R&P - Romance - The Vow

The Vow is typical of the genre of romance films. As the trailer introduces the two main characters being 'deeply in love' However if we make reference to Propp's theory, at the start of the trailer we don't recognise the hero of the piece nor what would be considered as the 'princess'. Although one can assume its the man.
As then trailer continues on we seen that the equilibrium is interrupted or disturbed by an accident. If we make refrence to Todorov's theory in which the hero has to save the day and save the 'princess' and in this case the man must make his wife, who has forgotten everything, fall in love with him again.
The trailer like many other trailers of this genre gives away much of the plot but does not show the ending and the repair of the disruption make them, go and see the film.

Mise en scene is used to create the atmosphere that director intended to create. Be fore the accident it is all bright and colourful with romantic settings. With the characters looking like their enjoying themselves

R&P - Analysis of Film Posters - Horror - Mirrors

The poster of the film mirrors does a good job in representing the genre of the film, as the majority of the poster is made up of dark gloomy colours  to suggest a horror genre . This makes a clear that the film will indeed have a clear molevelant feel to it. The lighting is a very similar story with the lighting of the poster at a somewhat low key level, it is very dark and heavy which sets up a forboading atmosphere and futher emphsasises the atmosphere of the genre. The Title does not give a direct link to any genre of films although we do see that one of the 'R's in mirrors is flipped. which heavily suggests a subject of the film which is reflection and mirrors, This links to the characters in which are looking at there relfections in the water which again links to the theme of reflection. The name of the actor Kiefer Sutherland who would be a selling point to the audience as he is a well know actor and is an action hero. in films such as 24