Last House on the left poster analysis

Last house on the left poster analysis



This poster is advertising the film “the last house on the left”. The first thing that comes in to our sight is the image of the house. It looks a very old, unstable house which looks like it has been abandoned. It is quite a big house as well which makes it more scary and creepy as it’s alone in the middle of nowhere. The house is very old looking which suggests to us that it has a historic past of some sort, and by the looks of it, a very haunted past. There are dark clouds over head above the house and this suggests that something in the air is changing, like there is something bad happening soon. The clouds represent danger and anticipation as we want to know what is going to happen. The trees in behind the house are very plain looking and dead looking which represents that there is death around the corner for the people who visit this house and also signals to us the time of year it is, autumn. The trees give off a scary effect as they could be surrounded by woodland, which is a very scary and spooky place to be in, especially at night. The poster’s background is black which gives a very clear interpretation that the film has a lot of horror and killings in, as black represent the end and no way of surviving. It signals to us that danger is looming ahead and that they should beware about what is going to happen. The font used to give the name of the film is in bold block capital letters with a bold white font used. This makes it stand out in the black background and the white font gives it a presence on the page, letting us know it’s dominant on the page. The word “HOUSE” is written in a red font, which signals to us that blood and gore play a big part in the film. The word house is written in red with a couple of the letters splattered. This signals to us that this could have been written not using ink, but blood, and used with a finger. This gives the film a more scary and gruesome image. The word house is written in bigger font than the other words which emphasises that it actually is the last house on the left, and with it been written in a splattered red font, gives the audience a image of horror. Below the picture of the house there is a quote or a message; “IF BAD PEOPLE HURT SOMEONE YOU LOVE, HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO TO HURT THEM BACK”. This quote is written in block capitals which emphasises the point more and it comes across more clearly. This gives the audience the idea that this horror film is based on a revenge attack.