Kenneth Johnston
Mrs. White
English 1105
Visual Analysis
Hoist
the Colours
The visual I choose was the opening
scene of the movie “Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End.” The song that is
played during the scene is titled “Hoist the Colours.” The scene opens up with
a zoomed in view of a hangman’s noose. This simple shot of the rope sets the
mood for the scene. Soon after, many pairs of feet are seen joined together
with iron chain links and large shackles around their ankles. The demoralized people
drudge along in a single file line to the gallows where they are to be hung. Each
prisoner is wearing dirty, old, torn clothing. The contrast between the
prisoner’s clothes and the pristine, well-kept uniforms of the British army is
very noticeable in the scene. The scene continues to process through different
images while the messenger reads the decree by the King of Britain. The people
being hung are stripped of their rights due to their involvement with piracy.
The next set of prisoners processes up the stairs of the gallows to be hung.
The seven prisoners walked to their places in the gallows and were awaited to
be hanged. In the center of the row there stands a young boy. He looks up at
the noose that is significantly above his head.
He starts to break out in song. His fellow pirates standing upon the
gallows start to sing with him and soon all the prisoners started to sing the
song “Hoist the Colours.” The executioner then pulls up a barrel and lifts the
boy onto of it so his head will reach the noose. The pirates still are singing
the song. The scene finally ends when they sing that last lines “Never shall we
die.” and then they are hung.
Pirates
of the Caribbean: “Hoist the Colours”
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