What does the poster of Pulp Fiction connote?

Denotations and Connotations of film poster

This poster contains a lot for the eye to see generating interest in seeing what this movie is going to be about as it . In keeping with the title, it is designed with the look of an old pulp magazine.When you first look at the poster you are immediately drawn to the red banner and the colour red always connotes danger and can also convey and idea of love. Also the bold yellow writing of the title and main characters connotes that the film is going to be quite loud and heavy, because almost immediately, from the poster, the film is already bold and "in your face". The torn corners of the poster also with the ‘wild-west’ font indicate that the film is set in that era. As well as the red banner you are also drawn Uma Thurman’s character lying slightly off centre. She is lying on her front showing a bit of cleavage with her legs up in the air. This is connoting that in Pulp Fiction, Thurman’s character has a lot of power and is very confident about her. Moreover, the red lipstick on Thurman’s character’s lips further indicates an idea of danger or love. Lastly, there are many denotations that can be connoted to relate to violence. Thurmam’s character is lying with a cigarette in her hand with a gun resting in front of her. This instantly signifies that the film will include ferocity and maybe suspense. This poster instantly contrasts to the stereotypical idea of men having all the power with guns and drugs. This poster how Thurman is lying seductively connotes that in Pulp Fiction it is actually Thurman who holds all the cards. As you can see, after looking at the poster you can see the poster shows a very well established film.