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The Ring: Film Review and Poster Analysis
Film Review:
Title: The Ring
Directed by: Gore Verbinski
Year: 2002
Paradigmatic conventions:
Setting: America, Apartment, Cabin,
Character: Two teenage girls, Mother, Father and a son.
Villain: A dead girl.
Props: T.V, Hands, demonic powers.
Evokes fear: Having a deadline on life, knowing when you are going to die and not being able to pro-long your life.
Plot synopsis: Two teenage girls are having a sleep over, when one tells the other about a tape she watched with her boyfriend in a cabin in the forest seven days before and the story that goes with the tape; that seven days after viewing this tape the viewer is expected to die. Later on in the evening this prediction is shown to be true. The dead girls younger cousin Aiden is visibly affected by her death. The girls mother asks Aiden's mum Rachel to investigate the death of her daughter which leads Rachel to the cabin in the woods and leads to her watching the tape. After viewing the tape Rachel gets a phone call of a child's voice saying 'seven days'. With this all panic breaks out and crazy scenarios begin to take place. This soon leads to her son and her former lover to also watch the tape, and quickly their life time runs out. Can they break the curse and figure out the story behind the tape before their life ends.
Poster analysis:
The poster is mainly black to highlight the dark aspects of this film, the dark story behind the deaths about to take place. The white ring around the title 'The Ring' doesn't only draw attention to the title but also hints at the demonic girl seen later in the film that is trapped down a well. The font of the title is quite child like as it is a horror film concentrate on a young boy being haunted by a dead girl, this font highlights their youth. The tag line 'before you die, you see' this links to the plot of the film that once you watch the tape you are destined to die seven days later. All writing on the poster is white so that it contrasts the black background and attracts the viewers eye and attention.
Title: The Ring
Directed by: Gore Verbinski
Year: 2002
Paradigmatic conventions:
Setting: America, Apartment, Cabin,
Character: Two teenage girls, Mother, Father and a son.
Villain: A dead girl.
Props: T.V, Hands, demonic powers.
Evokes fear: Having a deadline on life, knowing when you are going to die and not being able to pro-long your life.
Plot synopsis: Two teenage girls are having a sleep over, when one tells the other about a tape she watched with her boyfriend in a cabin in the forest seven days before and the story that goes with the tape; that seven days after viewing this tape the viewer is expected to die. Later on in the evening this prediction is shown to be true. The dead girls younger cousin Aiden is visibly affected by her death. The girls mother asks Aiden's mum Rachel to investigate the death of her daughter which leads Rachel to the cabin in the woods and leads to her watching the tape. After viewing the tape Rachel gets a phone call of a child's voice saying 'seven days'. With this all panic breaks out and crazy scenarios begin to take place. This soon leads to her son and her former lover to also watch the tape, and quickly their life time runs out. Can they break the curse and figure out the story behind the tape before their life ends.
Poster analysis:
The poster is mainly black to highlight the dark aspects of this film, the dark story behind the deaths about to take place. The white ring around the title 'The Ring' doesn't only draw attention to the title but also hints at the demonic girl seen later in the film that is trapped down a well. The font of the title is quite child like as it is a horror film concentrate on a young boy being haunted by a dead girl, this font highlights their youth. The tag line 'before you die, you see' this links to the plot of the film that once you watch the tape you are destined to die seven days later. All writing on the poster is white so that it contrasts the black background and attracts the viewers eye and attention.
Final destination Poster Analysis
The image is mainly black in order to connote fear and death. The skull adds to the image by suggesting that many characters are going to die in the duration of this movie. The shattered glass with the girls face on symbolises her life ending. This also relates nicely to the tag line 'Rest in peices', a play on words due to the horrific deaths about to be shown in this film. The tag line and the title of the film are both the same colour white to show continuity but also importance, these both stand out as they are the most vital parts of the poster, the parts which advertise the film and allow the public to know what the film is called. The date is in red which also stands out, but not as much as the title. This also signifies blood and adds to the promise of death within the movie.
SKELETON KEY Poster Analysis
This poster is effective due to the image inside the image. The image of the eye allows the audience to feel watched, and already inserts some fear into the viewer before they have seen the film. The image inside the eye is of a man sitting in a wheel chair, this suggests that this man has been watched, allowing the audience to already gather the interpretation that this man will be the main character in this horror film. The title 'The skeleton key' Is writing in not only a different font but also in a different colour, this enables the title to stand out and draw attention to the film, helping advertise and promote this horror movie.
DRAG ME TO HELL Poster Analyisis
The weather in this image is dull, full of stormy clouds and has a death feel to it due to its dark colour and black pigmentation. This contrasts with the flames at the bottom of the poster which enforces the idea of pain and links to the title 'Drag me to hell' as hell is often thought of as a place filled with fire at the earths centre. The main image is of a girl screaming which tells the audience that this is the main character in this film and that this character is being targeted by something. The hands holding her and pulling her down emphasises the 'Drag' part of the title, and tells the reader where this evil force is coming from (Hell). The white writing against this allows the title of the film to stand out and therefore promotes the film. As the title and the tag line are the only white features on this poster it draws attention to the film and catches the audience's eye.
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