Subject: The Dark Knight
Topic: Art/Design, Movies
Since T was so kind as to get the ball rolling on the campaign for The Dark Knight, I shall now venture to critique my favorite poster for the upcoming sequel.
Using a run-down, brick wall as the canvas for a portrait of the Joker works well, touching on the kind of setting that Gotham City is; dark, squalid and urban. While the portrait is minimal, there are a handful of ideas being examined here. The image is not just on bricks, but rather the white washed bricks mimicking the Joker's base make-up. The eyes have been applied quickly using only circles, void of detail, feeling and humanity (same as the Joker).
The lips are my favorite aspect of this image. Using Batman's logo as the Joker's lips was brilliant. Here we have made a connection between our story's hero and villain, and possibly their relationship. Bloody, harsh and violent, just as the lips have been applied. Last time I checked lip-stick didn't drip that freely. Also, I have to agree with and T her "elongating one's mouth" idea, although it is very Nip/ Tuck.
This is a breath of fresh air to the movie poster business. We have iconic movie imagery presented in a imaginative way, and ideas concealed underneath it. Unlike the last "Dark Knight" poster which has not been critiqued here.
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