OLD BOY

An English Version of the poster was difficult to come across.

Old Boy is a controversial Korean Film, which revolves around kidnapping, revenge and 15 years of false imprisonment. 

The scratched effect and the distorted effect that has been put adds great effect to the mise en scene, giving an impression of a dark surreal atmosphere. The font is miss matching and also scratched which also adds to the feeling of grittiness. A feeling of speed is also given, with the scratched blurriness.

The pose and facial expression of the man in the poster would denote violence, particularly with his hammer raised in that over his head position. The main character is giving the gaze, which can be used to  draw in people to the artifact.

The colours of the poster are very dark and surreal tones, this helps to prepare the audience for the dark surreal and a slightly disturbing themes of the film.