Blog Entry #1

Roshelle Garcia

Instructor- J.Toth

08/22/13

Blog Entry #1

The Neo-Noir ‘90s

Question one

            The Noir films are based around the time of mischief and diaper, where people tried to get away with murders and woman that were up to no good. In Noir film time, the setting from movie to movie ranges to petty similar things like, murder, lust, and law breaking. The films are mostly set in black and white, and the scenes usually hold a lot of crime and suspense.  Fashion in those days were quite simple, most the men wore suits and ties. The men frequently have a trench coat and a fedora on to cover his eyes or in a way make him seem more devious or disguised. The woman of that era commonly wore dresses or something that fit their bodies. They seem to hold a lot of poise within themselves but they are very seductive in a simplistic way.  Within Noir films, there is a lot of drinking going on between both men and woman, as well as with cigarettes smoking.

The mood is set to gloomy and disparity, although most films are in black and white, you as the viewer can still get a since of what type of mood the film is being taking place under.  Some of the films will show rain and sounds of thunder. The films also show a lot of the grey area between each character, showing that the good ones aren’t always so good and the bad ones may not be as bad as you think. As for characters, the woman sometimes hold a big twist in the movie, at times they are the most deadliest person in the whole film and these woman get the role of being called the femme fatale, basically meaning a black widow, she will spin you in her web until she can’t spin anymore.  The actors and actresses hold a dark witty comedy within them, and the actor and actresses snap back with clever remarks on quick bases. When watching these films I’ve never caught on to these certain aspects of the movie but after the reading I am really able to see certain things that stick out and can be related to the Noir type of film making.