The poster for the film Monster, has colour themes that imply it is to do with something historic (with a dull background and neutral colours) and murder (the colour of the the words 'Monster' being in red.) The expressions on both characters faces show ditress and that there's something wrong. Charlize Theron's character is clearly poor. We can see this through what clothes she is wearing, the definition on her aging face and her hair looks uncared for. We also know it is mainly about her as she stands in front of Christina Ricci's character. "Based on a true story" tends to attract attention as people would prefer to see something with a glimpse of truth in than being entirely fiction. Christina Ricci's character looks almost airbrushed, possibly implying that she is fiction and the character who Charlize Theron is playing is the real person in the film. It is clear this film is not telling a happy story, and is clear it is about poor people. The names of the actresses stand out more than they would if the actresses where unknown. This could be to attract attention because they don't look like they usually do.
The poster for American Psycho has colour themes that suggest it is a dark, dreary film. The expression on Christian Bale's face shows he is up to something, and that he is neither innocent or happy. The rich purple and blue colours in this poster also show that he is of a high class, and his clothes shows he has a well paid job. He looks clean and well-kept, so the knife is even more shocking when in contrast with these factors. The words 'Killer looks' mean two things. That he is a good looking person, that many women may go for, and the word 'killer' along with knife prove it is indeed about murder, and he will be the murderer in the film. Possibly murdering the women who find him so attractive.
