This Is England Poster Analysis

 

The poster for 'This Is England' shows that the film is socially realistic. It shows a wide range of people which belong in different stereotypes spread across the width of the poster. Showing these characters will intruige people who see it, as many will want to know why such a diverse group of people would be seen together. The title stands out, and holds relevance for the film itself, as the colours of the writing are the same as the Union Jack. This lets the audience know that the film will be typically British and will have many British themes which run throughout. The typography of 'This Is England' is bold and grabs the audience's attention, which is very important for a poster. The review quotation - "Stunning and unforgettable, a work of art" is written in a grafitti-like font. This also gives the audience an idea as to the type of people the film will be targeted at, and the characters which will be involved in the narrative. The poster also shows a very small part of the setting, which appears to be a run down street, and part of an urbzanized skyline. This implies that the setting for the film will be in a lower-end urbanized area, which may intruige the audience. This also may be a location with which the audience can relate to, as it was a film targeted towards the lower class. This is reinforced by the worn-down effect on the title of the film, which represents how repressed the lower/working class were feeling during the 1980's.  The tagline "Summer 1983, a time to stand out from the crowd" is much smaller than the main title, yet it still manages to draw attention to itself. The words themselves are ambigious, and may draw people into seeing the film. The poster successfully captures the culture of the time period, by effectively portraying the famous "skin-head" stereotype.