What These Character Posters Tell Us About What To Expect When You’re Expecting
I have a theory about What To Expect When You’re Expecting, which hits theaters in May. It is just like New Year’s Eve or Valentine’s Day (hello, ensemble casts) except it is a far more humiliating movie for all of the actresses involved.
The character posters for What To Expect When You’re Expecting don’t do any of these theoretically talented women any favors. (Sorry. I won’t accept this idea that Brooklyn Decker is an actress.) The posters play into terrible stereotypes, recycle the bad jokes about pregnancy, and are just embarrassing for everyone involved. Especially us. We have to look at them.
What These Character Posters Tell Us About The Hunger Games
I continue my one-woman war against dumb character posters by taking a look at The Hunger Games posters that were released last week. Now, these character posters are a good idea for The Hunger Games because Katniss and company are characters for more than one book/movie. There is already a built-in fan base who know what to expect.
But just barely. Because these posters are terrible. We only see the profiles of the characters, which doesn’t draw you in at all. It only confuses you more and you can’t determine anything remotely interesting about these characters. If these posters are supposed to interest me in The Hunger Games, they failed miserably.
Disclaimer: I know nothing about The Hunger Games. I haven’t read the books and I am assuming that they are some sort of sci-fi series filled with angst-ridden teenagers. So I apologize to any of the die hard fans out there reading this.
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What These Character Posters Tell Us About Melancholia
Lars von Trier’s latest film Melancholia opens in November. So far the reviews of this apocalyptic drama have been generally positive and I am excited to see it when I can. But until then, I’ve decided to throw logic to wind and guess what could happen in Melancholia by solely judging the character posters. (Sidebar: If any of this actually happens in Melancholia, then I deserve a million dollars… or a pony.)
Here it goes.
What These Six Character Posters Tell Us About Contagion
The more I see of Steven Soderbergh’s Contagion, the more excited I get. The movie centers around a growing airborne epidemic, the race to cure it, and the resulting panic. So, it is a jolly good time. Contagion is overloaded with star power. The trailer hints that these actors, many Oscar winners, have brought their A-game and can deliver great sound bites (“Don’t talk to anyone. Don’t touch anyone”).
Along with this trailer that just sucks you in, character posters for the six main stars have been released. (Sidebar: I’m growing weary of this character posters trend.) Just for some fun, I try to guess what these characters will get up to during Contagion.
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