The Creature Columns: The Aesthetic Appeal of Movie Posters - Sequel Posters (Part 2) By Tom "Creature" Jeffers
DISCLAIMER: Remember art is completely subjective. 😀 I also realize that there are multiple posters for many films. I am simply comparing particular versions that show artistic growth. Read Part 1 HERE Movie sequels: we love them or we hate them. Some have surpassed the original films as in the case of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and perhaps The Godfather 2 . Many others go on to be notoriously bad pictures or box office flops. However, along the way new ideas on how to promote such films rise up and grab our attention. I wanted to showcase a few franchises that, in my opinion, did this in a spectacular fashion. Some of the changes to movie posters are very obvious, and some are more subtle. Here are a few of my favorites.