Film Poster Analyse

1917 – In the poster, the dominant signifier is the words ‘1917’ which can relate to either true events or even the year in which the movie is set in. I also think the movie poster agrees with reactionary ideas towards world war 1.

Pacific Rim – Within this poster, Gypsy Danger (the mech) is the dominant signifier due to being the largest object on the screen and to reel the audience in. The quote ‘To fight monsters we created monsters’ is a connotation to the mech, meaning the mech was created to fight ‘monsters’.

Dunkirk – The dominant signifier is the soldier stranded in the middle of the ocean. The code in the poster, is the soldier sitting alone on a downed aircraft in the middle of the ocean, this constructs the meaning of loneliness with a moody tone. The words Dunkirk signifies true events, based on the evacuation of soldiers during World War 2 from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk.

Uncharted – The dominant signifier is Nathan Drake, played by Tom Holland. We know this due to headings. The anchorage within this poster is the background behind Drake to signify the location of the dominant signifier.

Venom – In the Venom poster, the dominant signifier is Venom himself, as this is a close shot from the shoulders upwards. The background is the code to represent good and evil, through one side being one colour and the other side being another.

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