The Expendables movies are an action and thriller film, written by David Callaham and Sylvester Stallone, and directed by Stallone, Stallone, himself also starred in the lead role. These movies, have a similar plot, in Expendables one, was about suicide mission and the second edition, was about murder, which is similar to the first edition. By comparing these two posters, first and second Expendables edition, we all can see the differences on how they promote and sell these movies. I choose this pictures because it has a huge differences and both posters shows through Non-Verbal Communication ( NVC ). On the other hand, it is always interesting to talk about Sylvester Stallone’s movie poster.
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(Shams et al. 2016, p. 59). According to (Parmalee 2009, p. 182) says that, film posters from the past in effect have transcended the purposes for which they were originally made and become icons, signifiers that have the potential to convey a greater meaning than the studio marketing and publicity departments who created them intended for them. By comparing these two posters, Expendables 1 & 2, people will know better about the genre of the movie and the differences of the posters. Genre is the French term for ‘type’ and consists of a set of conventions that has been established over time. (Brown 2012, p. 34). As we can see, the convention use in the Expendables 1 poster is just a simple yet elegant poster with black, white and mixed with red color for the background, giving a mystery expression, while in the Expendables 2, the concept completely different from the first one, it uses all red mixed with low contrast of black color, giving a brave impression. Nevertheless, genre is the first thing that could attract
Non-verbal communication or body language is an …show more content…
(Shams et al. 2016, p. 59). According to (Parmalee 2009, p. 182) says that, film posters from the past in effect have transcended the purposes for which they were originally made and become icons, signifiers that have the potential to convey a greater meaning than the studio marketing and publicity departments who created them intended for them. By comparing these two posters, Expendables 1 & 2, people will know better about the genre of the movie and the differences of the posters. Genre is the French term for ‘type’ and consists of a set of conventions that has been established over time. (Brown 2012, p. 34). As we can see, the convention use in the Expendables 1 poster is just a simple yet elegant poster with black, white and mixed with red color for the background, giving a mystery expression, while in the Expendables 2, the concept completely different from the first one, it uses all red mixed with low contrast of black color, giving a brave impression. Nevertheless, genre is the first thing that could attract