Fear and Loathing research - poster

This is the poster for Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. The image has been heavily altered to fit the meaning and purpose of the film. Johnny Depp's body has been distorted to show the drug addictions tackled within the film, giving the impression of how he as a drug addict sees things. He is smoking a cigarrette to show his addiction, with the smoke also being distorted.

The reflection in his glasses shows a busy night-time Las Vegas, a contrast to the other side of Las Vegas, the Nevada desert, which is the background of the poster. This contrast is a metaphor for the two characters in the story, and their conflict in ideas. The busy scene shows the life with drugs, the fast paced and blurry ideas that surround it. The vast, empty space represent the life without drugs, without dependancy and greed.

Several bats have been placed on the poster to show hallucinations that occur within the film, brought on by the addictions. They appear to be emerging from a black spill on the top of the page, suggesting that everything, as viewed by addicts, is not real and is merely their imagination running wild, fueled by the drugs.

The words 'Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas' is written in red letters, making it bold and therefore stands out against the background image of the desert. The font is scrawled and looks handwritten, maybe showing how untidy the life of drugs can most certainly be.