The rules of Film Noir.
what are the women like in Film Noir? The women in film noir are secretive,in charge,powerful,untrustworthy,devious,beautiful but dangerous and powerful. What are the heroes/protagonists in Film Noir? These men drink too much and are womanisers. they are lost and have no life,they earn no money,not positive also they have bad sides like their good sides. what are the endings like in Film Noir? The endings are tragic, some of the characters who we think are going to have a good happy ending turns out that they die. the endings are violent and sad. Why were they popular in the 1940s? The movies were being made after the WWII, there wasn't a lot of money and the movies were cheaper to make because it was in black and white. What is Pulp Fiction? Pulp fiction was tough detectives who got into trouble. What does "Hard Boiled" mean? Hard boiled and Pulp Fiction mean the same thing. It was about detectives who got into trouble and were really tough and strong. Hard Boiled means tough and scary. Why was voice-over often used in a film Noir? Voiceovers allowed to show what goes on inside their minds.It also allows them too speak their minds and their emotions. What influence did the Nazis and WWII have on the film? The jewish film makers escaped the nazis and went to america to become film makers. Their movies were dark and dangerous because of what they have seen like death and murder, they;re movies were similar to it,it influenced them to produce film noir. They knew what they were doing in the films and how they wanted it to be. What is German Expressionism? Its vision expressions,what the viewers and actors would see and made the movie seem dangerous and scary.it involved lots of nightmares and lots of shadows it was horror and dark. What does paranoia mean,and how does it relate to Film Noir? The good people are as bad as the bad people no one can be trusted even the ones you would trust like the police. What does inhumanity mean? How is this reflected in the stories of Film Noir? Inhumanity means when you are not human. it was an unusual time for movies to be made. what is the difference between realism and film noir? german expressionism is not realistic. for example in the real world how things are in film noir its not the same.its not dark during daytime,theres light and not everything is mysterious but in film noir its made like that. in Film Noir theres strange angles and lighting. why are shadows used so much in Film Noir? shadows are used to make things exaggerated and scary. the shadows are dangerous in Film Noir or really mysterious which is why they used it so much in Film Noir. How many light sources are used and at angle typically? one light creates mystery. for example the eyes,the whole body will have no light but the eyes it makes it intesting and mysterious,it either shows how dangerous something is or how its mysterious. The Killers Describe the men and women in this film.Is there an obvious "doomed hero" and "femme Fatale"? What are the conventions that make them so? The doomed hero is not bothered because he knows theres no hope.Hes tired,given up with life,exhausted. Good guy but made mistakes for example he says "once i did something wrong". they are out of control,suicidal, murderous,dangerous past,has no future,mysterious past.dark past,takes a lot of punishments,suffers a lot,lonely,gets hurt a lot.Attracted to femme fatale, bewitched by her,love struck.He looks scrubby and has no life.lonely,when a girl left him he was acting like his life was over.Swede forgot the girl he was with for femme fatale which shows how much he's attracted to her. Femme Fatale is mysterious, the lighting on her face lacks and makes her much more mysterious and obvious that she's the femme fatale. She's confident through the way she speaks and the way she walks,she's calm and confident,in charge,hidden,seems like she plays with peoples feelings. Leads them on but does it mysteriously which attracts them.she is different from the other women through her clothing she stands out from the other women also through her clothes.Femme fatale is attractive.Femme fatale is hidden, she doesn't say much.Has an effect on the men like the swede who is with another women but instantly falls for her. |