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This is a terrible question to ask someone who hasn't had her pancakes yet (it was a funeral on Tuesday) and has just been to the dentist to have a filling.
It used to be jam, but for dental reasons, it has changed to lemon and sugar.
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30 Days of Film Meme (no, I hadn't forgotten you) - Day 26 - Favourite film poster
Changing the question around - why are UK film posters never as good as the foreign ones?
Firstly, I'm well aware that the posters I use as the examples of 'foreign' movie posters were available in the UK, but they were not the ones mainly used to sell it in magazines or as cinema billboards, or at least they weren't in my area.
A more obvious example first:
versus
The top one is truly terrible. It's all 'floating heads of doom' and makes The Fifth Element look like a low-budget sci-fi actioneer.
The second one doesn't give you any information about the characters, but it shows you the world. It's more interesting and engaging.
A more subtle example comes in these two posters for Gladiator (btw, if you don't like Gladiator, you may wish to skip days 29 and 30).
Now don't get me wrong, the first one is not bad. I love the lighting, particularly. But the second one, oh the colours, and oh Maximus, who really only wants to get home to his wife. It's so much more like the film. I mean, I get why they used the other one - if you want a big audience, the suggestion of epic violence is normally the way to go - but still.
For a funnier take (providing you find Cracked funny [the management bears no responsibility for Cracked being deeply annoying half the time and wonderfully amusing the other half]) on the whole thing, you may wish to read this list - http://www.cracked.com/article_16990_lost-in-translation-20-baffling-foreign-movie-posters.html
Day 1 - Favourite Foreign Language Film
Day 2 - A film that is underrated
Day 3 - A Film That Brings Me Unadulterated Happiness
Day 4- A film cliché that you love
Day 5 - Favourite love story in a film
Day 6 - Favorite actor/actress
Day 7 - Most surprising plot twist/ending
Day 8 - Best Opening/Closing Credits
Day 9 - Best soundtrack/score to a film
Day 10 - Favourite classic film
Day 11 - Favourite black and white film
Day 12 - A film that permanently altered your point-of-view
Day 13 - A guilty pleasure...
Day 14 - A film that you used to love but now hate
Day 15 - Favorite film sequel
Day 16 - Favourite film character
Day 17 - Favourite quote
Day 18 - The best overall cast in a film
Day 19 - The most hilarious film you've seen
Day 20 - A Moving (Emotional) Scene
Day 21 - Favorite film from your favorite actor/actress
Day 22 - Favorite Academy Award acceptance speech
Day 23 - Character You Relate To The Most
Day 24 - The best page-to-screen film adaptation
Day 25 - Favourite film villain
Day 27 - A film that you wish you had seen in theaters
Day 28 - Favorite film from your favorite director
Day 29 - A piece of trivia from a favorite film
Day 30 - Your favorite film of all-time
This is a terrible question to ask someone who hasn't had her pancakes yet (it was a funeral on Tuesday) and has just been to the dentist to have a filling.
It used to be jam, but for dental reasons, it has changed to lemon and sugar.
~~~~
30 Days of Film Meme (no, I hadn't forgotten you) - Day 26 - Favourite film poster
Changing the question around - why are UK film posters never as good as the foreign ones?
Firstly, I'm well aware that the posters I use as the examples of 'foreign' movie posters were available in the UK, but they were not the ones mainly used to sell it in magazines or as cinema billboards, or at least they weren't in my area.
A more obvious example first:
versus
The top one is truly terrible. It's all 'floating heads of doom' and makes The Fifth Element look like a low-budget sci-fi actioneer.
The second one doesn't give you any information about the characters, but it shows you the world. It's more interesting and engaging.
A more subtle example comes in these two posters for Gladiator (btw, if you don't like Gladiator, you may wish to skip days 29 and 30).
Now don't get me wrong, the first one is not bad. I love the lighting, particularly. But the second one, oh the colours, and oh Maximus, who really only wants to get home to his wife. It's so much more like the film. I mean, I get why they used the other one - if you want a big audience, the suggestion of epic violence is normally the way to go - but still.
For a funnier take (providing you find Cracked funny [the management bears no responsibility for Cracked being deeply annoying half the time and wonderfully amusing the other half]) on the whole thing, you may wish to read this list - http://www.cracked.com/article_16990_lost-in-translation-20-baffling-foreign-movie-posters.html
Day 1 - Favourite Foreign Language Film
Day 2 - A film that is underrated
Day 3 - A Film That Brings Me Unadulterated Happiness
Day 4- A film cliché that you love
Day 5 - Favourite love story in a film
Day 6 - Favorite actor/actress
Day 7 - Most surprising plot twist/ending
Day 8 - Best Opening/Closing Credits
Day 9 - Best soundtrack/score to a film
Day 10 - Favourite classic film
Day 11 - Favourite black and white film
Day 12 - A film that permanently altered your point-of-view
Day 13 - A guilty pleasure...
Day 14 - A film that you used to love but now hate
Day 15 - Favorite film sequel
Day 16 - Favourite film character
Day 17 - Favourite quote
Day 18 - The best overall cast in a film
Day 19 - The most hilarious film you've seen
Day 20 - A Moving (Emotional) Scene
Day 21 - Favorite film from your favorite actor/actress
Day 22 - Favorite Academy Award acceptance speech
Day 23 - Character You Relate To The Most
Day 24 - The best page-to-screen film adaptation
Day 25 - Favourite film villain
Day 27 - A film that you wish you had seen in theaters
Day 28 - Favorite film from your favorite director
Day 29 - A piece of trivia from a favorite film
Day 30 - Your favorite film of all-time
