The movie poster is a paradoxical creation. Designed to be aesthetically pleasing while selling a movie too, it is this meeting of art and commerce that makes them such a unique and enduring creation. SciFiNow takes a look at ten of the most memorable.
For a film that was so vastly ahead of its time, it is only fitting that its poster is equally as prescient, and its giant monster and people in peril themes were an early indicator of things to come. A forerunner of the posters for the mutant creature features of the Fifties, as well as the entire ‘giant beast’ sub-genre of science fiction, Kong’s one-sheet is a towering example of how to do movie posters and is almost a blueprint for artists to follow for the next 80 years. Action-packed, dangerous and not to mention brilliantly colourful, Kong consumes the poster like the icon of cinema he is. It’s eye-catching and unforgettable.
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