One of the most obvious things about this poster is the blood red tear down the middle. Inside the tear is some writing; "On the other side of drinks, dinner and a one night stand lies a terrifying love story" From reading this and looking at the rest of the poster, for me, it seems that something would happen with the man; he would become an obsessive stalker and turn violent, etc. But after watching the trailer (and the film) I realised it was the woman. The reason I thought it would be the man is because of the way that the woman is looking away from him, and he is all over her. It looks as though the tear is significant of how she is tearing herself away from him.
Obviously, I was wrong, and after looking at it again I realised that the text is relevant to the exact moment of when that photo would have been taken; in the heat of the moment, what the drinks and food has led to; the one night stand. It is obvious what he wants because of where his hands are positioned, and the way he is kissing her neck. She is looking away, which suggests she is hoping for something different to what he wants, and that is more. She wants a proper relationship.
The title is written at the bottom of the poster, right at the end of the tear. This, again is relevant to that exact moment; he is clearly just sexually attracted to her, and this is shortly after the moment he decides to go ahead with the affair. This moment literally ruins his life.
The strange colouring of the poster could be quite symbolic. The red obviously stands for the blood, the gore and the terror. But the purple light could be symbolic to passion. One thing they have in common is their passion; he is passionate for sex, and she is passionate for him.
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