By the poster (and prior knowledge to typecasting) this is what i think Unstoppable is about:
I know nothing about the actual plot of this movie but i am going to take a stab at it: A brilliant witty black guy that sits behind a desk becomes the unlikely hero (played by Denzel Washington), while brooding and reckless rookie cop, Chris Pine, narrowly escapes death while they both try and stop a run away train full of nuclear waste?
Come on poster designers. Really?! I thought we were over the floating head phase of movie posters. My guess is the thought process for Midnight Oil Creative went something like this: "Hell, this sounds like a cheesy 90's movie, lets make the poster that way. First: EXPLOSIONS!!! and then we will do a have the train for perspective coming at you, and OH, the title should do the same thing. Make sure we get the actors heads in there. Because people won't bother with this movie other wise. Lastly, lets awkwardly cram in some scenes from the movie. I think we have a winner. Let's print it!"
You suck.
-Josh
UPDATE:
ReplyDeleteThe Real Plot:"Oscar-winner Denzel Washington and Star Trek's Chris Pine team with action maestro Tony Scott in this non-stop thriller. A massive unmanned locomotive, nicknamed "The Beast" and loaded with toxic cargo, roars through the countryside, vaporizing anything put in front of it. A veteran engineer (Washington) and a young conductor (Pine), aboard another train in the runaway's path, devise an incredible plan to try and stop it - and prevent certain disaster in a heavily populated area."
AH! so close!
trailer: http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/fox/unstoppable/