2. Looper
• Looper is a 2012 American neo-noir science fiction thriller film written and directed by
Rian Johnson, and produced by Ram Bergman and James D. Stern. It stars Bruce
Willis, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Emily Blunt. It revolves around criminal syndicates
using contracted killers called "loopers" to kill victims sent through time travel.
Storyline
• $176.5 million on a $30 million budget, and receiving critical acclaim.
• In 2044, 25-year-old Joe works for a Kansas City crime syndicate as a "looper." Since
future technology has made it near-impossible to dispose of bodies, the syndicate uses
time travel, invented thirty years later and outlawed instantly. Managed by a future man
named Abe Mitchell, loopers kill and dispose of face-concealed victims, and are paid
with silver bars strapped to the target. To prevent connections to the syndicate,
loopers kill their future selves with gold bars strapped to them when they retire,
effectively ending the contract and "closing the loop".
3. The fact that the two
characters fill the entire
frame indicate to the
audience that they are the
main characters of the film.
Their bodies are vertically
mirrored/parallel which is a
unknown reference to the
plot and how they are the
same person from different
timelines.
Joseph Gordon Levitt isn’t looking directly
at the audince which could be connotedas
him having alternative motives or different
goals from Bruce Willis . Bruce on the other
hand is looking straight at the audience
which connotes that he knows what he
wants. However, because Bruce is
portrayed as upside down in this image it
might connote that his view is twisted or
he is disorientated.
The “O” being turned into a
clock is a hint about the
plot and how time travel
plays a big part in the film.
You may notice that both actors are
wearing leather jackets, although
Bruce’s is more worn and is losing its
colour. This is yet another hint
towards them being the same person.
Along with Gordon and Bruce
another name is credited, “ Emily
Blunt” who is a well known actress
. This will lead to the audience
question the role that she plays in
the film and why wasn’t she shown
in the poster.
The eerie statements by
the side of both actors is
very relatable for most
people ,with them having
memories they’d like to
forget and an uncertain
future they aren’t sure
about.
The release date informs the
viewer when they should look out
for the film. The writer and
directors name being mentioned is
to draw in any of their fans.
4. Wayne Gretzky
The font is simple yet bold, but
the main thing that standouts
to me is how it is spaced out
and is connoting the time
difference between the two
main characters. This is
especially blatant with the two
clock hands inside the “O”.The actors names are
reasonably small when
compared to the title of
the film, this is done to
make the title standout.
However, the names are
still apparent because
they are all three famous
actors who’s fans will be
attracted to see the film.
These catchy taglines have been used
to entice the audience and make them
question what they mean making them
need the answer, and so have to see
the film.
