Wednesday, 19 September 2012

The Usual Suspects: Movie Poster Analysis


Straight away from looking at this poster we can tell that these guys are in trouble because they are having a mug shot taken, so we know that they are in a police station. Because of this we get the idea that this film will be a type of crime/thriller.
The man in the middle, because he is in the middle and the tallest we can assume that out of the 5 guys in the line up he is the one with the most power. He’s wearing a suit that one would normally wear if they were to go out at night. This makes us think that he only comes out at night. His shirt is read, signifying danger.
The man to the left of the middle guy, in the Matrix type outfit looks like the most frightening man of them all because of what he is wearing and the tattoos on his knuckles we instantly think that this is a guy we wouldn’t want to mess with. But his outfit also suggests that he wants to stay hidden, not be seen, blend into the night. 
The man to the left of the guy in the middle in the blue/ beige suit does not look like he should be part of the scene at all because of his facial expression and his body language. Because of what he is wearing we get the impression that he is of about middle working class and because he is wearing light colours we think that he is more innocent then the other guys in the line up. His facial expression and the way he is standing makes us think that this guy got pulled into a mess that he didn’t want to be apart of. 
I assume the man on the far left, because of his Porsche jacket is the driver out of the gang. He is not wearing expensive looking clothes and is the shortest man of the group, this suggests that he is only the errand boy does not have much power and will do whatever he is told to make some money.  
The last guy, on the far right is also wearing kind of lighter colours, suggesting that he isn’t as guilty as everyone else. He also has a baby curl of hair hanging down onto his face making adding to his innocence. He’s standing in an awkward position suggesting he is perhaps nervous.
 Behind all of the 5 men, there is a shadow making the picture seem more sinister and implies that all of the 5 men are as guilty as one another.  

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