Well.....the film noir section of Art of Film class is over. I don't really know what to say. I have heard that people really love film noir and think its phenomenal. Now if you are unclear about what it exactly is, then look at a previous post...it's hotlinked. Personally, I didn't think that the movies themselves were neccessarily bad, but I didn't like them either. One of the biggest pet peeves of mine when it comes to any story is when it leaves you with no sense of closure. (I hate really revealing and cheesy closings, but at least have one). If you are like me, then film noir is not for you. There might be one out there that is for you, so you should at least try the genre, or to some, style. I also don't really like the circular plot line. There isn't a clear resolve, or narrative. I mean...if you just saw the beginning and the ending and 5 minutes in between, then you get the whole story already.
That aside, film noir is still a significant and interesting part of American film history. It started a whole series of new filming and narration techniques. I have to say though, some of the B-movie film noirs really pissed me off in one category. THE FEMME FATALE IS NOT HOT. You can't be a femme fatale without the looks, it just doesn't work that way I'm sorry. I mean Katie Moffett in Out of the Past was nice, but some of the women look somewhat scary....
In closing, Film Noir was not for me, but you should go look at it anyways.
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Terry,
As I look through the class list, it's been difficult to find people who actually did their post for the week, and when I stumbled upon yours, I was impressed. Although I don't necessarily agree with you on the topic of Film Noir, I understand where you're coming from. Keep up the good work.
Yeah, I can see where you are coming from too, but I rather liked the film noir unit. I thought Out of the Past and Chinatown were very good movies, but Kiss Me Deadly was terrible. I was really surprised to see that one mentioned in that one dudes essay as one of the best or most representative of the genre/theme.
I hope you enjoy the next unit better.
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