'Moon' was a simple yet striking little gem from 2009. It harkened back to a time when a science fiction film could be both more and less than a mega-budget action-fest featuring spaceships/robots/lasers/etc. A film like 'Moon' is entirely concerned with humanity. It uses its futuristic setting as a sort of hyper-intensified mirror in which we may see our own strengths and weaknesses with more clarity than the humdrum of real life normally allows. I think this poster manages to capture all of that, while still maintaining its sense of mystery and betraying almost nothing of the film's actual plot. The imagery (and the film itself, to be honest) is reminiscent of both Hitchcock's 'Vertigo' and Kubrick's '2001: A Space Odyssey' but manages to find its own legs just the same. While I normally don't like to admit being manipulated by marketing, it was this poster that directly led to me seeking out the film during its extremely limited theatrical run. And that, if nothing else, points to a successful poster.
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