The poster for The Talented Mr Ripley, is very similar to the trailer, in the sense that it has two obvious halves. The left hand side is where our eyes are immediately drawn to. This is Tom Ripley, played by Matt Damon, looking thoughtful. Not thoughtful in a pleasent sense, more thoughtful in the sense that he is plotting something. The left side of his face is darkly shadowed whereas the other side is lit. This shows how he is shadowing anothers life, he has two sides to him, one that everyone knows and loves, and one that no body really knows about but if they did they would hate.
In the backgroud, is the happy couple played by Jude Law and Gwyneth Paltrow. They look idealic, she's leaning on his shoulder, both smiling. She is wearing white, suggesting her innocence, her vulnerability. Whereas he is wearing darker clothing, suggesting that he could maybe also have a dark side. Behind them is a kind of archway, leading to a very well lit open space. The light is brightening the whole image up. Mr Ripley is staring into their direction, meaning that he wants to go towards the light, he wants the good life.
The text at the top of the poster "How far would you go to become someone else." is interesting because although it's a question, it doesnt have a question mark. I took this to mean that rather than it being a question, it was a statement; "how far would you go? doesnt matter because this is how far HE would go.."
In terms of the genre, I think this poster clearly suggests psycological thriller; mostly because of the two sides. The two sides suggest that he is playing with your mind, toying with the happy, in the sickest of ways.
No comments:
Post a Comment