The Enigma of a Movie Poster
Have you ever noticed how movie posters make heads turn, especially
when they are not displayed at a movie theater? Do you feel that
movie posters somehow connect you to a certain period of your life
when that movie was shown in the theaters?
Movie posters have always had a certain magnetism around them that
sparks off memories of the movie it portrays and the symbolism of
the movie itself. For example, the classical movie poster of Gone
with the Wind resembles the romance and tragedy of its time. Many
folks who watched this movie for the first time during the 60s now
are reminded of their youth whenever they catch a glimpse of this
poster. They reflect on the naivety of that time and how they had
imagined themselves as Rhett Butler or Scarlett O'Hara. Perhaps they
had watched this movie with their sweethearts and are reminded of
the good times they had then.
If you observe each movie poster with care, you will also notice
that they have all been carefully designed and put together with
great creativity. Of course, before the launch of a movie these
posters need to look interesting, attractive or mysterious in order
to qualify as publicity material. However, in order to be all that,
the theme of a design needs to reflect the elements of the movie, as
well as to be authentic and original. Most importantly, it must
appeal to the mass audience. People should want to say to
themselves, "I wonder what this movie is going to be about" when
they see a movie poster. If this reaction is successfully created,
then the movie poster has achieved its objective.
People collect movie posters for various reasons. Of course there
are the teenage collectors who put up movie posters to reflect their
individuality. Some swoon over their movie star idols and therefore
put their posters up to show everyone and themselves who they love.
Whatever the reason is, teenagers make up the majority of movie
poster collectors.
Some adults make it a hobby to collect movie posters too. It's like
collecting stamps, coins or baseball cards. They keep their posters
safe and put up the ones that they love most. It may not bring much
monetary satisfaction to them, but these posters are often an object
of admiration. The way in which the elements within these posters
are uniquely put together generates an enigma that no other item can.
Yet there are also those who frame up movie posters and use them as
decorative pictures for their home. To them, the movie poster is a
work of art and is to be admired. Also, to the romantics, movie
posters remind them of a time in their lives which may have been
enjoyable, happy or just memorable. Movie posters have a way of
bringing us back in time, especially to a season when things were
much less complicated, and movies were always great events to look
forward to. Find all movies posters here to add to your collections.
Author Bio:
Mark McCallister is a total movie buff and has reviewed English,
French & Italian Movies over a span of 7 years now. Besides, he
likes to have an account of his favourite movie posters and keeps
updating himself. He has more than 8,000 digital movie posters and
is still going on. Guess he's going to set some kind of record for
himself!!!