Comments on: My Life in Ruins Poster

By: Battle of the movies posters, pt V

Battle of the movies posters, pt V — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 18:31:08 +0000

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By: Monika Paparoulis

Monika Paparoulis — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 06:06:54 +0000

I can olnly say one thing :
The greek scenario is pretty much the same everywhere there.
The Islands look alike and the white washes houses are very similiar.
Been greek myself I don’t see anything wrong btwn both posters.
The stories are diffrerent but the Country is the same.
I’ll enjoy “My Life In Ruins” as much as I did with “Mama Mia” and “Summer Lovers”.

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Comentários sobre os pôsteres da semana « — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 01:56:56 +0000

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By: Pristine

Pristine — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 19:14:32 +0000

So…I looked both movies up on IMDB, and guess what?

Apparently, they were both produced by Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson. My guess would be after the success of Mamma Mia, they thought they would do a sorta “thematic sequel” to it.

By: Philip J

Philip J — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 03:44:16 +0000

I don’t think the arch as a graphic device is distinctive enough on its own to make Ruins look like it’s riffing off of Mamma Mia. To me the “inspired by” similarity has more to do with the flowers used as trim than anything else. Obviously, there’s a combination of things that make these posters very similar. But to me, it’s the flowers that put the Ruins poster over the top.

By: james ford

james ford — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:54:31 +0000

i suppose they’re similiar in that there is a woman in the middle standing in front of a white arch. ask a hundred designers to make a poster for a romantic comedy that takes place in greece and eighty of them have an arch and flowers in them.

the more logical explanation is the same reason they use old music in new trailers. subconsciously it reminds you of something you already like. notice nobody uses music from BATTLEFIELD EARTH for anything. MAMMA MIA! made a shitton of money and appeals to the same audience. this is a no-brainer.

if anything, look at nia vardarlos’ MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING poster which is her and her fella on a white background with a bunch of onlookers leaning in from the side.

and while i am at it, i think the poster for CONNIE & CARLA is one of the most brilliant posters i the last decade. they found a way to put them as themselves and in drag on the same poster without split-screening it or making it look stupid. it makes the movie look like fun and sells the entire concept.