Inception Magazine Cover...

This cover for Empire film magazine says a suprisingly large amount about Inception, despite not looking like much. The title INCEPTION is written in large red letters in the middle of the cover, which make it stand out from the rest of the writing on the cover is smaller and black (apart from the name of the magazine). There is a quote underneath the word inception which looks like a quote from someone who has seen the film. It reads 'the matrix meets 007 on steroids'. This quotes already has given any readers who have seen the Matrix films or the James Bond films an idea about what the film is going to be like. By linking it to the Matrix, it suggests the film questions reality in some way, using postmodernism as a feature of the film. By linking the film to the James Bond series, the film is likely to involve alot of action and detailed fight scenes. The picture on the cover is of Leonardo DiCaprio. This is not suprising as a popular feature of the film is the fact that he is the main character, and therefore anyone who wasn't planning on seeing the film may be persuaded by seeing him on the cover of the magazine, making clear that he stars in the film. The background of the picture looks to be an overhead shot of a city, which links to the use of city shots in the teaser trailer. That, and the fact that DiCaprio is wearing a smart suit, gives away hints of the industrialised settings, and the businessmen like characters involved in the film. Not an obvious on first glance, we can see that he is holding a gun in his hand, which leaves no doubt that there is going to be action in this film and there is likely to be people getting shot. This reinforces the link between Inception and the two movies mentioned in the quote, The Matrix, and James Bond.

This film poster manages to give away some hints about the film just from the cover but not enough to leave the audience thinking theres nothing else to know, therefore making them buy the magazine, and go to watch the film. It also uses the same tactic that the teaser trailer used by focusing on the fact that there is a well known actor in the film, to bring in new audiences.