Imitation Game Poster Review

Media Language

In this poster we can see that this film is going to be a very serious film, this is because it shows that it is going to be intulectual, for example the calmed colour behind him is very soft and easy on the eyes, the tag line is hard to read and you have to read between the lines and figure out what it says. the words 'enigma' suggests mystery and intellengence. we can clearly see that this film is set in the past aorund the 40s because of the tweed jacket andpatched shirt and tie, he also has his hair waxed back and is mart too. 

i would say this film is for people between the ages of 15 to pretty much any age, this is because the serious look he is giving just from this i dont think that it is going to be a lighthearted fun film. 

Layout

 The title and cast are very small on the poster, so they can tell that the title isnt where the message is at, its all in the facial expressions of Benedict Cumberbatch and this shows off as he is covered in the yellow cirlces with the tagline 'Behind Every Code Is An Enigma'. I think this is a good use of the actor, and a good way to show off the slogan too because it gives an insght into the film, saying that behind every computer code in a mystery so its saying that they have alot to discover and come across in the film, creating mystery for us. This makes the poster different as poeple see and read that more then the title.