Pirates Of The Caribbean Feminism

Feminism is becoming more and more apparent and important in the lives of humans every single day. Both women and men are fighting to achieve gender equality in everything. Posters and pictures each certainly have deeper meaning beyond what is physically visible right away. Looking deeper into each of the character placements, weather, genders, background, and events in a given image, one can get a clue as to what is truly going on and what point the author is actually trying to get across. By promoting an idea that some people are scared of, this poster provides evidence that there is a development of gender roles in society, as a more equal sharing of roles is taking shape. In the movie poster for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, …show more content…
On the lower half of this poster, there is a great abundance of fog and clouds, connoting mystery. Fog gives off the idea of mystery because it is very difficult to see through fog, leaving it a mystery as to what lies ahead beyond it. The pirates in their boats do know what they are getting into. Another part of this image that appears to be mysterious is the ocean beneath the boats. The ocean in itself is a symbol of spook and mystery due to the fact that most of what lies beneath them has not been discovered yet. This mystery and spook previously noted is a metaphor for society’s reaction to feminism. Feminism is a relatively new concept where it is believed that males and females should be equal in society. While there are some people who completely love this idea and are avid supporters of feminism, along with people who completely turn their back on the idea claiming we already have gender equality, most people do not know much about it and can be seen as in the fog or clouds. The dark clouds on the right side of the lower portion of the image combined with the large sunny spot in the middle of the same portion of the poster represent the two possible outcomes of feminism. Represented by the sunny spot, one of the possible outcomes is bright and happy, meaning that feminism is able to be achieved, leaving most people generally …show more content…
After all, there is only one woman portrayed in the top half of the image, and in the bottom of the image, the only woman being shown are traditional female characters, as mermaids. While it is understandable that someone might say the women have an inferior role to men in this poster, there is plenty of evidence to refute that statement. For example, in the upper half of the image, the sole woman with a main role in this movie, is not displayed and larger or smaller than any other character on the poster, besides of course the main character. This shows that she is exactly equal to her male counterparts. Not only is she the same size as everyone else behind the main character, but her character is also played by an extremely well known woman, further proving her importance. By this I mean that the average person probably would not know the names of the men on the right and left sides of this image, but they would likely know the name of the actress who plays the female character, Penelope Cruz. This is an important advancement in today’s society, as feminism is taking on a more significant role in everyday life. The female in the upper half of the poster is clearly one of the most important characters in the movie. This is made obvious by the fact that her clothing, hair, and skin are all clean and neat. This is as opposed to the two men on the outsides, who appear as dirty old mean, likely in a lower