By Joseph Beardsall


Analyzing 300
The first aspect of this film cover that you are likely to notice is the bright red title which signifies blood. This gives the impression that the genre of the film is war. The other aspect you notice is the man in the middle of the picture holding a sword. This again represents the genre of war, but also it was inspired by a historic event, this is shown by the weapons and uniform. In modern warfare, guns are used not spears and swards which show that it is not a film based around the present time. The way the title is laid out represents the blood spilling out of a body and the rain storm falling from the sky represents violence. His armor and uniform shows importance of the character and his facial expressions shows his aggressive nature and hunger for war.
This film is rated 15 because of the apparent bloody content and violence. Based around a true story and Frank Millers graphic novel, this film is not for the light hearted. The back of the DVD cover follows the same theme but instead there is an armored man with a mask on which gives the impression the man on the front is the enemy of the man on the back cover, as they have different uniforms and different weapons. On each side there is a small quote this is for promotional reason to encourage people to buy the film when looking at the cover. These are quotes by famous people and companies.
As it says on the back cover this film was produced by Warner Brothers so it was most likely a large budget film. The text on the back states it is from the makers of sin city which is a similar type of layout as that also uses a bright red title and rain. The special features which are shown at the bottom half of the pages also include information about the life of a Spartan which is going deeper into the theme of war.