Analyzing Movie Posters

Movie posters are made by the creators to attract audiences of all different types. All countries have their own way of advertising movies and each way can give you a different feel, even if it is about the same movie. These posters are made to attract these people to take a break, sit down, relax and watch a good movie.

The four movie posters are all very different, but they represent the same movie. Them being different shows that each country has their own way of representing the movie. The first, second, and fourth ones all have pictures of the characters and colors with more of a positive vibe, whereas the third one has a very different approach, with a skull and dark colors that gives you a scary vibe. The first poster gives off a secretive, mysterious vibe, and the second and fourth give off more of a romantic vibe. I believe the reason this is done is to attract all different kinds of viewers to the movie.

The way I first look at each poster is by reading it in a left to right, top to bottom motion, which in all of the posters the first thing I read is the actors and actresses names. That shows that the actors and actresses may be what attracts most people to this movie.

The colors in the first poster tend to catch my eye because of the contrasting colors. The black background with the yellow, white, blue, and red colors attracts my eyes to it. The second poster also attracts my eye because of the bold, bright colors in the background. The handwritten style of writing also attracts me because it is big and black and gives you more of a relaxed feel that makes me want to go see the movie. The third poster does not attract my eyes because of the colors; it is very boring, black and white. The thing that I am attracted to first is the blue and red target in the middle of the forehead of the skull. This poster does not really give me any idea on what this movie may be about, so it does kind of interest me and makes me want to go see it. The fourth movie poster has the photograph of the couple very big and taking up most of the poster. What is interesting is how small the actors and actresses names are off to the side, which is much different then the other three, where they are part of the main focus. I think pictures help attract an audience more because you do not have to read anything, you just see a photograph and you can base your opinion upon that. It is quick and easy, and that is what people want. They do not want to sit and read something long to decide if they want to see a movie.