The Football Factory is a 2004 British film directed by Nick
Love. The film stars Danny Dyer, Tamer Hassan, Frank Harper, Roland Manookian,
Neil Maskell and Dudley Sutton. It is loosely based on the novel of the same
name by John King.
Plot
The Football Factory is more than just a study of the
English obsession with football violence, its about men looking for armies to
join, wars to fight and places to belong. A forgotten culture of Anglo Saxon
males fed up with being told they're not good enough and using their fists as a
drug they describe as being more potent than sex and drugs put together.
Analysis
Firstly, the poster is a bright red colour which relates to
the story of the film in which football hooligans use violent actions as a way
of life causing chaos and a lot of pain. The title of the film, like most film
posters, is centralised, capitalised and bold to make it stand out. The font
has lines in it, with the letters not joined together properly. This could
suggest broken bones as they are not aligned properly. Moreover, under the
title there is a tag line which says 'What else you gonna do on a Saturday?'.
This suggests that football fans live for football on a Saturday and that there
is nothing better than to have a fight and cause mayhem at the football on a
Saturday. The grammar isn't correct with the word ‘Gonna’ suggesting the people
involved are from rough areas who have grown up with this way of life. The main
image shows a large group of men having a fight relating to the plot of the
film, with graffiti which makes it look like blood stains, representing
violence. Overall, the film poster us successful as it gives a clear narrative
and uses a colour scheme which links to the story of the film. You know the
film will be good to watch with the reviews and the five stars it possess at
the top of the poster.
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