Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Fun Movie Poster Art

/Film writes Cool Mario Graciotti’s Paul Thomas Anderson, Alfred Hitchcock and Pixar Poster Art. "Brazilian artist Mario Graciotti has created a few series of posters that showcase the films of Paul Thomas Anderson, Alfred Hitchcock, and Pixar Animation Studios."

I really like a lot of them. They take single element, often something that might be considered a spoiler but isn't in this context, makes it playful, and still adds more depth to it. Here's one, click it for more:
Magnolia.jpg


Magnolia ends with a literal rain of frogs. There isn't much else to do with rain in the film, but in the poster, it's raining the names of the huge cast, though just under the umbrella, not around it.

There Will Be Blood includes a bowling pin that has no meaning until the end of the film, but the puddle of blood is all that's needed to reference the title.

The Monster's Inc. poster includes the conveyer belt of doors from the film's climax, but the poster won't ruin anything. People will just see the children's doors and a monster peaking out from behind.

The Dial M for Murder includes a telephone cord (remember those). People will just get the phone reference, but of course the cord is actually used in the murder attempt.

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