The poster depicts six armed characters standing together on a city street that bends upwards, questioning reality. Leonardo DiCaprio is prominently featured at the front, suggesting he plays the leader. The tagline and DiCaprio's prominent placement imply a psychological thriller focused on his character's mind. Guns and formal attire also suggest an action film involving a wealthy organized group. The director is advertised through their previous work to draw in audiences familiar with it.

1. The main Image consists of six The movies tag line “your mind is the scene of the There are several famous film
main characters in a city street, crime” suggests that a crime has been committed stars such as Leonardo Dicaprio
while two of them appear to be and that the crime revolves around someone's and Ellen Page, but because of
armed, the way they are mind, hinting that perhaps the film contains aspects his reputation Leonardo has
positioned suggests they are all of a psychological thriller. been given a much bigger name
part of a team, and the way they title than the others used as a
are dressed shows it is formal selling point for the film. The
rather than social. Upon closer poster shows the stars as part of
inspection you can see that behind the main image all stood together
the characters the street bends while Leonardo is at the front
and turns upwards defying suggesting he is the leader or the
physics, this gives the impression main protagonist that the film
that reality has been defied or not revolves around. He is dressed
all is as it seems. It raises the smartly like all of the others
questions: who are these people? suggesting that the organisation
Why are they armed? And why they're involved in makes a
does reality appeared to have substantial amount of money.
been altered. The image itself is
not multi layered however it is the The props the characters hold
visual editing that is memorable. suggest that the film is an action
film with aspects of a thriller as
guns are stereotypical signs that a
The credits, producer and
movie contains action.
director are all shown but too
small to read, instead of
advertising the director the The experience offered is like the
poster advertises the directors two previous posters I have
work, “from the director of The analysed, it offers the intellectual
Dark Knight” perhaps this is whodunit mystery for them to solve.
meant to draw the audience in What marks the film out as unique
by using previous films as a is the idea that reality had been
form of advertisement. altered .
The films title “Inception” suggests the beginning of something, either an
organisation or an operation, the colour red represents danger while making it
stand out from the poster where apart from the title only cool colours are
used.