The Silence of the Lambs Poster AnalysisBy Georgia St. Louis

Main Image The blur of the image suggests that there is an aspect of confusion within the narrative.

The red eyes on the what seems to be the central protagonist insinuates that the protagonist is synonymous with evil.

The bug on her mouth links in with the title – ‘silence’ and the fact that it is a bug could represent the corruption of her verbal presence.

Furthermore, on the head of the bug there is a skull suggesting that death is a prominent factor within the narrative.

Typography The thin style of the font suggests that this is a thinly layered text.

The colour of the title is the only colourful part of the text highlighting its importance to the narrative.

The small white text of the actors etc. suggests that it is not as important as the film itself.

The typography is in sans serif font suggesting that this is a modernized film.

Colour The colour ‘red’ of the

protagonist’s eyes connotes “danger” and “peril” that seems to be present within the narrative – synonymous with evil.

The pale face accentuates the red eyes but also suggests a vulnerability and a loss of innocence.

The colours of the fly contrasted against the pale face of the protagonist indicates the different peaks of emotions within the narrative.

Institutional Information The institutional

information is in very small font insinuating that the director is not very well known and the main image is a prominent aspect of the poster rather than the people involved within the film.

Furthermore, there is no film festivals suggesting that it has not gone international and it is quite a small company film.

Narrative Enigma The narrative enigma

that is created from this poster is through the bug over her mouth and the audience will be interested in finding out why the protagonist has been silenced – therefore making them intrigued and they would then want to watch more of the film to find out.

Furthermore, the audience want to find out how she has become synonymous with evil.