Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow

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    found that had a thematic significance connecting with the trickster was Pirates of the Caribbean, and the trickster being one of the main characters, Jack Sparrow. The mythic archetype, the trickster is known to break the rules of the gods or nature, sometimes maliciously but usually with ultimately positive effects; though the trickster's initial intentions may have been either positive or

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    Disneyland produced a wonderful series of movie named Pirates of the Caribbean. It was so popular that was nominated and won several movie awards such Academy Awards, Golden Globe Awards, and MTV Movie Awards. There is a series of movie and On Stranger Tides is the movie that has the lowest CinemaScore. It was directed by Rob Marshall and screenplay by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio on 2011. The main characters in this movie are Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow, Penélope Cruz as Angelica, Geoffrey Rush as

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    Johnny Depp is one of Hollywood's most versatile actors, known for his ability to completely disappear into a role. But one of the actor most famous transformation - as Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean - almost didn't work in his favor, the Black Mass actor revealed the close call while attending the AFI Festival in L.A. on Monday, November 9. "Yeah, they wanted to fire me," Depp revealed during a panel at Sunday's A.F.I. Fest, adding, "It trickled back to me that [former Disney

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    films. I also concluded from the chapter that Hollywood is embracing this idea of escapism and fantasy by opening avenues that combat the heterosexual hegemony. The chapter focused on the Disney Franchise’s Pirates of The Caribbean series and how it was an appropriation of the queer legend and that it was a place of fantasy that allowed for gender adventurism and willful sexual indeterminacy. With that being said, I want to construct in my opinion what I believe that implies. While I have

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    Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest was directed by Gore Verbinski and the music was composed by Hans Zimmer. Hans Zimmer is one of the most sought after film composers. He does an amazing job creating the score for this swashbuckling adventure. The movie begins with the interrupted marriage of William Turner and Elizabeth Swann. The music’s first role in this movie is to reflect emotion. In the opening scene, Elizabeth is kneeling at the altar where her wedding should have taken place

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    The Many Faces of Johnny Depp

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    (Cannon 3). He has also been “known to stay in character even outside filming” which shows his serious dedication to the roles he plays and is a technique used by some of the greatest actors of this time, for example, Daniel Day-Lewis, Robert De Niro and Jack Nicholson (Grass 13). True dedication to method acting is something that many actors can’t obtain, because they don’t care enough about the role they’re playing. Johnny Depp is an actor that strives for perfection and always wants the best possible

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    Johnny Depp: A Truely Unique Actor

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    have soul, Johnny Depp is truly a one-of-a-kind actor. With a spectrum of characters Depp has played, ranging from Edward Scissorhands in the movie Edward Scissorhands (1990), to playing his role in 21 Jump Street (1987), up until the recent Pirates of the Caribbean (2003), he is involved in roles that “only the likes of Depp can pull off” (“Johnny

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    Johnny Depp: A true character! Essay

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    Born in Owensboro, Kentucky in 1963 to a waitress and a civil engineer, John Christopher Depp II was the youngest of four children. When he was young he'd visit his Pawpaw often, and happily recalls the sunny days of picking tobacco together. It was a terrible shock to the seven-year-old boy when Pawpaw died. After the death he and his family moved to Miramar, Florida, but the family spent a long time living in motels and was constantly shifting from place to place, well over a dozen motels in total

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    In this essay, I will talk about tricksters from various fairy tales and legends. The trickster, in the context of fairy tales, legends, and myths, is a character archetype found in many cultures. Tricksters are typically portrayed as cunning, clever, and often mischievous characters who use their cunning to navigate the world and achieve their goals. What is an archetype? According to the Cambridge Dictionary, an archetype is "a typical example of something, or the original model of something from

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    prove their masculinity. They might think that they are justified because of stories like Robin Hood. When people condone certain actions by characters in media, then naturally they will find ways to justify their own actions. What about Jack Sparrow and Danny Ocean? Why are they popular? Their ethics are slightly lacking. They steal for personal gain. The

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