empire magazine front cover

In  this specific empire front cover many films are advertised. The main image is off the two main characters from gone girl, they are laying down on top of a metal table the shot is from a high angle making the audience view them as vulnerable and isolated. The woman's facial expression and blank stare suggests fear and confusion.There is also a contrast of color between her and the man as she is wearing white which connotes purity and goodness, where as the man wears black connoting danger and mystery.  The man laying beside her has his leg over her and his arm holding over her, holding the side of her face, this makes him look very dominating and suggests there is the theme of dominance and power in this film. there is also white text above the title gone girl reading "did he?or didn't he?" this proposes an enigma to readers as it makes us curious to find out what he is being accused off. Gone girl is in bold red ink the color connotes both violence,danger and passion and love. There are also puffs on the bottom of the page advertising other new films such as hunger games and EXODUS. There is an even amount of female and male marketing as there is two closeups of female protagonists of "fifty shades of grey,and Hunger games" so that these films appeal to a female target audience there is also two puffs with medium shots of the two male protagonists of the science fiction and action films "Interstellar  and Exodus" There fore appealing to male audience.There is also use of one of Maslow's needs, the need for friendship.This is advertised specifically through the red subheading "your guide to the 30 movies everyone will be talking about".This suggests that this magazine will give you all the latest news about the upcoming 30 films that everyone will be talking about so this suggests that you will be able to socialize with people and "fit in" because you will have the knowledge to do so t o be in the conversations.