The poster depicts a close-up of a woman sitting by a window, looking out through curtains. This suggests she is hiding some part of her life while also looking back on it. The sunny lighting from the window denotes relaxation. A silhouette image makes the audience wonder who that person is. The credits and mention of Steven Spielberg prompt audience expectations for the film. All together, the visuals and text summarize a story about a woman reflecting on her life while hiding something from view.

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By Ngoc, Sanjidah
POSTERS

2. MEMENTO
Film title. Signifies his
memory loss because
a memento is an
object kept as a
“some memories are
reminder or souvenir
best forgotten”
of a person or event.
suggests an
Type phase
imperfect life.
handwritten it shows
Intrigues the
the character’s
audience.
personnel feelings or
memories that is just
personnel.
The photos
suggests memory
of troubled events
because of their Black background
body language. suggests his
confusion because
black can be seen as
an empty color.

3. JUSTICE
The film’s star has a
bigger picture which Sky in the poster
suggests he’s one of suggests a sense
the main selling of hope for getting
points and his body “justice”.
language tells us that Whereas, in our
he is on a mission. film there is no
Film title. Type phase sense of hope or
is red so this can a happy ending
suggest danger and as our character
action within the film. is left hopeless
and puzzled.
The man with the
Asking a question gun we can
to the audience immediately
so it gives the assume that he is
audience an the baddie in the
expectation. film. With a
“thuggish” type

4. A BEAUTIFUL MIND
Close up of
the actor Tagline suggest
suggests he’s that the effects of
the selling schizophrenia is
point. The directly applied to
expressions the main character
on his face “he saw the world
shows a in a way no one
sense of could have
sadness in his imagined”
life. His
Russell
clothes could
Crowe is a
represent he’s
bankable
from a middle
An eerie background suggests an unhealthy actor so
class
state of mind. The black silhouette could using his
background.
suggest schizophrenia because one of the name to sell
effects of schizophrenia is seeing the the film.
unimaginable.

5. THE COLOR PURPLE
The curtain could “A Steven Spielberg
suggest she’s hiding film” could prompt the
some part of her life. audiences
expectations.
A silhouette image The sunny lighting from
makes the audience the view of her window
wonder who that could suggest relaxation.
person is.
The fact that she’s sitting
on the chair could
denote that she’s looking
back at her life.
Credits so it’s another
convention of the film
poster.