At long last, movie theaters are slowly but surely returning to theaters after years of seclusion.
And what is it that has been drawing them in?
It could even be little Gru (Steve Carell) wannabes checking outMinions: The Rise of Gru.
But most likely, the rise is due to one factor alone:movie posters.
Yes, movie posters the one-shot promo that entices the viewer before even seeing a clip.
So which ones were up for the challenge that was 2022?
The Batman
Black Adam
This particularBlack Adamposter works on a number of levels.
Most interesting is the lack of light.
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
The poster is simplistic, but all the more powerful for it.
It depicts the mask ofChadwick Boseman’sBlack Panther, with light catching only a few features.
What’s great about it is how it pays homage to the late Boseman.
The choice of usingforeveris two-fold, an emotional farewell to Boseman while also a reference toWakanda Forever’s release.
Then there’s the floating crown above her.
Which way is it going?
That, friends, is the very simplistic explanation of a trippy film that in many ways is unexplainable.
The poster mirrors this.
But if you look evendeeper, the plane isn’t spewing smoke, and those aren’t clouds.
The plane has penetrated water, with the “clouds” the rippling effect of the crash.
Hey, you were told trippy.
EO
EOis about seeing the world through the eyes of EO, a grey, innocent donkey.
Yet through it all, EO remains innocent in a world where innocence is a rarity.
It’s a simple film about a simple donkey, so the poster is simple as well.
And you thoughtDon’t Worry Darlingwas trippy.
Those hopes are dashed when she is stalked in the woods nearby by an eerie, naked man.
Only the tunnel and the reflection of the woods in the water look like a masculine, angered skull.
It’s a primal scene that is captured on the poster, two combatants in battle.
Icing on the cake.
Vengeance
B.J.
