Ryan McNeilAs you may or may not know, I am a conneiseur of movie posters. I studied a lot of art growing up, so from a design angle I find them fascinating. Of course, given that so many studios think that people won’t see a movie unless you fill the page with a big ‘ol image of the star, I usually find myself less-than-fascinated.
However, sometimes you get a poster that qualifies as “close, but no cigar”. For example, the poster for Michael Moore’s upcoming movie CAPITALISM: A LOVE STORY…
Love the graphic.
Love the bold yellow.
Love everything about it…except Mike.
His body language isn’t helping, nor is his facial expression. Basically, everything about his image in this poster completely ruins what could be a fantastic design. Of course now that I look closer, can someone please explain to me why his name appears twice before the title?
Oh well, better luck next time.
Awww brutal but so true. Will Moore be giving the film away for free or make people pay in an act of irony?
I agree the poster is catchy, but unfortunately Moore ruins his own poignant thoughts by being himself a bit too much. His films don't leave a bad taste with me, but his personality does. I wish we could have Moore movies minus Moore.
@ Heather… Yeah, I'm sorta starting to wish that Mike would take a step back. He's really well informed politically, but seems to keep falling on the wrong side of the line between "hard hitting" and "pestering".
'Course, I'm still gonna see the flick š
Everything you said is true, Mad Hatter…and yet I forgive Moore a lot because it seems to me his heart and mind are more or less in the right places. His movies throw shafts of light on some very dark places.As for his posture in the movie poster–well, a 300-pounder usually knows what he looks like to others, so he probably has no hope of looking auteur-sharp and just goes with Schlumpy Guy.
@ Margaret… True, Moore's movies are quite enlightening. I'm trying not to judge this particular one before I see it (and I definitely will see it).
I might have even been easier on it, had Mike figured out a way to incorporate himself into the illustration, rather than being plunked in via photoshop.