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Hybrid Posters - Analysis
Green Street Hooligans
'Green Street Hooligans' is a crime, drama and sport film. The main two characters standing at the front look unafraid which links with the tag-line 'stand your ground' which could give a suggestion about the storyline which is possibly to do with fighting. It uses the colour green a lot which can represent safety that is apparent in the poster as all of the characters stand as a unit but as it says 'hooligans' in the title, it indicates that they get in situations that aren't at all safe.
'Green Street Hooligans' is a crime, drama and sport film. The main two characters standing at the front look unafraid which links with the tag-line 'stand your ground' which could give a suggestion about the storyline which is possibly to do with fighting. It uses the colour green a lot which can represent safety that is apparent in the poster as all of the characters stand as a unit but as it says 'hooligans' in the title, it indicates that they get in situations that aren't at all safe.
The Shawshank Redemption
'The Shawshank Redemption' is a crime and drama film. The character is wearing ripped prison clothes which shows he's been through a lot of dramatic events (definitely bad), but he is looking up at the sky and the sun is shining all over him which looks as if he has been set free, this is proven by the tag-line " fear can hold you prisoner, hope can set you free". The rain is symbolic as it represents a cleanser which is washing away his past and his mistakes. He's looking towards the light as the rest of him is in darkness which shows goodness prevailing over evil. The actors names are of equal size and colour which shows just that, that they are equal, which could follow along with the story-line.
'The Shawshank Redemption' is a crime and drama film. The character is wearing ripped prison clothes which shows he's been through a lot of dramatic events (definitely bad), but he is looking up at the sky and the sun is shining all over him which looks as if he has been set free, this is proven by the tag-line " fear can hold you prisoner, hope can set you free". The rain is symbolic as it represents a cleanser which is washing away his past and his mistakes. He's looking towards the light as the rest of him is in darkness which shows goodness prevailing over evil. The actors names are of equal size and colour which shows just that, that they are equal, which could follow along with the story-line.
Django Unchained
'Django Unchained' is a western, drama, adventure film. The themes of adventure and western are shown in the poster as there are two men holding guns which are usually associated with adventure and action but could also have connotations of safety(protection) or danger. Their clothing and weapons show it is from a long time ago as they are wearing western hats and have old fashioned pistols, this also helps people to guess what the genre is without telling us. Jamie Foxx who is standing in the middle at the front is shown as a strong character as he looks straight at us and has a gun in his hand with his arms at either side of him. This films certificate is an 18 and the target audience for this film would be males, because it contains more violence which is infered from the guns and the poster's blood spatter image, 18 and above as it also has more serious themes like slavery.