travis' movie poster response

The Indiana Jones movie poster is designed to convey the major themes of the movie. The first way it does this is by putting the main character in the middle of the poster, and also making it feel as if we are looking up at him, putting him into a heroic stance. The fact that he is framed by stone pillars and vines convey the “feel” of the movie setting, which ties in well with the title, the temple of doom. The “boarder of stone and vines, is very dark in comparison to the rest of the poster and frames our main character who is standing in the brightest part of the poster, and it looks as if the light is shining from behind him, reinforcing the hero ideal. The typography reminds me of a 1920’s news reel, with a picture of the world and the words flying by, this is because of the way the letters taper as they go on, making it seem line they are coming towards you. The color also conveys the sense of adventure, because it is bright, and grabs out attention. The way the main character is standing and how he is holding a whip and machete also ads to the heroic picture the poster creators are trying to convey, as does his stoic look and the fact that he is gazing into the distance instead of looking down, or away or directly at you