Friday, 13 November 2009



This poster is excellent in my opinion due to its special effects/ graphics and the fact that it is very mysterious, there isn't much plot or storyline given away. I like that we can literally see part of one of the character's body (the eye) and only the back of another through HIS point of view. I find this very inspiring. We know that one character is disabled and that there is a large house involved, as we can see this through the eye. I'm guessing that its run down as there are dangling, overgrown plants above the disabled character. The character whos eye we are seeing is made to seem inhuman as we cannot see his actual eye. At first glance the eye seems like that of an animal such as a snake or a cat, implying that the character has an inhuman personality. Many say that the eye is the window to soul. So what does this mean? Is this the killer lusting for the blood of this disabled victim (I am presuming he is a victim). The character is watching or thinking about the victim which promotes the question 'why is he thinking about him/ watching him?'. The image in the eye is in sepia and the young man (I presume he is male) is wearing braces, a piece of clothing not often worn by younger people nowadays. Both of these elements say to me that the film is set years ago. The shot of the house is a low shot looking up at it, making it seem big and scary. We can see a greying eyebrow that is slightly bushy. This makes me presume that the character is an older male, in many horror films such as The Texas Chainsaw Masacre, older males are used as villains. The text is not very clear and an undeterminable colour, adding to the theme of mystery that runs throughout the poster. The 'E' in 'Key' has been replaced by a dollar sign. This implies greed. The writing is readable but doesn't distract from the sinister image.

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