2. Baring this in mind, the
way the boy is holding the
girl can be taken 2 ways:
Just a loving imbrace, or it
could be said that he is
At first glance, this looks
gripping on to her as a
like a teen rom-com
show of ownership, trying
because of the tactile
to establish some sort of
couple in the foreground,
power (as many killers
as well as the chalkboard
often do in some way)
(which has connotations
with American high
schools) in the background
The tagline 'From the first This could then hint at
blush of romance to the what is often said of
last pull of the trigger' murderers, that they seem
plays on this, but the normal and unassuming to
mention of a trigger grabs their peers, but are hiding
the audiences attention, as their true intentions
it hints that this film is a lot
more violent than the
typical teen movie
3. Close up could show
invasive and intrusive
The contrast between her nature of being the star
pale white complexion and
the black text and
background not only goes
with the oxymoron of the
film's title (since a swan is
usually white rather than
black), but could maybe The crack in her face could
show how separated she is show that she is 'cracking
from reality itself. It could under pressure', and that
also potentially represent 2 her life is beginning to fall
sides of her own apart and the cracks are
personality – the 'black starting to show, hinting at
swan' and the 'white swan' what could happen to her
character in the film
4. The tagline 'Killer looks.' is
a pun that makes use of
dark humour. Paired with
the character's reflection in
the knife, it hints that he is
quite egotistical and
narcissistic, as well as
being dangerous.
However, the
fact that he
appears to be
looking away
from his
reflection could
show that he
refuses to
accept who he
really is
