I chose to analyse this cover of empire magazine because the image stands out to appear domineering and intimidating which makes it interesting to analyse what exactly about it makes it so bold and stark to viewers and readers. in addition to this i found the cover interesting because it conveys connotations of the horror genre with the masked antagonist on the front when in fact it is a character from batman which is an action movie rather than horror despite the conventional traits expressed from banes character on the front page. It is also interesting that the movie uses the antagonist on the front page rather than protagonist batman...this implies that in the finale movie of the batman series perhaps bane is a more difficult oppressor that may leave audiences questioning whether batman as the films protagonist and superhero will win.
the batman logo in the left hand corner will create an almost virtual semantic field implying the movie poster is all interlinked with the batman theme. It is a highly recognizable logo so automatically audiences will be able to understand what the bat stands for. The white highlighted hue of the bat makes it almost look triumphant as the white links with purity whilst its glow potentially links with success. the black background the bat logo is on makes it stand out so audiences can recognize it straight away, as well as it showing just through the usage of color the idea of batman the protagonist displayed with the white glowing bat against oppression from bane with the black background.
the empire masthead is overlayed by banes character however this just shows how renown and recognizable the magazine itself and the font of the masthead is that you don't even need to see the lettering in its entirety to know what magazine it is. There is also no skyline masthead above this with smaller details and pricing giving complete importance and prominence to banes character on the front page rather than anything else. The advertorials on the right and left hand sides of the front cover also don't take away banes prevalence on the front page as they fit in with a subtle almost monochromatic color scheme and are all hues that are dark which is reflective of banes dark clothing (part of mise en scene) as well as his dark persona,
The cover line 'the dark knight rises' is very satirical as it juxtaposes how the dark knight is in fact batman although he has not been portrayed on this front cover instead it is his oppressor which is interesting drawing in audiences to find out more and uncover the enigma as to whether batman as the dark knight does in fact rise, or whether the dark knight as a title for the film stands for something far more sinister and truly dark such as bane. The white font that is used for the cover line stands out the most out of all the text hues and colors on the front page giving the films title prominence and boldness.
the empire masthead is overlayed by banes character however this just shows how renown and recognizable the magazine itself and the font of the masthead is that you don't even need to see the lettering in its entirety to know what magazine it is. There is also no skyline masthead above this with smaller details and pricing giving complete importance and prominence to banes character on the front page rather than anything else. The advertorials on the right and left hand sides of the front cover also don't take away banes prevalence on the front page as they fit in with a subtle almost monochromatic color scheme and are all hues that are dark which is reflective of banes dark clothing (part of mise en scene) as well as his dark persona,
The cover line 'the dark knight rises' is very satirical as it juxtaposes how the dark knight is in fact batman although he has not been portrayed on this front cover instead it is his oppressor which is interesting drawing in audiences to find out more and uncover the enigma as to whether batman as the dark knight does in fact rise, or whether the dark knight as a title for the film stands for something far more sinister and truly dark such as bane. The white font that is used for the cover line stands out the most out of all the text hues and colors on the front page giving the films title prominence and boldness.
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