TOW#10: Catching Fire

The Hunger Games has been a huge phenomenon for a few years now and earlier this week the second movie, The Hunger Game: Catching Fire, was released. Prior to the premier, many people were made aware of this movie through commercials and posters. In this particular poster, Jennifer Lawrence who stars in the movies as Katniss Everdeen is depicted with a bow and arrow, her famous weapon of choice.  The strength and power that she possesses in this poster shows that the battle that she won in the first movie is far from over. The overall plot to the second movie is a battle between the victors of previous Hunger Games, a fight to the death. Across the top it reads, “Remember Who the Enemy Is” to describe that this battle is not necessarily between the victors, but against the government who enforces these barbaric games. The title is printed in the largest font to draw attention, then the names of cast members so illustrate the high profile many of the actors have, and finally the “November 22” is written a bit larger and bolder then the cast to clearly show when the movie would be premiered. The purpose of this poster is to encourage people old enough to watch the violence included in the film to become aware of the movie’s release and plan to attend it. This poster was most likely created by a team of design artists to form a perfect balance of visual and practical appeal to make it as influential to the audience as possible. I believe that the people who developed this poster were able to influence their audience into attending the movie due to the vast amount of theaters that were full of a variety of people. The first movie was a huge hit and I predict that second and third one will as well.

Catching Fire
URL: http://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2013/11/20/review-the-hunger-games-catching-fire-is-just-too-ironic/