The poster reminded me of Loki being voluntarily captured in “Avengers”, not only due to the way they both were cuffed in front, but also the fact that either one of them could have easily avoided the situation. Loki was voluntarily captured, which we later found out was part of his master plan. The same could be said for the man of steel. Those handcuffs are about as much of a threat as an abandoned car is to Godzilla. That being said, the handcuffs could be made of Superman’s only weakness. Or maybe it’s a lack of that good-old-planet-earth-yellow-sunlight that has the son of Krypton looking about as defenseless as Lois Lane in, well, any situation Lois Lane is put in.
But there seems to be a much larger question lurking in the haze of the poster. Why is Superman being captured in the first place? Especially by what looks to be soldiers from the planet he’s come to protect. And what’s up with the gleaming chip he seems to have on his shoulder? All this talk about soldiers and shoulders is giving me a headache so, let’s move on to the second poster released today.
While there aren’t many things known about Star Trek Into Darkness, or any things to be learned from the poster, you can take a few things from it. The crew of the USS Enterprise is going up against a one man army, much like Batman in “The Dark Knight Rises”.
Although the more striking impression from this poster is that the marketing team at Warner Bros. seems to be fresh out of ideas for summer blockbuster posters.
A destroyed building forming a well known symbol of hope is also reminiscent of TDKR. Either the symbol of hope will “rise” out of the destruction, or it’s the symbol that is literally being destroyed. In TDKR’s case, it was a little bit of both, which could mean that “Into Darkness” will follow it’s path. While I don’t think that’ll be the case, I have a feeling this villain (played by Benedict Cumberbatch) will try to break Captain Kirk, or quite possibly, all of Starfleet Academy.
Star Trek showed the forming of a crew, Star Trek Into Darkness looks to test the crew’s teamwork. A team that has already shown they’ve got it in themselves to fuel a franchise that will “live long and prosper”.
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