Leon Poster Analysis

Below is a poster for the film Leon which I have analysed to study the thriller signifiers used.

The poster is mainly in black and red. This helps attract attention to the poster, and may also be to help people remember the poster. The colour red is common in many thrillers; red can symbolise danger, death and blood, which can all be involved in a thriller film. The poster being red tells the audience that the film may include violence and death.
The anchor at the top of the picture helps leave the audience intrigued as it adds mystery to the poster and makes people wonder what it means. Mystery is an important thriller signifier which is in most thriller genre films.
The glasses the man is wearing have a reflection of a large, urban city in them. The city looks large, but also dark. This could be seen as dark meaning evil; the city being darkly coloured may show there is evil going on there. Also, the man has an emotionless expression on his face, and you can't see his eyes which adds to this effect; his emotionless face and the potentially evil city in his glasses may be linked - the city may be the reason for his emotionless look. This helps add a 'cold hearted' feel to the poster, which is common in many thrillers, especially film-noirs.
The poster having a man rather than a woman suggests there is a male protagonist, which is also a main thriller signifier.
Overall, I think the poster attracts the audience well, and it is obvious to most people what the film is about due to the writing (anchor) at the top of the image and the colour red; red showing there will be violence. However, this may attract more males than females due to the violence and male protagonist.