The review begins with an intriguing opening paragraph - comparing the film to others and enticing the reader by calling it likely the 'most commercially successful movie' of the year. This would automatically grab their attention as surely they are reading a film review magazine to find good upcoming films. This review displays to them immediately that the new 'Pirates of the Caribbean' should be the best film to come out. However shortly after, the review creates a balanced argument. The writer, Nev Pierce, explains that 'new mythology and alt-world rules are constantly being introduced' - possibly criticising the constant change of the films and how the audience have to keep up with new story lines and new characters. In my opinion, this review is slightly more sophisticated than the ones deconstructed previous, due to the language used. "New movies in order of merit" is the sub-title, and it is a lot more complex than "film of the week" for instance. This possibly demonstrates that the target audience is slightly older teenagers to adults, as opposed to children and young teenagers, despite the possibility of them being fans of the films. This review also incorporates a graph, demonstrating the predicted interest. This almost creates an impression on the reader of whether they should see the film or not, due to how much other people are interested in it. The graph is quite playful and fun to read, instead of being very formally data based. For example, two of the measurements are "Nodding off" and "Thrilled" - this would humour the reader and interest them. This review also has a summing up end to the text, an 'in short' insight for those who may not have had time to read the whole article. I think this is helpful as it concludes the article. It is shown in bold with the familiar colours from the review so the audience can find it efficiently. Another helpful asset is the similar films beside the large image - giving the reader other examples of films they may like, if they enjoy Pirates of the Caribbean.
Charlotte, you have deconstructed both sets of ancillary texts, identifying the key features and elements of each of your chosen text. It would be useful to produce a short summary of each, stating how you plan to incorporate this research into your plans for your own ancillary tasks.
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