The brown and blacks

connotes a derelict
wasteland, which suggests
that there is no human
inhabitance in the film.
The robot connotes dominance
over the other beings. The black
also connotes danger suggesting
that the beings are in a tight
situation.
The title on this poster is one
of the characters in the film
that is shown at the bottom.
The number towers over the
robot, which connotes
dominance and suggests that
the character 9 is the hero.
The spot light suggests
that they are the main
characters because the
light is focused on them.