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Arthur Poster Analysis

The poster depicts three characters - an older stern woman holding a hat for Arthur, a childish Arthur sitting relaxed in a chair, and a younger smiling woman with her hand gesture towards Arthur. Arthur is surrounded by women, showing he relies on their support and lives in a women-dominated environment. The characters are wealthy, as shown by their stylish clothing and the New York backdrop. Bright lighting and colors convey the film's lighthearted mood. Props of toys like robots and ducks depict Arthur's childish nature.

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Arthur Poster Analysis

The poster depicts three characters - an older stern woman holding a hat for Arthur, a childish Arthur sitting relaxed in a chair, and a younger smiling woman with her hand gesture towards Arthur. Arthur is surrounded by women, showing he relies on their support and lives in a women-dominated environment. The characters are wealthy, as shown by their stylish clothing and the New York backdrop. Bright lighting and colors convey the film's lighthearted mood. Props of toys like robots and ducks depict Arthur's childish nature.

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Character Positioning There are three characters shown on this poster.

The Older lady: The lady is shown with holding a hat over the Arthur who shows that the audience that this women character is dominant character but also a caring and supportive person as she is holding the hat above his head for him. This is supported with the stern look on her face which shows that she is a very serious character, with being the most serious and adult out the three characters shown on the poster. Arthur: Arthur is sitting on a chair in a childish position which shows the mentality of this character. As he is sitting in the middle it shows that that he relies on support from others around him. From the way he is sitting it also shows that he is very relaxed character. The older women holding his hat it also shows that he cannot really take care of himself and again highlights his childish behaviour to the audience. Looking at the poster Arthur is also surrounded by women which also shows that he lives in women dominated environment and that women are a main part of his life. The Younger Women: The second women is sitting on the chair, this woman must mean something important to the Arthur, such as a love interest or a sister.

The Title

The title is the only writing on the poster and for the audience this draws attention. The colour of the writing is red and this sticks outs as it is bold. Clothing/Make-Up All the characters are dressed in posh and stylish clothing which shows the status of the characters that they are a wealthy family. Colour Setting/Location Looking at the background you can see New York buildings. This gives a clear indication of where the film is set. The three characters are in a sort balcony which shows that they could possible live in some high building which is could be related to being posh and wealthy. It could be used to show a symbol of the characters which can be they will Lighting overlook things/problems The lighting is light which shows the mood of the film in the film. to the audience. The use colour is bright and this gives the idea of the mood of the film to the audience that it is a light hearted film

Props/Iconography These props used here are robots and ducks which are typically linked to children as they are children toys. This can show the audience that the main character mentality is childish due to the usage of childrens toys.

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In this poster I am comparing the simlities and the differecies between poster number one and this poster. Character Positioning In this poster the characters are standing different and also there is another character in this poster too. Again Russell Brand who plays Arthur is sitting in a childish position and gives the impression that he still behaves like a child. The two women from the first poster are still looking stern like and must hold some dominance over Arthur in the film. In this film which is different from the first poster is the women who is in the middle. This women is looking over Arthur with a hand gesture and smiling which shows the audience that she finds that him funny. She also shows the audience that she holds a major significance in the film as love interest. Again Arthur is surrounded by women that shows that he is in a women dominated environment which is the same as the first poster.

Clothing/Make-up The two women in the poster who were in the first poster are again dressed in smart clothing, which chows the status of the two women. It shows the audience that they are posh and wealthy by looking at their clothes. The women in the middle is dressed however differently which is different from the first poster. This women in the middle is dressed working class or average compared to the other women dressed in the poster. This also foreshadows that there will be problem with this girl fitting and being accepted by Arthurs environment. Arthur is wearing suit but he has dressed sloppy. This can give an impression that he is again childish, this is the same as poster one. Setting/location The setting and location are same as the first poster which is the background is of New York and the four people are in some kind of posh interior, which also can give an impression to the audience that Arthur is wealthy. Lighting The lighting in this poster is the same as in poster which is light, and this gives an impression that the film is light hearted to an audience.

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Props/Iconography A prop that is highlighted in this poster is the rubber duck. This prop can used to show that Arthur is again very childish due to icon of the rubber duck which can be linked to childhood. The rubber duck is also poster one. Colour The use of the colour is bright so this can imply to the audience the mood of the film. This is the same as the first poster.

This is the tag line to the film Arthur this can show the audience what the film is about. It also gives the audience an idea of what Arthur personality is like. The title is the same in the poster as in the second poster.

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