Week Five- Simplicity & Figure Ground

When thinking of gestalt this image of this movie poster for "choke" instantly popped into my head. I have actually never seen the movie, but I do remember the poster from when it was being advertised. I had read the book so I do know the story behind the poster and think it was a very clever and simple way of expressing the concept of the movie. It is the story of a con man who also happens to be a nymphomaniac. He cons people by pretending to choke on his food while eating at a restaurant and waits for someone to step up and play hero and save his life. This person then feels responsible for his life and sends him money in the mail. He does this several times a week and receives money from hundreds of people. It doesn't really make sense. But fortunately the poster does... In reality he is choking on his food but really what's "choking" him is his addiction to sex. This is cleverly shown by him devouring a woman. It is an eye catching silhouette with an attention grabbing color. A very memorable poster.