These ‘High-Rise’ Posters Are Your Latest Reminder To Find Time To See ‘High-Rise’
I haven’t been shy aboutlavishingpraiseonHigh-Rise, the latest piece of deranged and extraordinary madness from directorBen Wheatley, but I also haven’t spared the caution. This film isn’t going to be for everyone, but for a select group of adventurous movie fans, it’s going to be one of the best absolute best films you experience in 2016.
Because the film itself has proven so divisive, much of the marketing has focused on the one thing everyone can agree on: the stellar cast. A new batch of posters have arrived, showing off starsTom Hiddleston,Sienna Miller,Luke Evans, andJeremy Irons. But since this isHigh-Rise,these character posters are just a little skewed.
The only major characters absent from this new series of posters are those played byElizabeth MossandJames Purefoy, both of whom turn in very memorable performances in the movie. In addition to the character posters, you may also check out a new French poster in the gallery below, which isn’t as stylizedas past one-sheetsbut is still very cool.
AlthoughHigh-Riselooks like a science fiction or horror film at first glance, it is very much a satire, exploring how human beings are really just violent animals waiting to explode into violence as soon as soon as the ease of modern life starts to get a little too boring, or when everything that makes us feel safe and comfortable starts to get a little too unreliable. Most damning of all is how the film suggests that a savage life is perhaps more satisfying than a civilized one. Let’s just say that many rabid Tom Hiddleston fans are going to find their guy doing some very…unusualthings in this movie. It will also drive literal-minded viewers up a wall.
Here is the synopsis for this very difficult-to-describe film:
High-Rise is an adaptation of J.G. Ballard’s novel of the same name. Thefilmcenters on a new residential tower built on the eve of Margaret Thatcher’s rise to power, at the site of what will soon become the world’s financial hub. Designed as a luxurious solution to the problems of the city, it is a world apart.
Enter Robert Laing (Hiddleston), a young doctor seduced by the high-rise and its creator, the visionary architect Anthony Royal (Irons). Laing discovers a world of complex loyalties, and also strikes up a relationship with Royal’s devoted aide Charlotte (Miller).
But rot has set in beneath the flawless surface. Sensing discord amongst the tenants, Laing meets Wilder, a charismatic provocateur bent on inciting the situation. Wilder initiates Laing into the hidden life of the high-rise and Laing is shocked at what he sees. As the residents break into tribal factions, Laing finds himself in the middle of mounting violence. Violence that he also finds emerging in himself.
High-Riseis set to open in the U.K. onMarch 18, 2016via StudioCanal. American audiences will have to wait another month – Magnet will unleash the film on VOD, iTunes and Amazon onApril 28before releasing it in theaters onMay 13. You can peruse the gallery of posters below.
