1. Both of the character’s facesare shownthrougha close up.Thisallowsusto see theirfacial expressionsin
detail andtheybothlookseriouswiththeireyesdivertedelsewhere whichtell usthattheybothhave the
same objective ormission.The factthatthe posterissplitup withthe character of Hugh Jackmanon the
top andthe character of Jake Gyllenhaal onthe bottomcouldsuggestthattheyhave differentwaysor
ideastoachieve thismission.
There ishoweveran
image betweenthe
twoof the dad with
the daughteron his
shoulderswhich
couldshowhowit is
importantto bothof
themand that
mission istofindthe
girl.
The use of smoke inthe posterconnotes
the ideathat somethingisunclearor
hidden,possiblythe charactersthoughts.
The gloomybackgroundalsomakesit
hard to distinguishthe settingwhich
providesasense of ambiguitytothe
poster.
Both the characters
are wearingablack
costume whichhas
connotationsof
mystery,secrecyand
the unknown.
The textof the title
alsoincludesamaze
for the letter‘o’
whichimpliesthatit
isa sort of
psychological thriller
and will involve
mysteriouselements
and maybe puzzles
for example.
