Donnie Darko Poster Analysis

on Narrative Image

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HOW IS THE NARRATIVE

IMAGE CREATED?

PropsThe axe could signify criminality and murder.

TypographyThe “dark” in Darko could show the characters personality.

CharacterisationThe creepy smirk implies to the audience that he is the evil character.

LightingThe black fading to the blue could how he is mentally unstable.

The annotations around the body signify his precision and depth into the human body.

Circle in the middle shows that there is something missing within him.

Shadowing on his face can show how dark and evil he is.

HOW DOES IT RAISE

EXPECTATION FOR THE FILM?

The axe makes us ask who is he killing and why?

Why are the annotations significant?

The smirk makes the audience imagine what he is thinking.

Why is there a hole in the middle of his stomach?

Is that is name or is there a darker meaning?