The mise-en-scène of this poster
conforms to society’s idea of a thriller.
The dark colours, contrasting with the red dragon, are the colours of
fear, death and hostility. The
face of the girl (in the background) is covered by shadows and the dragon,
suggesting that she is hiding or that she has something to hide. Her facial expression is serious but
feminine, due to the slight pink colour of her lips and feminine
eyes/brows. The dragon is red,
symbolizing blood, passion and conflict. Its tail drips down the poster, into a
cloud of what seems to be blood.
The rest of the poster is mainly dark, connoting mystery and
secrecy. The capitalized, white
text reads “GIRL DRAGON TATTOO” while the “THE (girl) WITH THE” is in red and
is smaller. This may imply that
the girl has dragon-like characteristics, that the dragon is a permanent part
of her, much the way that a tattoo is.
The film poster conforms to our idea of a thriller because it is
mysterious, dark, and holds a certain amount of suspense.
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