Textual Analysis - The Lovely Bones Poster

Director: Peter Jackson
Genre: Thriller, Drama, Fantasy
Lead Actors: Rachel Weisz, Mark Wahlberg and Saorise Ronan

COLOUR:

The female character is shown primary bright colours which signify her innocence and young age which could also be used to connote pureness. The lighting around the character is high key lighting which also connotes the idea that she is innocent and naive.

The male character is in dark grey and black tones which connotes that he is the evil character in the narrative as well as hiding his identity which connotes that perhaps the character himself is unaware of his true identity which is common in thriller genres. The dark tones also connote that he is sinister and menacing which automatically makes the audience against his character.
The lighting on the poster clearly seperates the two characters which create binary opposition of the innocent female vs the sinister male.

IMAGES:

The girl is positioned as if she is in the clouds or the clouds are surrounding her which connotes that she is dead and has gone to heaven but still watching the living world. The male character is greater in size and taller than the female which suggests authority and power over the innocent victim as well as his dark inntentions towards the victim. The girl is positioned on the right in the clouds which connotes that she is 'on God's right hand', which also suggests that the film will be about the death of the child. The lighting of the two sections in the poster also connote that the living is a dark, dangerous place where as heaven is a happy and safe place.

TEXT:

The film title is positioned more towards the female which suggests that she is the main character in the narrative. The directors name is above the title so the audience will also see this clearly, will be able to recognize his name from previous work. The text 'DECEMBER' stands out due to its colouring and size compared to the rest of the text so the audience understand when the film will be out in cinemas. 'The story of a life and everything that came after' suggests that the narrative will be about the girls life whilst she is living and then that she has died whilst carrying the narrative of what happens after her death. This is to interest the audience and intrigue them into watching the film by giving them hints of the narrative.