I was en English major and, like most people, I read this novel years earlier - in high school. And, although I'd like to think that The Catcher in the Rye has and will endure over time in US classrooms, I cannot imagine how anyone aside from J.D. Salinger's devoted admirers would be drawn into a movie theater by this advertisement.
Dear heaven, I have to assume that anyone short of a JDS fanatic would still be asking, at the very least, "who's in this?" Is this a work of fiction or is it based on real events?
The only praise I can give to such lackluster execution is that at least it reminds me of a Rothko painting I quite like. Yet, in terms of promoting a motion picture, I cannot imagine that the graphic designer involved was aiming for that effect.
What lazy poster making. As is often the case I am quite certain some fan could create a much more inspired poster for the film.
ReplyDeleteThanks! It’s even worse than “uninspired” – the title of the movie is just “Salinger.” So the poster won't help you find showtimes either! They could've put the last word on a separate line from the rest of the text, but…
DeleteI assume that the designer got weird instructions for this project, or just handed in a 1st draft and it got a thumbs up.
Apparently, Salinger is a completely craptastic movie. So the shitty, lazy poster is just a kind of truth in advertising.
ReplyDeleteYeah! You should check out a recent blog post by the below commenter, lady t. She adds some another, very interesting perspective on this movie, and biographic pictures in general.
DeleteOther than using the basic red and yellow from the old school editions of Catcher in the Rye,this is pretty minimalist and derivative,two things that Holden Caulfield would hate:)
ReplyDelete=) Good point. Yeah, the color scheme reminded me of my high school copy of the book, as well as a Rothko painting I saw in Chicago.
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