Analysing a film poster
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This movie poster suggests an action thriller starring James McAvoy and Mark Strong set in an urban environment. McAvoy's determined expression contrasts with Strong's mysterious calm, indicating they will play opposing roles. References to the director Ridley Scott and allusions to violence through the word "Punch" signal it will be a Hollywood blockbuster in Scott's signature style.
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- 1. The cool grey and deep It is an action movie because blue colours suggest the of the images of a gun slick nature of this action movie for their target audience The title connotes violence highlighting the genre of action McAvoy’s expression suggests determination whereas Strong’s suggests a mysterious The font of the word ‘Punch’ calm nature. This gives a drifts off into more pictures sense of the bad guy vs. symbolising that the word has a good guy. deeper story behind it in the movie Men in suits suggests an upper class battle in an Well known actors placed in urban area as proven by the shot, James McAvoy and the building and the Mark Strong suggesting that motorbike it is going to be a Hollywood blockbuster The twisted angle also suggests the twisted Ridley Scott the director is nature of the movie, mentioned as he is well while McAvoy turns his known for directing ‘Alien’ head in the other and ‘Blade Runner’. So it is direction to gain some shown to be a good movie. sort of perspective.
- 2. Blumler and Katz (1974) – Uses and Gratification Theory This relates to personal This also taps into Blumer and identity as McAvoy is Katz’s view of Diversion as it seen as the cool hero who entertains the audience and we as the audience would allows them to come out of like to be as good as when their real life situations it comes to shooting and fighting in the movie.