Movie Poster Quest

In my movie poster quest I chose the movie Clash of the Titans first made in 1981. A film adaption of the myth of Perseus and his quest to battle the Kraken monster to save Princess Andromeda. In this poster you witness the age old battle of good verses evil. Our hero is atop his Pegasus wielding  his sword  about to deliver a blow to the Kraken as it breeches the dark blue water to swipe his foe from the air. While Princess Andromeda looks on in awe, hoping Perseus will prevail victorious. In the background you can view the soft light shining through the clouds as to hint to the Gods which also plays a part in the movie. As for Andromeda the beautiful woman chained to the rocks makes you ask the question, "Why is she chained to a rock?" Hinting to the movie patron that they  must see the movie in order to find out. The title "Clash of the Titans", tells me that there will be battles to do with Greek Mythology. Because, most of us know the Titans came before the Greek Gods such as Zeus, Athena, Apollo and so on. My first thought is this poster is wanting to draw in  families young children who like fantasy, so it is done in soothing colors that would appeal to kids and parents who don't wont their children seeing gore movies.

In this poster for the movie  "Clash of the Titans" 2010 the remake  idea of an action packed  film is the same. The creatures have been amped up such as the Kraken, which is far more fierce looking  than the original poster. The Kraken features tentacles instead of four arms. The head of the Kraken  resembles a alligator snapping turtle on a steady regiment of steroids. Giving the move poster the feel of fright and wondering what will happen next. In this poster I love the changes they made to Pegasus.  Making the horse black instead of keeping it white breaks the stigma, of white symbolizing that it can only be good. In this movie poster black creatures also fight against evil. The colors are a lot darker in this poster, hinting that it takes place during the dark times in mans history. In the upper right corner you can see a golden light shining, but not much, hinting there is light or good in this film, but overall you have to have both.
This poster also gives a bonus look at some new creatures that will appear in the film, the winged beast circling the Kraken's gigantic head look to be Harpies but you can't be sure until you see the film. The lettering in the title hasn't changed much it still looks to be centered around ancient Greece, and the time of the Olympus Gods. "The Clash Begins" above the title hints to the poster viewer there will be plenty of fighting and action. This poster was geared toward young teenagers to adults in their mid 30's. This poster was done in a much more darker sense for a totally different generation than in the 80's classic version.