Inception Poster Analysis

Inception is the new film by Christopher Nolan, scheduled for release in 2010, not a lot is known about the plot of the film, all that is known is that it is a mind influenced thriller starring Leonardo DiCaprio.
The First thing to draw your attention to the poster is the main image of what appears to be Leonardo DiCaprio standing knee high in water, holding a gun and surrounded by a city scape. These four things are clear indicators to what we can expect from the film, firstly the fact that in the middle of the screen is the lead actor shows that he is the main character and important to the film, the main character is also holding a gun which could link to violence in the film or maybe portray him as a policeman, being in the middle of a city could show where the film is situated being in the middle of a busy city allows people to relate to the film and with the inclusion of the apparent flood, this asks questions on how, why and when does this happen.
At the top of the poster is the name Leonardo DiCaprio, which is very bold and stands out from the background, which shows that this is one of the selling points of the film.
Just below this is the tag line "Your mind is the scene of the crime", this is an indicator to the influence of the mind in the film the fact that the word mind and crime are linked in the same sentence could link to a police thriller, or a science fiction film.
The title itself is pushed down to the bottom of the poster, perhaps showing its relevance to what the poster is trying to achieve, however its font and style are very different to the other writing on the poster, being written in red, may link it to violence. The word Inception itself means the beginning of something, which asks what relevance does this have to film and if it does what is it the beginning of.
On top of the title in very small writing is "A Film By Christopher Nolan" while under the title is "From the director of the Dark Knight", although both of these are the same person, it shows that Christopher Nolan is not a household name but the Dark knight is, this clearly shows the selling point of the film to be the involvement in the dark knight and not the man himself.
From this poster, we hope to gain the ability to ask several questions and show as many different film indicators to keep the audience intrigued and questioning what they are looking at.