Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

2003 · Movie · PG-13 · 143 min

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Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 3

Its director stated on the record that "i have a great cast, I'm a huge fan of all of the classic pirate movies, There are great movies that are bombs and bad movies that succeed and so, it's down to…" 1. Its narrative-universality assessment registers 8 of 10 2. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 7 of 100 3. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for White and below it for Hispanic 4.

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    Creator statementdirector: "I have a great cast. I'm a huge fan of all of the classic pirate movies. There are great movies that are bombs and bad movies that succeed and so, it's down to the story and performances."Phase9 Q&A Press Junket, 2003 source ↗
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    Narrative universalityNarrative universality 8 of 10; identity centrality incidental.WhatSphere content assessment. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
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    Content balanceAdvocacy 7 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
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    RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: White 88, Hispanic 28.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1

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Primary audienceYoung MenYoung Men87
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Primary audienceYoung Men
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Quadrant Scores

Young Men
87
Young Women
50
Older Men
50
Older Women
13
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Audience Representation

White
88
Black
48
Hispanic
28
Asian
38
South Asian
46
Middle Eastern
48
Indigenous
48
Mixed
42
Other
48
LGBTQ+
0

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Advocacy

Advocacy7
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Synopsis

When wily Captain Barbossa steals Jack Sparrow's ship and kidnaps the governor's beautiful daughter, Elizabeth, her childhood friend Will Turner joins forces with Jack to save her and recapture Jack's ship, the Black Pearl.

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Cast & Crew

Timothy Brakensiek (director) · Steven F. Beaupre (director)