2. Deconstructions
I deconstructed the first 2 minutes of four
fantasy films, one from the 80s, one from the
90s, one from the 00s and one from the 10s. The
four films that I deconstructed were:
• The little mermaid (1989)
• Beauty and the Beast (1991)
• Pirates of the Caribbean – the curse of the
black pearl (2003)
• Alice in Wonderland (2010)
3. Fantasy Conclusions
Doing this research I have realised that fantasy
films have definitely developed over
time, mainly due to increased new technology
making the films more imaginative and creative.
I also found out that fantasy films tend to
include magic, supernatural events, fantasy or
parallel worlds, hero’s/villains and make believe
creatures.
4. The Little Beauty and the Pirates of the Alice in
Mermaid Beast Caribbean Wonderland
Magic No Yes – Old No No
woman turns to
princess. Turns
prince to Beast.
And spell.
Supernatural Yes – The fish Yes. No No
events does a sigh or
relief
Fantasy/ Parallel Yes- cartoon Yes – “a farway Sort of – Pirate No
Worlds world, and on a land” ship
pirate ship and
underwater.
Hero/villain No Yes – villain – No No
prince is cruel.
Make Believe Yes – we do not Yes – Beast. No Yes – we do not
Creatures see them yet see them yet,
but they are but they are
spoke of. spoke of.
5. Conclusion of Elements included
• The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast
tended to contain a lot more fantasy elements
in the first two minutes. However this could
be due to the fact that they were both
cartoons so they are obviously going to be
fantasy as they are not real.
6. Similarities
Beauty and the Beast
Pirates of the Caribbean
• All films contain a
long shot of one of
the main characters.
The Little Mermaid
Alice in Wonderland
8. Similarities in the four technical codes.
Mise en Scene:
• We see one of the main characters in the first 2
minutes in all films.
• Both pirates of the Caribbean and The little mermaid
are set on a boat.
Sound:
• They all begin with some form of non-diagetic sound
• Alice in wonderland, The Little Mermaid and Pirates of
the Caribbean all include dialogue from the characters.
9. Similarities in the four technical codes.
Camera work + Editing
• They all include Long shots
• They all include Close up Shots
• They all include Two Shots
• Alice in Wonderland and The little mermaid
both contain non-continuity editing.
