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This poster immediately connotes the film noir

genre due to its almost completely monochrome

pallet. There are many layers to this poster,

however the first one is almost entirely black,

depicting the imagery of rain and thunder

dispersed among the characters. The rain is

symbolic of conflict and sin, as it has negative

connotations of sadness or anger.

The characters have been positioned to take up most room on the

poster suggesting that they all play a key role in the film and are all

intertwined. The actor Bruce Willis appears to be at the foreground

of the poster and looks larger than other characters. This may be as

he is the most well recognised out of all the other actors, or simply

suggests his role as a protagonist.

The tone of this poster

has a high amount of

action and fits well with

the film noir genre. The

almost blurred

appearance of the rain

suggests rapid

movement, as does the

'windswept'

appearance of Jessica

Alba's hair. These smallfeatures add a deeper

dimension to the poster

and make it more

exciting to look at and

therefore promote the

film.

The middle layer of this

poster also adds another

dimension to the action

tone as the smaller, faded

image of a man walking

through the city presents

an intriguing aspect to the

poster. This smaller image

is surrounded almost by a

bright white light, drawing

attention to the man's

black cloak and therefore

the connotations of sin and

danger.

The original Sin City was a series of

film-noir comics by Frank Miller. This is

particularly evident through the titling

and anchorage text. The font of 'Sin

City' is Sans Serif and is similar to

bubble writing', depicting the comic

style and typical action in books. The

red text against the black and grey

characters symbolises the bloody

themes of the film. Therefore the

poster resembles a comic book cover,

ensuring that the origins of the plot is

There is an exaggerated

affect added to the sizeof the weapon held by

Willis therefore

emphasising the

importance of violence

in the film as a means of

resolution within the

narrative. This also adds

to the comical tone of

the poster and

consequent high action.

The idea that every character is looking in a different

direction presents a disjointed and eerie tone to the poster,

and also reinforces the high level of action within the film.

However, Willis is looking down at his gun, immediately

reinforcing the use of violence as a means of resolution in

the film. Willis also particularly looks God like, due to thelow angle shot, looking up at him. This reinforces his

authority in the film and overall violent power.