#1. Animation: Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs
From this beautiful illustration you can gather that this is
a fantasy with a heroine at the center of the story.
You can also see a villain and a romantic lead in the
background. I like the beautiful watercolor feel to this poster.
#2. Romantic Comedy: City Lights
Here I think you get a sense that this is a movie about boxing, but the formal hat and coat give an idea that there is something else going on. I would not guess from this poster that this is a romantic comedy, but I might guess from the fish-out-of-water appearance of the central figure that it is a comedy of some sort.
#3. Western: The Searchers
Clearly a western! Clearly a saga on a grand scale. The words in the picture give a sense of urgency, a mission.
#4. Sports: Raging Bull
Although you can't see the boxing ring in this poster, it does appear to be a boxing movie - the man's face is puffy, his nose is a boxer's nose, he looks like he's wearing a mouth guard.
The eyes give the appearance that he is weary from the struggle, that he is the underdog in this story.
#5. Mystery: Vertigo
This is a wonderful movie poster - although it does not give away the plot, you can get a feel that something transpires that makes
you question reality and sanity. The swirling lines are a vortex, spiraling into insanity. The skewed and imperfect lettering likewise hint that all is not right, all is not what it seems.
#6. Fantasy: The Wizard of Oz
This to me seems like a pretty straightforward movie poster with no hint of the story, except that it contains unusual characters. The thing that is most striking, outside of the odd characters, is the extreme coloration of it. A hint of the technicolor to come? Technicolor is even promoted in the text of the poster.
#7. Sci-Fi: 2001: A Space Odyssey
This one is interesting in that here are these people clearly on a foreign planet, but seemingly doing mundane tasks. No drama is hinted at - they are just going about their jobs.
We know, obviously, that they are in space, so this is science fiction. The lettering is also in a very modernistic font, even leaving off the capitol letters to appear sleeker, and more scientific.
#8. Gangster: The Godfather
This one makes you wonder what is going on. We know that a Godfather has something to do with the mafia. And here we see someone holding the strings of the Godfather. Or is it the Godfather who is doing the manipulation?
#9. Courtroom Drama: To Kill a Mockingbird
One would say, looking at this, that this picture is based upon a book. Interesting that it has children as central characters, but is not suitable for children to watch.
#10. Epic: Lawrence of Arabia
Lawrence of Arabia is obviously someone shrouded in mystery! We only see his headgear, not his eyes.
The typeface is reflective of the beautiful and ornate art from the arab world.
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