By Molly Smith

Poster 1: Batman: The Dark Night Rises

The main colours used in this thriller are dark so that the film seems more thrilling with a spooky, horror effect. There is fire within the picture which also adds to a suspenseful, yet scary theme as fire can be frightening due to it being fatal to humans and can cause a painful death. The fact that the fire is in the shape of a bat symbolises that this is Batman’s emblem so that people know it is him. Batman is standing in a strong posture with his fist clenched tight, so that it shows he is ready for battle and shows he is determined to win the battle. This makes it more thrilling because you get the idea that he is going into battle with an antagonist, which makes the film seem more suspenseful and make the audience more eager to see the film.

Escape PlanI have chosen to analyse this poster because it looks intriguing and makes the viewer wonder what the film is about. The title ‘Escape Plan’ seems interesting and the film title suggests what the film is going to be about, planning to escape. This makes the viewer interested and makes them think of all sorts of questions about the film, such as ‘where are they trying to escape from?’, ‘why are they trying to escape?’, ‘who is trying to escape?’, ‘who are they escaping from?’ and ‘how did the situation get to the point when they needed to escape?’. These types of questions make the viewer more desperate to see the film and to understand what happens in the film. The picture of the poster shows two men back-to-back, in what it looks to be a cubed, glass cage. This also makes the viewer wonder what the film is about and makes them want to see more.

Die Hard

This thriller film is classed as an action thriller. The title of this film, ‘Die Hard’ seems quite brutal and violent. The picture on the poster shows a man with a cut on his face which makes the viewer wonder why he has it and what caused him to get cut. The expression on his face seems quite shocked and makes the viewer intrigued as to what happens in the film. The other picture is of a really tall building that looks like the top has been blown up. This makes the viewer wonder if the man had something to do with the explosion.

The ShiningThe picture on this poster shows a

man poking his head through, what it

looks to be, a door. It looks like he has

broken the door and is trying to get to

someone. By looking at this, the

viewer instantly thinks the man on the

picture is the villain. The fact that he

looks motivated to getting through

makes him seem extremely scary and

makes the viewer interested into what

happens in the film, in terms of who he

is trying to get to and why he wants to

get to them. The film title is peculiar as

it doesn’t particularly link to the

picture. This makes the film more

intriguing because the viewer doesn’t

really know what happens in the film

and wonders what it about, which

makes the film more interesting and

thrilling.

REDThis film is classed as an action, comedy, crime thriller. The picture of this poster shows different characters, some of which are holding weapons. Their facial expressions show they are serious and dedicated in to doing something. This makes the viewer feel interested as to what the film is about and why they are holding weapons. Furthermore, the title of this poster is called ‘RED’ which can symbol many things such as love or blood. This is strange as the film title doesn’t look like it links with the film. The background colour of the film poster is red which relates to the title, however the viewer does not know if the title is linked to the film or what the red symbolises. This makes the viewer feel intrigued and more desperate to see the film.