Sin City Magazine Analysis

• The characters on the magazine look as though they are all in different situations, such as the fact that they are all in different positions and looking in different ways, indicating that there is a thriller sense, as the storyline may be difficult to follow. Additionally the fact that they are all holding weapons suggests that the genre of the film may also be crime/action.
• The characters have been individually placed on the magazine, this may indicate that there is more than one story to follow. This could be seen as a postmodern element as, like Pulp Fiction, it includes the connotations of a non linear narrative, which is messing with the conventions of film.
• The pathetic fallacy of the rain in the background builds up an oppressive and foreboding feel to the storyline. This is also portrayed with the low key lighting and little ambient light shown.
• All of the characters are wearing black, this may suggest that they are hiding from something or someone. All the men seem to be covered up whereas the women have some body showing, suggesting that they are more vulnerable characters, this is a typical stereotype that is indicated.
• At the bottom of the magazine, there is a film strip with a range of different movies on, this may attract the audience to buy the magazine if they like the other films. This seems even more so as the films being portrayed on the front cover are all mainly the same genre of action, such as 'Sin City', 'Batman' and 'Spiderman'.
• The tag line indicates what is included inside the magazine, ''The best movie news, reviews, interviews and DVD''. To ensure that our product is realistic, we should ensure that we do something similar to follow the conventions of real media products. Again with the price,date and barcode added.
• The 'Sin City' title contrasts with the dark background, making the film being depicted clear.
• Above the title of Sin City, 'Bruce Willis' is printed, attracting people to watch the film and additionally buy the magazine as he is a well known actor.