The document analyzes and summarizes the key elements of several thriller movie posters that make the films seem intriguing and suspenseful. For the poster of Batman: The Dark Knight Rises, it notes the use of dark colors and fire imagery to create a spooky and scary tone, with Batman depicted in a strong posture ready for battle. For Escape Plan, it highlights how the title and image of two men in a glass cage prompts questions about what they are escaping and from whom. For The Shining, it describes how the image of a man breaking through a door makes the viewer think he is the villain and curious about his motives.

1. THRILLER POSTERS
By Molly Smith

2. Poster 1: Batman: The Dark Night Rises
The main colours used in this thriller are dark
so that the film seems more thrilling with a
spooky, horror effect. There is fire within the
picture which also adds to a suspenseful, yet
scary theme as fire can be frightening due to it
being fatal to humans and can cause a painful
death. The fact that the fire is in the shape of a
bat symbolises that this is Batman’s emblem so
that people know it is him. Batman is standing
in a strong posture with his fist clenched tight,
so that it shows he is ready for battle and
shows he is determined to win the battle. This
makes it more thrilling because you get the
idea that he is going into battle with an
antagonist, which makes the film seem more
suspenseful and make the audience more
eager to see the film.

3. Escape Plan
I have chosen to analyse this poster because it
looks intriguing and makes the viewer wonder
what the film is about. The title ‘Escape Plan’
seems interesting and the film title suggests
what the film is going to be about, planning to
escape. This makes the viewer interested and
makes them think of all sorts of questions
about the film, such as ‘where are they trying
to escape from?’, ‘why are they trying to
escape?’, ‘who is trying to escape?’, ‘who are
they escaping from?’ and ‘how did the
situation get to the point when they needed to
escape?’. These types of questions make the
viewer more desperate to see the film and to
understand what happens in the film. The
picture of the poster shows two men back-to-
back, in what it looks to be a cubed, glass cage.
This also makes the viewer wonder what the
film is about and makes them want to see
more.

4. Die Hard
This thriller film is classed as an action
thriller. The title of this film, ‘Die Hard’
seems quite brutal and violent. The picture
on the poster shows a man with a cut on
his face which makes the viewer wonder
why he has it and what caused him to get
cut. The expression on his face seems quite
shocked and makes the viewer intrigued as
to what happens in the film. The other
picture is of a really tall building that looks
like the top has been blown up. This makes
the viewer wonder if the man had
something to do with the explosion.

5. The Shining
The picture on this poster shows a
man poking his head through, what it
looks to be, a door. It looks like he has
broken the door and is trying to get to
someone. By looking at this, the
viewer instantly thinks the man on the
picture is the villain. The fact that he
looks motivated to getting through
makes him seem extremely scary and
makes the viewer interested into what
happens in the film, in terms of who he
is trying to get to and why he wants to
get to them. The film title is peculiar as
it doesn’t particularly link to the
picture. This makes the film more
intriguing because the viewer doesn’t
really know what happens in the film
and wonders what it about, which
makes the film more interesting and
thrilling.

6. RED
This film is classed as an action,
comedy, crime thriller. The picture
of this poster shows different
characters, some of which are
holding weapons. Their facial
expressions show they are serious
and dedicated in to doing
something. This makes the viewer
feel interested as to what the film is
about and why they are holding
weapons. Furthermore, the title of
this poster is called ‘RED’ which can
symbol many things such as love or
blood. This is strange as the film
title doesn’t look like it links with
the film. The background colour of
the film poster is red which relates
to the title, however the viewer
does not know if the title is linked
to the film or what the red
symbolises. This makes the viewer
feel intrigued and more desperate
to see the film.