The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 

The Girl with the dragon tattoo is effective in a variety of ways, the bold; stand out feature in the poster is the dragon. Its redness in colour stands out against the dark background, symbolising danger. The dragon is positioned as if it is looking down on its pray, whilst facing the girl.

 She is situated in the darkness, indicating that she is blending into the shadows as if she doesn’t want to been seen, this notion is confirmed by her dark fringe covering half of her face. Her facial expression also adds to the effectiveness of the poster, the women seems to be scowling, with deep sunken in cheeks and has thin sharp eyebrows. This immediately gives the audience an insight into her moody character, implying that she dislikes someone. This notion is confirmed due to her bright blue eyes, which stand out against the dark background, which seems to looking past the camera, at someone. The fact that her face is white, along with her expression, could also symbolise her struggle and the fact that she is looking for hope. However, the striking contrast between the illumed half of her face and the red, evil looking dragon implies that she possibly has a split personality.