The title is very misleading. It sounds catchy, and makes you think of a sinking boat. Then you learn it's a story about rabbits....wtf?!
shareOkay then... So Watership Down is the actual name of the big hill in Hampshire, England where the story takes place in the original novel and in this excellent film adaptation.
shareIt reminds me of the Jaws poster (1975), what with the dynamic upward profile of the rabbit, much like the shark, I think the designers were most likely inspired by it.
It's quite a sombre poster, and very unusual to have such a long tagline. Granted back in the seventies, taglines were more in the way of a longer sentence, but here we get a lengthy prose, and what a beautifully dark prose it is.
That line always stuck with me, '...if they catch you, they will kill you, ...but first they must catch you!'
It's a chilling line, but also a re-affirming one, over the enemy.
God Bless x*