Genre Posters - 'The Talented Mr. Ripley'

 

• Large image of the antagonist which gives him more power over the other character (Victims)
• This shows the power and dominance of him which is a convention
• The medium close up of his face shows his calculating eyes and empty emotions which is another convention of an antagonist in this genre
• Matt Damon's character is shown looking like he’s spying on the couple which again is a convention where an outsider is spying on other people and their relationships
• The couple in the relationship is smiling and this shows the equilibrium before the disrupt of the antagonist which can be a convention
• The element of mystery and enigma is shown in the tag line ‘How Far Would You Go To Become Someone Else which is a key part of the narrative in the genre