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Hidden Message in Movie Theater Lobby Posters
Finding hidden messages and then labeling it as subliminal advertising has a long history in our culture. Hidden images and messages have also appeared in movie posters (some being obvious and not-so-obvious) as well.
Hidden Message in movie theatre lobby movie posters
Apparently the staff of a Galaxy movie theatre (or someone with Photoshop) took it upon themselves to stage three teaser posters in just the right order (Superman Returns, Eragon, and X-Men: The Last Stand for a “sexy” combination) in this hidden message vein.
Tagged lobby, subliminal, Teasers
NicholasJuly 13, 2007 at 7:08 PM
Those movies weren’t released anywhere close to each other. Unless Galaxy movie theater is a chain that shows older films?
anangbhaiJuly 13, 2007 at 8:18 PM
I don’t get it. Seen it many times before. Still don’t get it.
adminJuly 13, 2007 at 11:27 PMAuthor
Those movies weren’t released anywhere close to each other.
Well, all three movies were released in the U.S. in 2006, correct?
Given a 6-12 month possible window of time for advance/teaser posters to appear in theatres, I suppose it is possible for a theater to have these three movie posters on hand at the same time. But since we could never find the original source of this photo, it’s best to assume, as Nicholas has, this was staged (via Photoshop, for example).
Basically it’s just an excuse to talk about subliminal messages. ;)
BobbyJuly 13, 2007 at 11:39 PM
I don’t get it. Seen it many times before. Still don’t get it.
S – E – X, for God’s sake.
What is sex?July 15, 2007 at 1:19 AM
While it’s possibly photoshop, it’s not unlikely that somebody saw opportunity knocking and set the posters there for real. I would.
NickJuly 20, 2007 at 12:44 AM
I’m always interested in the way that they group posters at the theater I go to. There’s always a common theme in the coupling. Two big giant heads, to spare teasers, two white background comedy posters, etc. The fact that someone’s spending that much time going through and placing the posters only angers me more when the movie is mis-framed and out of focus after it was delayed twenty minutes.
KiPOctober 10, 2007 at 1:33 AM
Not poster related, but this reminds me of the time I saw a marquee line for The Firm and Free Willy abbreviated to Firm Willy.
MattSeptember 17, 2011 at 12:20 AM
@ KiP
I’m BUSTING! up about who you said you saw the movies The Firm and Free Willy abbreviated together on the marquee as Firm Willy. Thanks for sharing.
Its making me chuckle everyone I think about it. “Thats what she said!”
DevinOctober 15, 2007 at 8:51 AM
ahahahaha i get it!!!! it says sex! omg i sat here looking at it for like 10 minutes then my friend marcello came over and was like “that says SEX” and then i was like OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG THATS SOOOOOOOOOOOOO CRAZY OMG