Before you read on, no this is not a post about the new Batman movie poster (although it looks really sweet). Instead I'm waxing philosophical about minimalist movie posters that are seemingly popping up more and more.
There are literally thousands of different minimalist posters out there, but I've searched a bit and collected some of my favorites here:
The first couple here are just really clever and especially in the case of the "Inglourious Basterds" poster, it helps if you've seen the movie already. They kind of provide a little inside joke via the poster design that works very well.
Most movie posters are unemotional close-ups of the starring actors and actresses with names and dates running rampant along the bottom, making them look incredibly tacky. Basically if you were to see a typical movie poster anywhere besides the theater or a 10-year-old's bedroom, it would be more than off-putting.
That is basically what attracted me most to the minimalist poster idea. I love movies, and I love wall art and I would seriously consider hanging some of these (albeit they'd be framed first since I'm over 12) in my home someday. To me, it is a lot of fun to see new twists and takes to movies, some of which have been around for decades, i.e. the "Star Wars" poster below.
If you would like to check out some on your own, type "minimalist movie posters" into Google like I did and watch the results flood in. I could seriously put about 50 posters on here that I loved in a matter of minutes, so it's definitely worth looking into.
Anyway, I just thought I'd move a little beyond critiquing a new show or movie or genre for this post and do something fun about a neat, new(ish) artistic take on a critical part of the movie biz.
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