I've not seen this mockumentary movie: I'm Still Here, directed by Casey Affleck (yep, it's Ben Affleck's brother), starring Joaquin Phoenix as himself, nor was I ever really interested in watching it. But, the poster really makes me want to change my mind. Before I get into it more, I'll explain what the movie's about. Joaquin Phoenix decides that he wants to quit his acting career and take up rapping instead, to do this he enlists the help of Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs. On this journey of supposed self-discovery, Phoenix partakes in several random acts, some thought-provoking, others... not so much (rated R, anyone?). Other than that, there's not to much to expand on.
This can relate to society, even with this seemingly simple poster. It shows you how ready and able everyone is to just forget and throw away someone once they're deemed, 'not relevant anymore.' Joaquin Phoenix used to be a very popular actor that everyone knew about and had even been nominated for two Oscars. After he stopped churning out movies, he seemed to be forgotten about rather quickly by the populous.
The reason I find this inspiring is because of how the poster incorporates Phoenix's lost status of an 'it' guy in Hollywood. He's disheveled and uncaring in the poster, like his lost status has pushed him into a downward spiral. The font used with parts of the letters missing, is a play on the fact that everyone seems to be slowly forgetting about him, even though he's trying to reach out and show people he's still alive. The fact that this poster is able to convey such a message with a simple font and photo is very awe inspiring to me. It shows how powerful something that seems simple, can really be.
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