What are the woman like in film noir?
The are usally blonde, secretive and always have to have lipstick on. Usally in charge, tend to be very sexy but not trustworthy , beautiful but dangerous and they are mostly superior
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What are the heroes like in film noir?
They are usally men and they either drink to much ,smoke to much or earn to little and they are usually very tough men and muscular.
What are the endings like in film noir?
They are usally negattive or have a very bad ending like someone dies or betrayal.
Why are they popular in the 1940's?
Becacuse of the war most peope didnt have much money so they made them for a cheap price so they were alot made. And at that time it was a dark time and Flim noir refected that.
What does pulp fiction mean?
When the film includes a tough detective .
What does hard boiled mean?
Mean, hard and tough
Why is a voice-over often used in a Film noir
Beacuse they make it sound like a tough and hard person and makes the viewer realse emotions and makes alot of effect on the viewer
What influence did the nazis and WW11 have on film noir?
The jewish brang there darkness from germany because they have experinced negativity and were used to it now. There wouldnt be film noir without ww11
What is German expressionism
Type of german film that use visual angles to form shadows using only one light.
What does "paranoia" mean, and how does it relate to Film noir?
That even the good people are bad and that you think everthing is out to get you.
What does inhumanity mean? How is this reflected in the stories of Film noir?
When your not human (e.g. war) and people acting inhuman
What is the diffrence between Realism and Film noir?
Realism: real happenings Film noir: unrealistic (shadows)
Why are shadows used so much in Film noir?
Because of the war people didnt have enough money because all the money would go to war suplys , so there wasnt many lights used. Another reason was because is that they wanted to make things look meancing and scary and so the shadows helped make that effect.
The killers
Femme fatale
- Cold blooded
- lipstick- more sexy and appeling
- Mysterious
- Bewitching
- Plays hard to get with men
Doomed hero
- Good but makes mistakes
- Gets distracted by women easily
- Either smokes to much drinks to much or earns to little
- Always gets punished
- Alwyas a loner
Describe the men and woman in this film. Is there an obvious 'Doomed hero' and 'femme fatale' and what are the conventions that meke them so?
- The swede is a doomed hero becuase of his past e.g.
- Boxer
- Bank robber
- Doomed hero always takes punishment
- Suffers and gets hurt alot
- atracted to another girl while he is with his own girl
- When he talks tough and 'hard boiled'
- Given up
- Has a mysterious past
- Femme fatale
- Sexy
- half face is hidden with a shadow gone across her face
- Dark lighting to make her look even more mysterious
- Conventions
- Shadows
- 'Once i did something wrong' shows that he hasnt done alot of wrong things only mistakes
- He says 'She's gone' then trys to commit suicide so he was having alot of suicidal thoughts
My film noir pitch
When the 'madone' is on a mission again to catch his enemy 'montana', but gets distracted in the beautiful lies of his love, Louisiana.
In 1952 California ,when one of the most baddest people (the 'madone') in America he gets out of prison and sets on a mission to take revenge on his enemy ('montana') and he goes ever where but he cannot find him all he can find is his workers and clues and very mysterious ones but will he ever find him?. On his mission he goes through a lot of clues .He had a clue that said he had to go all the way to California he goes there to see that it's a trap and he ends up getting beaten up by Montanas men. They kept him captive and tourture him a lot and he would be stubborn and still swear at him.He finally finds a way to call his own guys and they come and save him and start to tourturing Montana men and that made Montana more encouraged to get revenge and so he plans to kill him when he wants to come and get him so madones plan backfire. Then he goes on to tell why he hates him a lot and why he is his enemy. Because he was just about to marry his wife on the day of his wedding he didn't know his wife's family was enemy with Montanas family and he walks in on there wedding and kills his wife to get revenge on her parents. From that day on he wanted revenge because he loved her so much. The madone is a really rich person and he fired his old assistant and he hires a new one a sexy, strong and attractive lady called Louisiana and when the madone sees her he instantly falls for her. She distactes him from get more clues and she is a very big obstacle. She is actually working for Montana so he can get to know everthing about him. She ends up falling for the madone aswell. At the end after the madones search he finally gets finds out where he is. But she has to report to Montana. She ends up going herself. Who will she help Montana and risk of getting killed or save her love one.
In 1952 California ,when one of the most baddest people (the 'madone') in America he gets out of prison and sets on a mission to take revenge on his enemy ('montana') and he goes ever where but he cannot find him all he can find is his workers and clues and very mysterious ones but will he ever find him?. On his mission he goes through a lot of clues .He had a clue that said he had to go all the way to California he goes there to see that it's a trap and he ends up getting beaten up by Montanas men. They kept him captive and tourture him a lot and he would be stubborn and still swear at him.He finally finds a way to call his own guys and they come and save him and start to tourturing Montana men and that made Montana more encouraged to get revenge and so he plans to kill him when he wants to come and get him so madones plan backfire. Then he goes on to tell why he hates him a lot and why he is his enemy. Because he was just about to marry his wife on the day of his wedding he didn't know his wife's family was enemy with Montanas family and he walks in on there wedding and kills his wife to get revenge on her parents. From that day on he wanted revenge because he loved her so much. The madone is a really rich person and he fired his old assistant and he hires a new one a sexy, strong and attractive lady called Louisiana and when the madone sees her he instantly falls for her. She distactes him from get more clues and she is a very big obstacle. She is actually working for Montana so he can get to know everthing about him. She ends up falling for the madone aswell. At the end after the madones search he finally gets finds out where he is. But she has to report to Montana. She ends up going herself. Who will she help Montana and risk of getting killed or save her love one.