The poster is set in an unspecified major city in America. It features lots of modern glass skyscrapers that are raised high up, right into the clouds. This makes the buildings feel almost out of this world and makes the city feel overwhelming. There is also a big white brick house in between two of the skyscrapers. This creates intrigue as to why the house is there and shows the mystery of the film. It is set in the middle of the day yet the sun is being covered by clouds, skyscrapers and the main character. This eludes to something bad is going to happen or about to happen as all the light is being covered by the darkness. There is big storm clouds over head covering the sky and turning it into a dark grey colour, which shows that something bad is going to happen. Also the main character is standing knee deep in a flood. This represents that something bad is happening, furthermore as the water level is rising it shows that this character will have an internal struggle with morality as the darkness inside of him may consume him.
This poster shows the theme good vs evil and mainly does this through colour imagery, with the brightness of the sun (representing good) and the darkness (representing bad) fighting for the forefront of the poster. Furthermore, the poster shows the theme of guilt which is represented by the main character having his back to the camera. This shows he feels guilty about something and also that he is trying to hide a secret that he wants no-one to know.
The most significant prop in the picture is the main characters pistol. The pistol is quite small in the poster which shows how little power it gives the character. Also the pistol is black against a bright backdrop, this could be to represent that the pistol is bad and the destruction it will cause.
The quote at the top of the poster "your mind is the scene of the crime" gives the most away about the plot. It shows that it is going to be a heist movie. It also shows that is a mystery movie as the quote would make the audience wonder what is actually going to happen.
The poster features a single middle aged, middle class, white, male character. In the poster he is belittled by the skyscrapers all around which make him look very small. This represents the lack of power he has.
The camera is positioned at a slight tilt which makes the skyscrapers look bigger and the character smaller. This emphasizes the lack of power the character has and also highlights how overwhelming the buildings are.
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