Film, Film, and More Film (Noir)

We had our first taste of film noir today in our film class. Apparently few people have seen film noir and know that this genre is what it is in. We barely had an hour of viewing so my ideas about it aren't too numerous. I think it is a very interesting genre. Most likely all of us has seen something somewhere reference the idea of a detective in a dark office. This is most likely derived from the original film noir. I personally would not prefer the story. I think that it is too one-sided and doesn't have too much plot. It is fun, but many of them were B-films so I guess they might be.

On a different note, I have recently heard about this Netflix deal. Well...I heard about it a whiles ago, but I have only recently really looked into it. Aside from the few movies I feel adamant about owning, I think that Netflix is truly good for movie viewing. It is very convenient and has a reasonable price of 5 dollars a month for basic membership (Hollywood Video....3 dollars a rental....AND YOU HAVE TO DRIVE!). Man...I sound like a commercial.

Back to film, I have also recently seen the movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. I loved the style and the technique used in the film. The director loved to use tangible techniques versus CGI, which was readily at his disposal. I love the plot and them as well. For anyone who hasn't seen it, it is a must see in my book. Hm....maybe I should post a Terry List of Must-Sees. Anyways, I found one aspect especially interesting. The story is about how a man Joel wants to erase his girlfriend from his mind (literally), so that the pain will end, but realizes in the process that he wants to keep her. He says she is the one thing that has given his life a different taste. During the erasing process, he tries to hide his memories of his girlfriend in his other memories, so that she isn't erased. However, he hides her in his most humiliating memories, but those memories and those of her still get erased. While it is sad, it can be interpreted that his girlfriend has effectively help him overcome the worst moments of his life, because she guides him to all the memories and erases them for him. I just feel this is important to know.