Friday The 13th Film Poster Analysis

Friday the 13^th is an American Horror franchise that includes movies, TV series comic books and novels. This is a new updated version made in 2009 and directed by Marcus Nispel. The main image is of Jason Voorhees the well-known killer of the franchise. He is in a threatening stance and is dominant in the poster taking up the majority of it and being very central. They are shot at a front on view so you acknowledge the power he has. The killer is also wearing his signature hockey mask that has become iconic to the franchise. These days it’s not often that you’ll come across someone who doesn't associate the iconic mask with this franchise or at least fear. It has become a very intimidating mask for anyone to wear. It covers the killers face hiding his identity and adding fear and threat to his victims, and also he is holding his weapon of choice, a rusty old sword/machete that adds even more fear to the viewer. Also included in the image, in the background are the trees of a forest, setting the scene in the well-known Crystal Lake. There is also moonlight shining through the trees and lighting up part of the killers face. This can be seen as a sense of hope for the victims, that they make it through the terrible ordeal they are unknowingly walking into and escape. Due to the location being in a forest at a lake, you know it’s going to be an isolated area where the victims are hopeless.