Finally! I wanted to comment on this movie poster since I saw it on the subway platform; I have to admit it's entertaining to stare at it when you just lost a train, there is a lot going on in this great art piece. Let's analyze it.
On the top is Mark Whalberg, who, after launching Whalburgers, washed the grease off his hands and is back with a gun and an angry face (which, by the way is not very different from his "I love you" or "I'm sorry" face). In case you were afraid that he ate too many burgers and inflated the stunning physical shape he displayed in The Fighter, you don't have to worry about it! Mark is telling us in this poster, "That's not a pot belly, they're just wads of money I always duct tape to my waist!"
This brings me to discuss the best part of the poster: the duct tape! I bet somebody thought it was a genius idea to put it in the graphic, and share the same feelings Mark Whalberg's belly button is experiencing, but I don't really get the point. What is the point of it? That duct tape is only for tough guys? To me duct tape is a cheap way to solve plumbing issues, definitely not anything to do with contraband.
Lastly, it is really insulting to witness official posters not using ad-hoc pictures but rather resorting to simple freeze frames from the movie. A voice inside of me tells me, "That's what the HD is for!" but then I think, "Probably Giovanni Ribisi would have come up with a less retarded face if he actually knew that he was posing for the poster picture."
In conclusion if you like fast graphic artworks, duct tape and Whalburgers, you probably love this poster, otherwise I hope your train will pass soon.
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