Shaun of the Dead
Red colour symbolises blood and
gore. The white lettering on the red background is very vibrant and attracts
attention. It also gives a ghostly deathly feeling which against the blood red
colour signifies death or living dead a.k.a zombies. The letters are slightly
faded which makes them look like they are messy with blood. This signifies that
the film has an element of chaos, gore and is scary.
Shaun is the only one in colour.
This signifies that he is alive while all the other ‘people’ who are lit in
sepia are ‘dead’. It also singles him out as the hero of the film. The zombies’
white eyballs with the sepia colouring signify that they are in fact zombies
which classifies the film as being a horror.
The flowers
are ironicly placed in the picture because they are normally associated with
beauty and life. Doing this relieves some of the tension from the poster and
signifies that though the film is horror, it’s also comical with a little
romance. Similarly, Shaun’s facial expression shows discomfort but not –typical
of a horror movie- distress, also indicating that the movie is light-hearted as
opposed to intensively scary.
The huge pub
doors indicate the main setting of the film, unusual for a typical horror film as
pubs are usually associated with alcohol and relaxation.The tag line, ‘ever
felt like you were surrounded by zombies?’ , is funny because it is a common
saying that in this case s taken very literally. It reflects on how lifeless
people look in everyday modern life which signifies that the film is a parody
of our modern lifestyle.
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