Sin City Poster Analysis 2

Here is another poster for the film Sin City. Below I have analysed the poster to show the thriller signifiers.

One thriller signifier that is noticeable in the poster is the use of chiaroscuro lighting (contrast between light and dark). This is a very important thriller signifier. This can symbolise good and evil; as the female character in the poster is light in a dark place, it could suggest that she is good, but in an evil place.
Like the other poster, the title is in red to stand out from the wrest of the poster. This may be to attract attention, indicate danger, violence, blood or death, or in this case the colour red could symbolise seduction; red can be seen as a seductive colour, like a 'femme fatal' or 'lady in red' which are significant thriller signifiers.
The female in the poster is also a thriller signifier; it could be argued that she is seen as a sex-symbol - women being seen as symbols of sex is a common thriller signifier. The female has a lot of flesh showing and some people may think she is attractive/sexy; this could make men like the film more than women due to this fact. There are also anchors on the poster, which indicate she is a sex symbol and objectify her, "skinny little Nance.... she filled out."
The woman's facial expression on the poster is rather emotionless and suggests that the film may be 'cold hearted'. This could also be argued to be a thriller signifier.
Overall, I think this poster is successful in showing the audience what the film may include, but not as much as the other Sin City poster I wrote about. However, this poster may be more appealing to some men rather than the other poster, but less appealing to women.