Pirates of the Caribbean Essays

  • Pirates Of The Caribbean Analysis

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    After watching the film The Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, I will discuss my analysis about how the pirates are based on American’s who are seeking solutions to the war on terror that could be considered outside of the law, but still be acceptable with American values. The pirates in the movie are seen as men who are lawless and are fighting against the civil world, but they’re actually just trying to achieve their own freedom and live a jolly life full of adventure and without

  • Sexism In Pirates Of The Caribbean

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    there are now a total of five movies and Pirates of The Caribbean has became known as one of the most successful box office series. Easily competing with other popular series such as Jurassic Park and The Fast and The Furious. The iconic series, which is directed by Joachim Ronning, and Espen Sandberg, offers viewers a range of sensibility from drama and anticipation to comedy. According to IMDb.com, the newest film of the series, Pirates of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, was rated as a 6

  • Summary of Pirates of the Caribbean

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    This story is about a boy named Jim Hawkins who lives at an inn that his mother and father run and watch over. So one normal day, a pirate looking man walked into the door for somewhere to stay in for a couple of nights. This pirate looking man was called the captain {Bill}, because he never told the Hawkins family what his real name was. So every day the inn family would provide him with food and shelter and Rum. He would always drink to much rum and he would become every drunk and inconsiderate

  • Research Paper On Pirates In The Caribbean

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    quick dollar or to defy authority. Pirates of the Caribbean, the popular Disney trilogy about a Pirate named Jack Sparrow and his antics, are not quite as accurate as some may believe about pirates. Pirates aren’t comical, clumsy drunks as depicted in the movie. Pirates are what I like to call terrorists of the sea, “they were used to sell everything from rum to cars, from homes to insurance.” (Konstam, 2008) Throughout history there have been different names pirates were called such as, buccaneer,

  • Pirates Of The Caribbean Film Analysis

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    I loved the movie the Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. It is the first movie in the Pirates of the Caribbean series. It is amazing because of the catchy music, the suspense in the action, and the overall storyline of the movie. The movie is about a pirate named Jack Sparrow who used to be the captain of the ship called “Black Pearl.” It is known as the fastest ship that sails the seas. Jack Sparrow’s mission is to find the ship and become captain again but little did he know

  • Pirates Of The Caribbean Study Guide

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    • This Story continues from the first part of Pirates of Caribbean, The Curse of the Black Pearl and Black Pearl was a British • ship which stolen by Jack Sparrow. This Story about the second part of Pirates of the Caribbean. In this story the Captain • Jack Sparrow a prisoner, arrested by British government and rush out from Jail with help of his friend in use of wooden box. • The wedding for Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann is disrupt with the influx of Lord Cutler Beckett. He has warrants or

  • Comparing Pirates Of The Caribbean Series With A Horror Film

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    Originally My essay was structured to compare the Pirates of the Caribbean series with a horror movie. However, watching the movies I realized this comparison could not be made in the sense as originally thought. This is in which I made the realization that it was after all a Disney movie. The series is rated PG13, meaning all element of gore and horror could not be used in the same conventions as a horror movie. Because when thinking about it, the elements of horror are there, Curses, Walking skeletons

  • The Success of the Pirates of the Caribbean in Appealing to a Wide Audience

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    The Success of the Pirates of the Caribbean in Appealing to a Wide Audience Pirates of the Caribbean has a wide range of attractive qualities such as the fast paced action and the way the camera work, music and action fit in together to make a fantastic family film witch draws you to watch it again and again. The hero’s and villains play an interesting part but the best part is played by Johnny Depp as the anti-hero captain Jack Sparrow. His cunning personality makes you grin

  • Analysis of The Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Poster

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    Design Analysis Essay BCM 110 In this essay I am going to analyse the movie poster for the film ‘Pirates of the Caribbean : The Curse of the Black Pearl’ . This film was released in 2003 directed by Gore Verbinski and it was a huge Box-Office hit and had great reviews . It also made Johnny Depp the superstar he is now and it stars other actors such as Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley . The genre of the film is an action adventure film with lots of other elements in it . As we can

  • Pirates: The Golden Age Of Piracy

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    lifestyle of pirates has been fantasized by practically everyone. Dreaming about adventures on the high seas, sword fighting with buccaneers, following treasure maps to vast fortunes, and let’s not forget the rum. There was no better place in history to be a pirate than between the years of 1660 and 1726, or as this time frame is commonly known, the Golden Age of Piracy. The Golden Age of Piracy stretched across the known world, but there was one region in particular that flourished with pirate life. That

  • Research Paper On Captain Jack Sparrow

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    Pirates are the most devious, mysterious, harsh fighters who were active in the Caribbean in the 1600s. They had to battle on ships, deal with natural causes, and deal with other pirates. There are two types of pirates, privateers and buccaneers. Privateers were pirates sent by the government. It was basically a legal form of piracy. Buccaneers were pirates that were not controlled by the government. They raided illegally and were charged with treason. Pirates were around during the exploration of

  • Captain Jack Sparrow And The Deconstruction Of The Black Caribbean

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    In the year 2003, a director Gore Verbinski introduced the world to Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. The movie became so popular that sequels were not late in arriving. Captain Jack Sparrow is a fictional character in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise (“Analysis on Captain Jack Sparrow and the Deconstruction of the Common Pirate Image”). The character is depicted by the famous actor Johnny Depp. Jack Sparrow has an extremely interesting personality when looked at using

  • On Stranger Tides

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    are inspired by. In Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides there are some elements of historical piracy, such as the use of privateers, women disguising as male pirates, and class on board ships. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides is a Hollywood film that is inspired by historical accounts which also uses drama and romanticism to appeal to the general public. Throughout the film there are parts of historical piracy that are shown. In the start of the film, pirate Hector Barbossa is

  • The Impact of Pirates and of Piracy on the Spanish Empire

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    The Impact of Pirates and of Piracy on the Spanish Empire When the word pirate is mentioned, many people think of ship carrying men across the seas as they pillage other ships. While this is true to some extent there was much more to the lives of the men that were known as pirates. Pirates were mostly men from French, English or Dutch heritage, and were privateers or merchants. Many of these men were sanctioned by their government. By the Spanish they were call piratas or unsanctioned sea-raiders

  • Effects Of Piracy In The Caribbean

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    Boehmer 1 Allen Boehmer Mr. Vitale British Lit 6 April 2014 Piracy In The Caribbean Piracy has been around since man learned to sail, and it will be around until the end of time. Although piracy has been around forever, their have been particular times that it has flourished. One of these time periods was European expansion into the Americas. In the time of European expansion to the Americas, the East India Company was met with little resistance. However, one group of people in particular fed off

  • History of Nautical Piracy

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    Pirates are sea robbers who prey on other ships and rob them of their goods and sometimes capture the ship itself for their own purposes. Piracy began over 2000 years ago in Ancient Greece, when sea robbers threatened the trading routes of the Greek Empire. Since then, this threat has continued amongst seafaring nations until the birth of regular navies. Roman ships were attacked by pirates who seized their cargoes of grain, and olive oil. The Vikings (which means sea-raider) were renowned for attacking

  • David Garrett's Performance of He's a Pirate by Hans Zimmer and Klaus Badelt

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    The orchestral piece, He’s a Pirate by Hans Zimmer and Klaus Badelt is the main theme from the movie Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. This song was performed David Garrett, who is a professional musician. David has also performed the second movement of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, which has some similarities to how he performs the piece to the Pirates of the Caribbean theme. Both songs have some differences and similarities about their performance quality even though they are

  • Golden Age Of Piracy Research Paper

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    and trade. Pirates disrupted trade and moved valuables around. They freed slaves and crippled trade between the new and old world. Britain, Spain, the Caribbean, and the Americas were the most adversely affected countries by piracy with goods being stolen from the spanish and providing wealth to the new and old world. Piracy during its golden age affected various countries in both a positive and negative way. By the beginning of the 1700’s piracy was deeply ingrained in the caribbean which led to

  • How Did John Rackham Influence Pirates

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    Everyone has heard the stories of pirates; navigating the seas and plundering any ship in sight. But nobody has ever heard the stories of those less victorious, but equally as important pirates. Most of these stories are based around the “ordinary” pirates, like Blackbeard or Henry Morgan. Also, other pirates who aren’t discussed often, like Anne Bonny, were just as impactful on history as the famous ones. She may not have been as successful when it came to riches, but she was a great fighter;

  • Film Music Analysis

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    integrates a whole incipient caliber of understanding to the character. Another example is an eerie motif played by claves and the pan flute that represents the crypticness and criminal undertone of the pirates, sometimes followed by a perilous sounding theme to portray all the conspicuous traits of the pirates. A succession of chords is present in “The Medallion Calls”, predicated upon the tonic and subtonic chords of D minor. By playing in a minor key, it gives a more haunting tone to all of the pieces