before i go to sleep

1. The main image is a combination of 3 close up shots. On the left hand side is half an image of a male actor, similarly on the right hand
side of the page is half an image of another male actor. This portrays the idea that if they are brought together they create one unit,
making them stronger and more efficient at succeeded at whatever it is they want to. Furthermore they are illustrated in black and
white creating an overall negative persona of the two characters, almost suggesting that the mood of the entire movie will be
emotional with hints from the ‘dark side’. Contrastingly the middle actor, Nicole Kidman is the only natural colour on the page. As if
she is the ‘good girl’. In addition she has deep blue eyes which has connotations of purity and calmness, unlike the other character. As
she is positioned between the two males it almost suggests that she is trapped between both of them, perhaps in a love triangle.
The title ‘Before I go to sleep’ is the biggest text on the page highlighting
that it is an important element in order to draw the attention in from the
viewer. The word ‘Before’ informs the audience that something is going to
happen because of a previous event, intriguing the audience and making
them want to know the storyline. In addition the phase ‘I go to sleep’ is
directly below the female characters image, inferring that it is aimed at her.
Again this text is in a grey, unlike the rest of the title in red. Highlighting
that this is when it all goes wrong for her.
The facial expression of all characters are extremely similar. Very flat and
bland with no extremely noticeable changes between any of them.
Portraying the genre of the movie is a mystery thriller as they are not
hinting towards any action instantly suggesting that they purposely not
letting anything be go making the audience even more interested.
It is emphasises that it is based on a ‘international best-selling novel’ as it is
the only text at the top of the page. Meaning that they must be quite reliant
upon the already existing audience to ensure that the film is successful.
The tag line “who do you trust?” again is positioned in the center of the
poster, below the women, suggesting that it is connected to her, maybe due
to a lack of trust between her and the two women. As the ‘trust’ is in red, it
highlights that this may be a strong theme carried out throughout the film.
She may be betrayed by the two men causing her to ‘go to sleep’
As the film ‘Before I go to sleep’ is released in the month of October, it almost
contradicts the idea of it being a mystery thriller genre, as October is known for
horror movies being released. This is purely because Halloween is during this
month and it gets people in the mood going up to the lead up. Teenagers
commonly go to watch horror movies leading up to Halloween, suggesting that 15-
21 year olds may be their target audience.