Friday, 13 August 2010

Research - Movie poster, Kick Ass

Kick-ass is an american block buster action film with hints of comedy. I have selected it to anaylse because once again, it matches the genre of the type of trailer/film I want to create.

The poster is revealing about the main point of the film, but it also covers it up. In the center of the poster is the main character, a "superhero", but we only see the back of him, covering is identity like a real superhero. In the background of the poster is a typical city setting for a superhero film, but in the foreground infront of that but behind the superhero is the superimposed letters "CK". This can only be presumed to be taken from the film title, "Kick-Ass", where the CK appears almost in the middle of the phrase, and then in the middle of the poster.

Across the bottom of the poster there appears to be a roof which the superhero is standing on. This could imply his superhero powers help him climb buildings or possibly even fly. This could help the film appeal to people who like superhero films.