Film series

The next film in the series is John Huston's Treasure of the Sierra Madre from 1948. This on stars Humphrey Bogart, Tim Holt, and Walter Huston. It's mostly a classic pulpy adventure about treasure hunting, with comic book style genre stereotypes (Mexican Bandits, surly treasure hunters, superstitious but noble native indians).  What makes the film more interesting though is the tension that hovers beneath the surface. Suspicion and greed are the main themes of the movie.  The film was also meant as a Marxist critique on American capitalism shown through Bogarts portrayal of the paranoid  and sociopathic Dobbs (considered one of Bogarts best performances) and his pursuit of wealth.  With this one I was trying do away with as much line as I could, building the image mostly out of flat shapes and bold colors as to play up the expressionistic atmosphere and psychological component of the film, and also as a bit of an homage to classic Hollywood posters.