The document discusses two films, The Rum Diary and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, in terms of uses and gratification theory. For The Rum Diary, it satisfies audiences' desires to see major stars Johnny Depp and Amber Heard. The themes of romance and intrigue on a beautiful island gratify audiences seeking an escape from their everyday lives. For Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, its all-star British cast intrigues audiences skeptical about remakes. Being produced by a smaller distributor appeals to audiences wanting credibility. It gratifies British audiences' sense of national pride and those seeking escapism through gritty realism about cold war espionage. The two films gratify audiences in different ways.

1. Uses and Gratification Theory

2. The Rum Diary: Based on the novel by Hunter S Thompson, has major star power from Johnny Depp and up and coming Amber Heard. The story follows Depp’s character whose a journalist moving to Puerto Rico from New York. The main themes revolves around the main protagonists (Depp) affair with a business mans wife (Amber Heard) and the business mans dodgy business dealing as the main protagonist ghost writes the business mans book. This movie is a Hollywood blockbuster with one of the biggest star names in Hollywood as the leading man. In this it has already satisfied the uses and gratification theory because it has some audiences desire to see. The themes of movie suggest that the target audience will be young proffessional’s. The themes of the movie gratify the audience as it is a release from there usual lifes. They are watching a glamorous film on a beautiful island. The gratify’s both sexes, the women can long to have big movie star Depp and the men long to have femme fatal beauty that is Amber Heard. The uses of this film is that it releases a desire in the viewer of leading a high flying lifestyle and travelling the world.

3. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy The story is about a double agent in the cold war based on the popular book by John Le Carre and the remake of the BBC adaptation. Though the film has a two Oscar winners and an all star British cast it is very much a niche market film. Audiences are often sceptical about remakes especially from a very popular original film and book. However getting an all star British cast, gratify’s their curiousity and intrigues them. Produced by a smaller distributor as studio canale is a sort of testament to its credentials so for uses is a pacifier to hard to please audience base. As the audience majority will be British this gratify’s there sense of pride. In comparison to The Rum Diaries this film is a gritty realistic look into world of cold war spies. Audiences are going to see this film for escapism into another time and somebody else’s life. Where the Rum Diaries transport the audience to a sunny island, Tinker Tailor takes them to the grey and dark world of cold war espionage. These two films are very different and use and gratify the audience for different means.