# Movie Poster Cliche Mosaics Christophe Courtois Highlights the Film Industry's Lack of Imagination By Michael Hines | Published 2011-11-15 | Updated 2011-11-17 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/movie-poster-cliche-mosaics References: [laughingsquid](http://laughingsquid.com/mosaics-of-movie-poster-cliches/) & [christophecourtois.blogspot](http://christophecourtois.blogspot.com/) Christophe Courtois is a French film distributor who has created an impressive set of movie poster cliche mosaics. Each mosaic is comprised of multiple posters that look strikingly similar to one another. People always complain about [Hollywood](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hollywoodthemed-games) movies not being original, and now it appears that the same can be said about the posters accompanying the films. The movie poster cliche mosaics point out such timeless cliches as the eye close-up, the blue background for a nature film and my personal favorite, the back-to-back. Many of the posters here are from French films, but it doesn't require a discerning eye to spot some of Hollywood's biggest films among the offenders. If you love mocking movies almost as much as you love watching them, then you have got to check out all of these movie poster cliche mosaics. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.4/10 - Popularity: 27% | Activity: 36% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Movie Poster Cliche Mosaics:** Highlighting lack of innovation and originality in the film industry's promotional materials - **Reimagined Movie Posters:** Creating new and original promotional materials for films to stand out from the crowd - **Sports Team Logos Cliche Mosaics:** Using similar techniques to point out overused elements in sports branding and design ### Where This Applies - **Film Industry:** Opportunity to create more unique and innovative promotional materials for movies - **Graphic Design Industry:** Opportunity to provide creative and original solutions for movie posters and promotional materials - **Advertising Industry:** Opportunity to challenge and reinvent traditional approaches to movie advertising and branding ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Retro Space-Themed Puzzled Posters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/john-carter.md) - [AI-Generated Christmas Posters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/christmas-posters.md) - [AI Movie Poster Generators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-movie-poster-generator.md) - [Witty Toy-Brand Horror Posters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/horror-poster.md) - [Cinematic-Inspired Terrazo Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/night-palm-x-stealing-beauty.md) - [Film-Themed Cookbooks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/scrounging-cookbook.md) - [Cinema-Inspired Chocolates](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/a24-movie-chocolate.md) - [Sci-Fi-Inspired Classical Posters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sen-donnan.md) - [Cinematic Discovery Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/whats-after-the-movie.md)