Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Film Noir
Some feel that the genre may be dead, but I think that there is still an audience that would love to see some new, innovative film noir. Movies like Sin City and Lucky Number Slevin have been fairly successful and prove there still is an audeicen hungry for the off-beat reality that only film noir could provide.
For those of you who might not know what constitutes film noir, let me get all film school on your for a minute here. Filmn noir was inspired by german expressionism, it is a genre that paints a rather gloomy outlook on life through darkness and shadows and fills it with substance and meaning. Classic noir always has a sort of anti-hero who is alienated from society and looking for ways to fight through the darkness with his clever wit and pursuits of success. We also usually find the classic dame, or "Femme Fatale," who is complicating things for our crooning hero because she is seductive and decietful at the same time. In most cases, half of the stories problems are a result of this foxy lady. Most noir also tries to take a stance and say something about society and political structures, again painting dark images to drive a point on home.
My buddies and I are all about the genre, hopefully one of these days we'll figure out some way to make film noir more acceptable for a modern audeince. Because we can all feel a bit alienated at times, can't we?
For those of you who might not know what constitutes film noir, let me get all film school on your for a minute here. Filmn noir was inspired by german expressionism, it is a genre that paints a rather gloomy outlook on life through darkness and shadows and fills it with substance and meaning. Classic noir always has a sort of anti-hero who is alienated from society and looking for ways to fight through the darkness with his clever wit and pursuits of success. We also usually find the classic dame, or "Femme Fatale," who is complicating things for our crooning hero because she is seductive and decietful at the same time. In most cases, half of the stories problems are a result of this foxy lady. Most noir also tries to take a stance and say something about society and political structures, again painting dark images to drive a point on home.
My buddies and I are all about the genre, hopefully one of these days we'll figure out some way to make film noir more acceptable for a modern audeince. Because we can all feel a bit alienated at times, can't we?
# posted by Darth Reidy @ 10:16 AM 
