Before World War II‚ the quintessential film contained bright‚ happy‚ and optimistic tones. However‚ when the United States entered the battlefield‚ motion pictures became less optimistic. As Americans discovered the circumstances of the war‚ the filmmakers of the time felt hopeless as well. Ultimately‚ movies became hard boiled‚ unheroic‚ and unromantic. This movement is known as film noir (or black film) because the movies of this era contain a dark mood and tone. It would continue to thrive until
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Analysis of film trailer “Murder My Sweet” The film trailer starts with the main character‚ the hardboiled private eye‚ being interviewed by the police‚ who seem a bit corrupt and shady. They are asking him about a murder‚ and the atmosphere is menacing‚ with suspenseful music being played in the background. It then goes on to the credits‚ with bold white writing flashing up on screen‚ and more loud music‚ that identifies the film as a detective film. After that‚ there is a vocal narrative in a
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Film Noir is a reflection of‚ and reaction to‚ the world within which it was created. With the majority of the films shot from mid-40s through to late 50s‚ Film Noir is a lens into the fears and values of that time and society. With the world coming to terms with the horror of what human did to human in World War II‚ the genre also had to deal with how the world at home had changed. We can see in the basic conventions of the genre these fears and realisations. Corrupt society‚ flawed men riddled
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anti-hero. The anti-hero is also admired even though he utilizes shameful methods to achieve his goa. This is because he represents the good in a corrupt world However‚ this is not the case in Noir stories. According to Foster Hirsch in his book The dark side of the screen: film noir‚ the anti-hero in Noir films is best described as “a constant smoker and a heavy drinker‚ (…) usually though not always engaged in criminal detection‚ a cop or a gumshoe. Moving through the criminal underworld with a shield
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Genre Film Knight 3 May 1995 Taxi Driver as Radicalized Film Noir In his film Taxi Driver‚ Martin Scorcese presents a world where characters are subsumed in the urban landscape‚ vertical planes obscure the horizon‚ and hazy lights reflect off streets perpet ually slick with rain. Scorcese combines realistic settings with expressionist cinematography to construct a stylized vision of meaninglessness‚ in which a psychopathic protagonist moves from street to street without direction‚ f
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Cultural Studies and "Forensic Noir" According to Thomas Doherty‚ American pop culture can’t get enough of the highly graphic and intense forensic thrillers on prime time television. This genre is known to many people as "forensic noir". The same style appears in all of the shows; someone gets killed‚ forensics play a game breaker‚ criminal gets caught‚ and then the case is closed. Doherty states‚ "Cultural-Studies Intellectuals" have been mapping the forensic noir that has led to a revitalization
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The films Out of the Past‚ Throne of Blood‚ and Dead Man have been critically acclaimed for being culturally‚ historically‚ and esthetically pleasing. The films take a story and adapt it into its own style of storytelling. These three films account for many of their similar attributes such as a dark and cynical story line and deviant villains. The films Out of the Past‚ Throne of Blood‚ and Dead Man obtain distinct similarities and elements in the classifications such as film noir‚ manipulation
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"Chinatown" as Film Noir Films that are classified as being in the film noir genre all share some basic characteristics. There is generally a voice-over throughout the film in order to guide the audience’s perceptions. These movies also involve a crime and a detective who is trying to figure out the truth in the situation. This detective usually encounters a femme fatale who seduces him. However‚ the most distinctive feature of the film noir genre is the abundance of darkness. Roman Polanski’s
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The 1945 film Leave Her to Heaven directed by John M. Stahl is a perfect example of a classic noir film. There are an exceptional amount of reasons why Leave Her to Heaven is categorized as a noir film. In noir‚ we see shadows‚ neon lights‚ mirrors‚ white clothing‚ femme fatales‚ murder‚ seduction‚ lies‚ guilt‚ dark locations‚ suspicion‚ crime‚ sometimes the exception of technicolor‚ and many more elements that without a doubt create a phenomenal noir film. Leave Her to Heaven is one of the few noir
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American Films Chinatown In this essay I will discuss technical‚ stylistic‚ and storytelling from one of the great American noir films of all time‚ Chinatown. The storyline is unparalleled and the portrayal of the characters by Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway are brilliant. Director Roman Polanski and writer Robert Towne created a masterpiece‚ and it doesn’t go unnoticed. The duo captures everything that is film noir from the World War II times while tweaking the rules along the way. Chinatown
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