Film language presentation

 -Blade Runner--

The poster has dark colours, there's a close-up shot of the protagonist/hero characters face with very serious and solemn expression, he is holding a gun and there is an antagonistic/non-human lady holding a cigarette. The backdrop is filled with futuristic skyscrapers and a flying car.There is a tagline saying "Man has made his match...now its his problem,", The title of the film is in a bold font, the movie is R-rated.

The culmination of the colours,the weapon prop and the rating of the movie shows that its for adults and could include graphic or sexual content. Protagonists and antagonists are binary opposites, communicated by the drastic change in lighting and further supported as the antagonist is stereo-typically holding a cigarette. The tagline tells the audience that the narrative may be one about human arrogance and hubris and there is science fiction elements to the film, supported by the high-angle shot of the futuristic backdrop. The collection of the props, flying cars and title with a weapon, blade, hint to the viewer that there are action elements to the film.

 -Scary Movie 2--

The poster has a dark backdrop and an ensemble cast wearing bright costumes, some with comedic phrases, they have a wide range of excessive comedic facial expressions and hand gestures, with some strange characters blending within. The title of the movie is direct and in a bold font, it includes a creature in the letters. There is a critics review at the top saying the film is "Absolutely Hilarious!".

The costume of some of the characters are jokes and references to other critically acclaimed horror film,  the intertextuality of it makes the film a post-modern piece of media. The collection of jokes, a comically blunt title, over-the-top comedic expressions and colourful costumes all intertwined with the horror genre makes the movie a parody, a piece of media that makes fun of the conventions of a genre, such as the dumb attractive girl trope and useless priest trope often found in the horror bracket.The strange characters hiding within the ensemble cast may add to the narrative that creatures are hiding within them, supported by the monster put in plain sight within the title. An ensemble cast tells the audience that the film will follow a large range of stories, and a critics quote helps to anchor the narrative and ground interpretation of the film.

-UZAK—

The poster has a lone silhouette of the protagonist, off-centre in a long shot, by a wide river, looking off to a setting of a desolate city using desaturated colouring. The setting is littered with trees in the dead of winter and a coat of snow over the land with a small fishing port in the river. Critics claim it’s "profoundly beautiful...a real masterpiece," and "A joy" , at the top it shows that the film won an award at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival. The definition of the Turkish term reads below the title as " distant".

The deep colours and weather reflect the emotional state  of the protagonist, further reinforced by the costume of all black that usually represents someone in a state of grief and mourning. The small port displays to the audience that this desolate town uses it for leisure of commerce but is incapable of doing so in the winter. The Cannes award is an endorsement for independent films, meaning its a lower budget or art house film, a foreign film that got the opportunity to be distributed to a wider audience. The enigma codes point the genre and audience to be a mystery for adults, reinforced by the fact that the back-lighting shrouds the protagonist in physical shadows and metaphorical mystery. Moreover the critics comment grounds the interpretation of the film for a first time viewer despite the mystery, to understand how its a deeply introspective piece of art.

-I'm not scared—

The poster has a young boy with a tentative expression, looking down in a hole, there's a mid shot of the protagonist centring the poster, his costume is child-like. The title of the film is in bold with children's faces captured within it and the critically acclaimed producers name is visible, critics claim its "filmed with such visual intensity, it's brilliance is almost blinding," and "cleverly constructed,". The age rating of the film is U.

The shadows on the boys face could be representing the fear of what to come, he's looking down into the darkness, possibly digging up something he wasn't meant to find, physically or metaphorically. The harsh contrasting lighting symbolises the child turning away from innocence. The film is a thriller and could also be a coming of age, representing the fears of growing up, thrust into the throws of teenage-hood. The film seems to been for younger teens due to to the rating and the protagonist age. The combination of the genre and ethereal lighting of the children in the title, it may be the protagonists memories of kids that have passed or “succumb” to the truth. Critics comment grounds the interpretation of the film for the audience and they state its a brilliant film with amazing cinematography.

-Sin City—

The poster has an eye-catching title in a contrasting colour and bold font. The lighting is dark and highly contrasting with a dull rainy setting. There is a cast with a clear protagonist front and centre, they all share stern faces, many of them hold props. An antagonist takes the spotlight closer to the bottom, they're passing a club and is only a silhouette.

The placement of the props are intentional, the protagonist seems to be on the offensive with their gun pointed to someones head, whilst another character is on the defensive by his side, pointing the gun away in a protective manner as he is standing at the protagonists blind side. Meanwhile, the only other character with a prop is holding it defensively towards himself, possibly being a selfish traitor. The other members are both women and seem to fall into the femme fetal trope as they wield no weapons in a dangerous environment and and are standing erotically or in sexual clothing. The conflict could be surrounding the clubs and territory. The lighting in only of the casts faces in dramatic fashion possibly symbolising how the audience only knows what they willingly reveal. The big names on the screen and the fact that the film is shown in “theatres everywhere” proves its a block buster.

—Pirates of the Caribbean—

The poster has a clear tagline, “Dead mans’s chest”, and pirate ships,islands and imagery throughout the entire poster. There is a hero, heroine and pirate on the front, their costumes are timely and the pirate is holding a prop.

The combination of pirate and kraken imagery reveals the genre to be a fantasy action film targeted towards teens and adults because of the duller colours. The watercolour themes of the poster are reminiscent of a valiant tale and story set in the past, the only blot if colour is on the pirates imagery, bright red, that stands out. The pirate is holding a gun playfully possibly hinting to his personality, there may be a romance plot with the hero and heroine but they have stern faces, maybe warning of danger. This is a blockbuster due to the actors names being plastered on the top of the poster. The title has a pirates head on fire, usually a warning of danger before treasure in pirate motif.

-Million Dollar Baby—

The poster is relatively simple with only the cast and their actors names.There is dramatic lighting, dark colours, high contrast and an eye catching bold title. The cast faces are stern and the protagonist has athleisurewear on with hair braided backwards, another older character has a fedora and suit.

The combination of stern faces, harsh lighting, black and while colouring and costume of the protagonist, makes me believe this is about an underground boxer or crime ring, further reinforced by the mid shot of her, focusing on and highlighting her back muscles and the action code of her hair being braided back,  prepared for a fight . It's clearly targeted towards adults, and is an action drama but is shrouded in mystery. The older character has a suit and fedora, usually symbolising success, power, wisdom and defiance, the combination of the connotation makes the character seem like a boss or mentor of sorts.