Hanna poster analysis

1. My next choice of poster to analyze was the film
'Hanna' considering I took heavy inspiration not
only from the trailer but the film as a whole and
wanting, just like the analysis of Carrie, to
discover the relationship the promotional poster
had with the trailer and what it represented from
the overall full length film to appeal to their
target audience. This was also the other
counterpart of the genre I wanted 'Soul' to be,
drawing inspiration from the horror elements of
'Carrie' and the Thriller aspects from 'Hanna'.

2. The effective tagline of 'young.Sweet.Innocent.Deadly' being
four words and not a full sentence, listing four characteristics
which connote to the main character: 'young' suggesting
Hannaas age and bliss to the wider and uncharted world.
'Sweet. Innocent' further emphasizing her bliss to the world
however then juxtaposed with 'Deadly' to peak the curiosity
of the audience as to why these 3 positive traits would be
implemented into the same tag line as 'deadly'. This
contributes significantly to the main image as we see a young
girl however carrying a haunting and unsettling vibe, piercing
and focused almost like an assassin.
As a result of the small cast of important characters
throughout the film there is only 3 noteworthy actor names
displayed upon the poster: having the protagonist and
antagonist as well as the protagonist's parent. Having Saoirse
Ronan previously known for Susie Salmon in 'The lovely Bone'
playing an innocent and vulnerable role juxtaposed with her
now playing Hanna and drawing audiences in to witness the
transition of these two characters. Furthermore, Cate
Blanchett, being famous for her portrayal of strong and
imposing female characters in high positions of power,
contributes once again to peaking the audiences curiosity in
terms of what part Cate's character will play.

3. As the title displaying 'Hanna, being yet another film
similar to 'Carrie' in having the main characters name
be the title of the overall film, is written
predominantly in bold and white as well as
positioned under the tag line, further more like
Carrie, as if answering the phrase and having 'Hanna'
as the person embodying all these traits. Upon the
letter 'H' in 'Hanna' displays a target Symbolizing
throughout the film how she becomes a consistent
target for Marissa to follow and hunt down, and as a
result sparks a battle between them; exemplifying
the reasoning for having the film named after her as
the title alone represents the character and by
having the target placed upon it only emphasizes
what's to come.

4. The main image being typical and yet effective in
having a close up of the main character as stated
before carrying a piercing and focused vibe. With
half the image being positioned more to the right
and not centered suggests how Hanna is hiding
from her supposed enemies for the majority of
the film and even in hiding for most of her
childhood as Marissa is oblivious to her existence;
this is also reinforced by the target upon 'Hanna's
name and how she must run as a result of this.
The Dynamic composition having the image
slanted exemplifies the thrill and action embodied
within the film as well as eluding to the dynamic
camera movements and angles contributing
effectively to the jaring and gritty / static
soundtrack.

5. The appearance of Hanna herself also on one
side seems innocent however also carries a
menacing look embodied within her piercing
blue eyes, the subtle blood splatter upon her
cheek, as well as her holding a gun which
would typically look unnatural and slightly
juxtaposing to see a 'young' and 'innocent'
girl holding such a weapon. The grayscale
paleness upon her face is almost similar to a
white wolf which the director Joe Wright
stated he wanted Hana to appear as,
crystallized through her pale skin, almost
albino hair and eyebrows as well as piercing
blue eyes.