don’t know exactly what a pirate is but they define it by their actions. If you rob a ship, are you considered a pirate?
In the early 18th century, one pirate rose above the rest (Hamilton). Blackbeard was his name and he was the most cunning and dreaded pirate of all time (Hamilton). He [Blackbeard] was known as the wild-eyed pirate with the fearsome figure and evil soul (Hamilton). Blackbeard worked for a man by the name of Captain Hornigold (Hamilton). As Hornigold and Blackbeard expanded their pirating operations (Hamilton). They preyed on vessels sailing off the coast of North America (Hamilton). Captain Hornigold and Blackbeard were feared all over, they were deadly individually but together they were unstoppable. This ability helped Blackbeard become well
The Skipper is avaricious and also suffers from wrath. He is avaricious because he would gain someone’s trust so they would do business with him and then he would steal from them and cheat them. In “The Prologue”(pg. 103 lines 407-408), it reads, “He’d drawn at Bordeaux, while the trader snored. The nicer rules of conscience he ignored”. He also suffered from wrath, anytime he had extra people on his ship, he would make them walk the plank. In “The Prologue”(pg.103 lines 409-410), it says, “If, when he fought, the enemy vessel sank, he sent the prisoners home: they walked the plank”.
Cordingly’s book Under the Black Flag: The Romance and Reality of Life Among the Pirates tells the story of many different pirates of different time periods by the facts. The book uses evidence from first hand sources to combat the image of pirates produced by fictional books, plays, and films. Cordingly explains where the fictional ideas may have come from using the evidence from the past. The stories are retold while still keeping the interest of the audience without having to stray from the factual
pirate as he is portrayed in the beginning of the text nor is he the
Johnny Depp, in Pirates of the Caribbean; The Curse of the Black Pearl, uses the character’s speech and actions to exemplify the characterization, cunning. Jack Sparrow, a known pirate, comes to the royal port with the intentions to commandeer a ship and find a crew. He is caught by the king’s men and is soon to be hanged. He utilizes his conniving demeanor to escape this troublesome situation. Character’s speech is very important in demonstrating the trait, cunning. Jack Sparrow repeatedly deceives others within the movie to allow for his situations ideal outcome. When Jack first arrives at the royal port he is approached and asked for a shilling and his name. Jack responds resourcefully in order to avoid the issue of his name, he proposes
Tucked away in history lies the world of piracy, too far to be fully reached, comprehended or related to. They are distance stories containing horrific facts and impossible realities. It is no secret that piracy has found a home in Western pop culture; the romance of mystery and drama seems to follow any pirate image. Historically speaking some scholars have rejected this romantic view yet, for every academic voice there exists a Jack Sparrow or Long John Silver. Conflict surrounds the truth of piracy as Historians continue to see piracy in light of historical contexts while social culture relies on the dramatized romantic view. Because of this, only when these studies and stories are brought together a new insight develops. By analyzing texts, such as the primary source The Buccaneers of America by Exquemelin, historian Marcus Rediker’s Villains of All Nations and the famous Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, romance and piracy are brought together and surprisingly developed by historians and fiction-writers alike.
Pirates have a natural love for treasure and wealth. They often loose what little morals they possess in exchange for any opportunity to achieve any type of wealth. Pirates at this time are looked at as the scum of the earth (Jacobs Henry). This is shown by the depiction of the dead pirates hanging with a sign that says, “Pirates ye be warned” (Pirates of the Caribbean). Jack had a rough upbringing from early on. It is in these pivotal years that we develop many of our natural tendencies and social behaviors that we carry with us for the rest of our lives. If someone has a hard or troubled upbringing with little stability, then they are often predisposed to certain mental disorders. For example, Jack Sparrow started his life onboard a ship at sea during a typhoon. In no way, shape, or form is coming into the world in such conditions nurturing to the individual. Furthermore, his father Captai...
Pirates have always been known as the literal scum of the scum of the Earth. Nobody respected pirates, except for me. I knew what they were capable of, and like many people during the war of independence, I saw them as raiders and brutes. But it wasn’t until 1775, that I saw who they really were. When I was ten-years-old, I worked as an apprentice for a naval doctor named William Balch. He was a very kind-hearted soul who always felt the need to assist the wounded from those with internal hemorrhaging to the sailors who complained about back pains. Whenever he felt the urge to aid these young men who complained 80% of the time, he sent me to alleviate their minor scars. On occasion, I would end up going to bed late and then I’d sleep past roll call - at 2:30 am the next morning just to be yelled at my loud-mouth of a father.
In addition there were two parts of communication channels that were depicted in this movie. A verbal communication channel was portrayed when Margaret went over to Bob’s office to fire him. Their face to face interaction allowed Bob to verbally express his emotion through the use of vocal intonation and facial expression. Margaret was able to under...