The beauty of this poster is that it will appeal to everyone from children to the elderly. Most people have seen the Disney film, Jungle Book, probably when they were small and this poster revokes all those feelings you had when you first saw it. We have some kind of emotional attachment to these characters, maybe more than we do to the real-life jungle animals and people, and the thought that someone’s about to take them away from us, provokes a kind of protective reaction.
Visually, I really like the effect of combining a black and white photograph with colourful cartoon drawings. The idea of taking these fictional Disney characters and putting them into the real world in a sinister context, is really quite arresting.
I wonder if it would work better for Greenpeace as a poster though if it displayed their logo in the corner. Although this would take away from the poster aesthetically, it would add weight to the message, making people think more seriously about it, rather than just seeing it as another quirky piece of art by Banksy.
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have a look on ebay .... ( it does ! ) I agree with you it is superb
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