Annoying poster for annoying movie
By Candice at 22:44:06 on May 31, 2008 in General
I don’t give even a fifth of a shit about “Sex and the City”, but I keep seeing this poster about, and it demonstrates something that pops up to annoy me every now and again.
The poster features four actresses playing four characters. It also features their names. The names are listed in order of importance. Sarah Jessica Parker obviously gets top billing.
The names are also aligned with the four people in the photograph. However, those people are not standing in a row in order of descending importance. Therefore, while the names appear to label these women, the names do not match the faces.
Can you see how this could be confusing to someone who didn’t already know the actresses names? I happen to know them, which is why this is able bug me, but if I didn’t, I’d probably want to assume that that’s Sarah Jessica Parker there on the left.
I understand the reasons for listing the names in that order. I understand the reasons for lining the names up with the people (just looks better, most of the time). So I’m going to have to demand that from now on, only photographs where the actors are standing ordered based on how much money they make from left to right are allowed to be used for movie posters and DVD covers.
Thanks, bye.
4 Comment(s)
By Zap! at 01:20:14 on Jun 2, 2008 | Reply
Sarah Jessica Parker is such a sexy brunette.
By exarch at 05:34:31 on Jun 2, 2008 | Reply
You’ve paid more attention to that poster than I did.
By Mr. Wisdumb at 09:19:27 on Jun 2, 2008 | Reply
I would be upset if I was the hot/sexy/pretty Kristin Davis and had the name (without the benefit of any of the previously used adjectives) SJP name on my photo. Especially if I was aware of the majority of commentary used to describe SJP.
Also, why use a photo where none of the subjects are even looking towards the camera? Instead of them looking towards the viewer (to engage them in the shot) or towards the title or release date of the film, they are looking off to the right. This poster doesn’t generate interest in the film for me, it just makes me wonder what is so interesting to the right. A slick guerilla marketing group should start placing posters or other billboards just to the right of the SITC posters.
By Candice at 22:48:16 on Jun 8, 2008 | Reply
Honestly, I doubt they bothered trying to come up with a photo that would generate interest in the movie. The audience was guaranteed, just because the movie existed, the end. Ugh. And um. WHAT!? I don’t see anything in that poster that would prevent me from assuming those ladies were all subjects of “What Not to Wear”. Especially SJP. What the FUCK kind of outfit is that!? Wasn’t this shit designed to make me buy stuff? Um, okay. Maybe if I was part of the bingo-card-daubing-in-Vegas crowd. SJP is only missing… CLOWN MAKEUP. Srsly now.