Film Preview: Breathe (2017)

Page Revisions:

(July 2, 2017) Original
(October 8, 2017) New Trailer (#2) / New Posters (#2-#3)

Release Date:

October 13, 2017

Synopsis:

From IMDb: “Based on the true story of Robin (Garfield), a handsome, brilliant and adventurous man whose life takes a dramatic turn when polio leaves him paralyzed.”

Poster Rating: D / C / C+

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Review: (#1) A static, simplistic design with bold, unappealing lettering. The poster says almost nothing about the film’s content either literally or figuratively.

(#2) Romance on the Savannah. It’s a pretty setting, but considering what the film’s about, it’s just a bait-and-switch design. (#3) Notice how the two images that feature an incapacitated Andrew Garfield are small enough to almost be missed. Like the prior design, this is almost a distraction from the film’s actual themes and plot.

Trailer Rating: C+ / B

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Review: (#1) A formulaic, predictable trailer that exemplifies how to make a generic trailer for people with no concept of inventiveness or originality. It will work, though I wish it wouldn’t.

(#2) Tossing in a bit more drama to the trailer makes for a more pleasing trailer experience, but one which may have limited appeal beyond those wanting to see solid performances.

Oscar Prospects:

There might be a push to get Andrew Garfield his second nomination and his first win, but he’ll have a ton of opposition this time and hardly the trajectory that Eddie Redmayne had in his Oscar win for a similar, though extremely different, disabled role.