Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) is a romantic comedy produced by Judd Apatow, the comic genius behind many cult movies to hit the big screen, such as Superbad, Knocked Up and Pineapple Express. The story revovles around Peter Bretter, a music composer for a hit CSI- style TV show which features his girlfriend, Sarah Marshall, as the lead character. After a five year relationship, the pair break up and Sarah reveals she is seeing someone else. Peter, devestated at this news, takes a holiday in Hawaii to try and relax, but to his horror, Sarah and her new boyfriend Aldous snow, an english rockstar, are staying in the same hotel. The poster for the film has a very bright colour scheme, which is a common trait amongst Romantic Comedy films. In the foreground are the two characters of Sarah and Aldous, their placement suggests that they are more important than the character of Peter, who is stood alone in the background. His facial expression shows depression. He is also looking at the two chracters and so this implies that he is in some way connected to them. Peter is also stood on the shore line with the waves reaching the bottom of his trousers, this could suggest sadness. Subliminally, it makes us take pity on the character - he is wet, and miserable.
Tuesday, 8 February 2011
Poster Research: Forgetting Sarah Marshall
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Kirsten Barman
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) is a romantic comedy produced by Judd Apatow, the comic genius behind many cult movies to hit the big screen, such as Superbad, Knocked Up and Pineapple Express. The story revovles around Peter Bretter, a music composer for a hit CSI- style TV show which features his girlfriend, Sarah Marshall, as the lead character. After a five year relationship, the pair break up and Sarah reveals she is seeing someone else. Peter, devestated at this news, takes a holiday in Hawaii to try and relax, but to his horror, Sarah and her new boyfriend Aldous snow, an english rockstar, are staying in the same hotel. The poster for the film has a very bright colour scheme, which is a common trait amongst Romantic Comedy films. In the foreground are the two characters of Sarah and Aldous, their placement suggests that they are more important than the character of Peter, who is stood alone in the background. His facial expression shows depression. He is also looking at the two chracters and so this implies that he is in some way connected to them. Peter is also stood on the shore line with the waves reaching the bottom of his trousers, this could suggest sadness. Subliminally, it makes us take pity on the character - he is wet, and miserable.
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