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ProbsWrongbutDefMean t1_j6j0vsg wrote

so imaginative

how did they come up with this?

never in a million years

unbelievable

pure talent

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cond0riano t1_j6jor59 wrote

I think it might be an homage to the season 1 cover for Hajime no Ippo, "the fighting".

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0481256/

iirc Jordan is an anime fan and has mentioned Ippo in interviews.

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ProbsWrongbutDefMean t1_j6jwnog wrote

my tone didn't deserve a response so I appreciate that

definitely could be a homage to that and definitely adds a cool backstory to this poster

thanks again

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cond0riano t1_j6jz7yo wrote

I think your tone justified. The poster is pretty bad. Its too, flat? His face looks like a sticker pasted on. Some how the cartoon has more depth to it.

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joeFacile t1_j6m31v9 wrote

This poster, the angle, the lighting, pose, framing, colors… all seem generic to me. Also the cover you linked to barely looks like the Creed III poster.

Lastly, movie posters are made by the distributor. MB Jordan had 0 say in it. This is most likely a still frame taken from the footage they shot, that was then over-sharpened and heavily color corrected. There’s no room for "a nice, mindful homage to X" in the case of Hollywood movie posters. It’s a sweatshop and its only goal is to maximize the $$$

I get that this poster reminded you of Hajime’s poster, but to say there’s any relation between the two is quite the stretch IMHO.

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Dibs84 t1_j6msxg2 wrote

Hajime no Ippo is so good though, can't blame him

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BluRayHooray t1_j6lyktr wrote

The fact that this is so highly upvoted shows this sub is a terrible place for actual discussion.

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