Feb 11 2008AM Poster Post: 'Smart People' Continues Trend
I really thought I was kidding a few months ago when, following the posters for Knocked Up and Strange Wilderness, I declared white text on sickly green with a diffused spotlight point as the new trend in comedy posters. Besides being nauseating to look at, it seemed far too specific to be a legitimate trend. Well, as you can see above, it turns out it's very real and very, very green. Now what?
Smart People Poster [IMPA]
Reader Comments
1. blah - February 11, 2008 12:04 PM
I think they must be targeting people who care about the environment. They should throw in a picture of a Prius and some solar panels.
2. Scooby - February 11, 2008 12:13 PM
When I think "smart people" I think Sarah Jessica Parker, Dennis Quaid, Ellen Page, and especially, Thomas Haden Church.
Casting, you nailed it.
3. Bobeyo - February 11, 2008 2:40 PM
Dammit, Scooby, that's exactly what I was gonna say.
4. krystl - February 12, 2008 4:59 AM
You know, green is the strongest color tied to memory, so maybe they've got some guy somewhere they talk to when they feel like they want to advertise on a low budget but still get noticed...."Maybe if we use green then people will actually remember the fact that this movie is coming out?".
5. Tom - February 17, 2008 11:52 PM
I've been seeing your rule in effect all over the show here in The Dependencies. I don't think that theory about green = memory works, because it literally took me ten seconds to remember what movie we were talking about here. I timed me.
Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go RULE.