Textual Analysis Essay Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean is a non stop swashbuckling (action and) adventure from start to finish. In this essay I will be looking at the different techniques used to convey the traditional conventions of action and adventure films. Establishing shots play a key role throughout the film, as each scene usually starts with one. In particular when the action focuses on the ships, there is usually a helicopter shot to demonstrate …
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…real and engaging. But also the traditional method of dressing the heroes in white and the villains in black was applied, as all of the enemy pirates wore dark colours and were generally very dark people, whereas the heroes were dressed in lighter colours. But again to keep the audience guessing about where Johnny Depp's allegiance lied, he was dressed in dark colours too, adding to the puzzle, left for the audience to piece together.