Movie poster

Movie Poster Analysis

Questions to Consider:

1.         Is the movie title prominently featured? Is the text easy to read?

           

The title of the movie is not prominently displayed on the movie poster. In fact it is almost in the corner of the poster and is in all lower case showing that the emphasis is on the images not the text.

2.         Are the main actors shown? If so, which ones? What do their appearances and expressions convey about the movie?

The poster is dominated by a picture of two of the main characters clutching, as if after an accident or “Crash”. Below them are images of a few of the other main characters in the film. Since the film follows the lives of a multitude of different characters lives no one main character predominates the poster for the movie.

3.         What is the design of the movie poster? Does it accurately reflect the mood and tone of the film?

           

            The expressions on the faces of all the actors in the poster all seem to be either upset or depressed. This sets the mood for the movie as potentially dramatic/tragic, obviously not a feel good movie.

4.         What other images are included? What do you notice about the framing of the images?

            Other than the facial expressions of the main actors, the only other noticeable feature of the poster is the out of focus lights in the background, which suggest the movie is set in a city or urban area. The main image on the cover of the couple clutching each other seems to be the center point of the poster because it is framed by the actors’ names as well as the other minor pictures on the cover.

5.         What text is shown on the poster? Is there a catchy slogan? If so, what does it tell you about the movie's story?

            Running down the side of the poster, the names of all the major actors in the movie are listed. There are twelve actors listed which seems unusual for the poster for a film but, looking closer you see why they are all listed; they are all big name actors. At the top of the poster it states 6 academy award nominations and 2 golden globe nominations. These Nominations are clearly meant to lend credit to the quality of the film.

6.         Is there any other important information included on the poster?

            There isn’t any other information other than the title, the actors, and the nominations.

7.         Why do/don't you think this movie poster is persuasive?

            The multitude of big name actors and the nominations suggest that this is a quality movie that would be worth your time to see. The distressed faces of the seven main actors on the cover also makes you want to watch the movie to see what caused these emotions to come pouring out.