Media Analysis Assignment. Communications & Media Essay

Media Analysis
Originals
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Originals is a TV series about power, crime, and the deception that one would need to be a ruler. It focuses on the war between vampires, witches, wolves, and the humans who all live on the French Quarter, New Orleans. The film takes on power struggle between the leaders of the factions as they try to remain seemingly normal to the thousands of tourists who visit the Crescent City. It has enticing drama, intricate twists, and allegiances that bring out the value of deception that leaders require. The purpose of this essay uses the crime lessons from this film to discuss its effects in society, linking it with the course and class readings for this week.
The crime begins after a coup to change the leadership in New Orleans. The ruler, Klaus Michaelson (a vampire), was chased away by fire and deathly threats. They made him believe it was all burned but later rebuilt by Klaus’ adopted son. The struggle comes years later when Klaus returns to take back his throne. Chaos arises in the French Quarter as they each attempt to grab leadership during this uncertain moment. What follows is ingenious manipulation from the elite, while the weak remain victimized from the chaos. They plot strategies and minor rage battles as they build towards inevitable war.
The vampire’s strategy is cutting off the supernatural power supply of the other factions. They force the witches to move away from their ancestral land where they draw power, leaving them weak but still able to pull some tricks. The vampire leader bargained with a witch (in exchange for safety) to curse the werewolves to remain in wolf form and only be human on full moons, an ironic reversal of the usual. Lastly, the humans were forced to succumb to the will of the supernatural as modern weapons are useless. Luckily, the supernatural generally advocates for democracy. Klaus returning rocked the system, motivating scramble for power, costing those caught in the crossfire.
Crime is used during politics to prove points, form allegiances, or rattle an enemy. There is the killing of masses to impose fear and establish authority and drive people towards war. This works in favor of the leader known as situational leadership, where a leader takes advantage of the state of the nation to aid something else (Holenweger, 2017). Instead of worry over crime intensity, they find what they can gain during the distraction.
Increased crime leads to various social issues...