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26. Hobo with a Shotgun - Johnbobb
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Originality: 5.75
Aesthetic: 6
Story: 7.5
Personal: 4.75
Average: 6.0

What makes this cover stand out most is that it looks like it could have been the cover art for a movie released decades ago (in fact, this is a 2011 film). Since its style is something of a tribute to older style film covers, there's just so much I can award for Originality, although the cover certainly has several striking and unusual images that contribute to the score.

The Aesthetic score was a challenge here because I don't really find this to be an attractive cover that's easy on the eyes, and the red shading is a bit oppressive. But these were clearly intentional design choices. And there's an astonishing amount of personality and Story that comes through in the artwork from that crazy expression on the hobo’s face to the creepy scene in the lower left with that angry guy holding the woman. And I don't even know where to begin with the oddity of the characters in the lower right. It seems like they took a bunch of key scenes from the movie and recreated them in this distinctive art style, and the layout of images is quite good to create a cohesive picture. So this is a situation where the ability to tell a story visually has really boosted the Aesthetic score.

It's not a cover I personally enjoy or that would make me want to check out the movie, but I could easily see the appeal in an objective sense. And it's an effective cover at presenting a movie in a way that has become unconventional today.