Poster analysis of Shutter Island

Poster analysis of Shutter Island

This poster of Shutter Island firstly makes the audience realise the film will be about thrill and share the theme of death due to the fire being held over the asylum that’s pictured. This gives me the idea that the film is a thriller/psychological kind, as the expression on the males face seems to be angry/curious. 

The man on the front would also be the main character as he’s placed in the middle and the camera shows a close-up to his face, which is significant as it hints at what happens in the film i.e.-man distressed, gets revenge. The colour scheme of the poster is pretty much black symbolising death, darkness and maybe lies. This is pathetic fallacy as the weather and stormy looking sea relates to the overall mood of the film.

 The main image of the asylum in the middle shows it’s the main part of the film, the setting. The title Shutter Island is in yellow and orange, which is the same as the fire, symbolising the danger in the film.  And as the Leonardo DiCaprio title is in the same text it shows he’s the main character who is in danger or causing trouble. 

The subtitle ‘someone is missing’ is smaller, trying not to reveal who it is that’s missing but not small enough that the audience doesn’t notice it. The credits at the end are there to show who’s in the film to convince people to go and see it if there’s people in the film who they like or by a producer/director they have heard of.