poster analysis PICKUP

the poster achieves all aspects of image, font and syle that you would expect to see from a thriller poster. the dark red spooky font which almost looks like it is smudged  adds to the mystery surrounding the poster and suggests things like the writing is old and secret. the images are dark and creepy, there is the island which is surrounded by sea which shows the isolation of it. the island is also in the distance which makes it seem more and more remote. the main burst of colour anywhere on the page is on the fire coming from leonardo dicaprio's match which simbolises the light within the m,ain protagonist and makes him stand out even more on the page. it is also raining on the picture which adds to the dredd and thought of uncomfortableness on the island.

this poster is also very good at being recognised as a thriller. it too has a dark red font and a ''setting'' in the middle of the poster  (the house in which the film takes place). the writing is sort of in the same style as a typewriters but with a thick font to make it more forboading. the image of the house is surrounded by mountains and snow which really adds to the films sense of isolation and the thought of being trapped. the house also has light on inside which again symbolises the precence of the protagonist (paul sheldon). the thing that stands out most on the page is the title 'misery' which is right in the middle of the poster. the overtowering mountains build up and up to make the small cosy house seem more and more trapped, it is a very effective way of playing with claustrophobia and isolation.

this poster reflects mainly back on the story of the film. the main character and protagonist of the film has the largest picture on the poster (guy pearce) this immediently gives the audience the knowledge that guy pearce stars in this film. the images are show inside a printed picture and are lopsided on the page giving it an uncertain scruffy look. this reflects back again on the story of which guy pearce has trouble remembering and uses photographs to jog his memory. there are various pictures on top of each other showing both guy pearce and supporting actress carrie anne moss. the pictures get smaller and smaller and repeate as if they are never ending, this symbolises the loop of rememberoring and forgeting which happens a lot in the film. the title is wrtitten as if by a normal ink pen and seems scribbled on the page. this is done to relate to what guy pearce does in the film by writing on the pictures names and dates. this poster is iconic to the film in a lot of ways.