This poster must have been made from at least two images which were put together. Straight away you can see that the main antagonist is the character in the background. His dominance is shown through him being a much larger character comparing to others. He conforms to the conventions of a typical gangster character. This is seen through the use of his clothing, he is wearing a suit and a fedora as well as tinted glasses and a big diamond ring suggesting that he is a wealthy mafia boss. He is overlooking the other characters almost as if he is their god, this suggests that he hold control over the situation. This is contrasted to the bottom image which is much smaller and shows the other side of the situation possibly the protagonists who are trying to take the main boss out. We can see that they are also dressed in suits and they are holding guns. The main character stands at the front aiming his gun while his support can be seen by his side. The poster also tells us that there is a difference between the two sides through the use of color. The top image is black and white where as the bottom image is in color. The poster also follows all of the conventions of a typical film poster, this includes: large bold title (which is the biggest font on the poster) names of actors, directors a tagline, as well a production company logo, An unusual aspect found on this poster is the two blocks of text in the top right corner and just below it. I found this to be very usual however the film dates back to 1987 which could explain the reason behind this usual layout.
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