Wednesday, 28 April 2010

3 examples of contemporary noir

The Spirit
Murdered policeman Denny Colt comes back from the grave as the spirit, a hero on a warpath with the film’s villain the Octopus. The octopus’s mission is to wipe out central city which is foiled by the spirit.

The film features femme fetals, dark locations, double crossing, henchmen and murder; all features of the film noir genre.

Director-Frank MillerJanuary 2009

Blade runner
Set In the future humanity has created replicants; robots that look like humans. Deckard is a Blade runner, whose job it is to hunt down replicants. Blade runner is the film of Deckard hunting down 4 replicants that escaped and are trying to hunt down the creator.

Blade runner is a film set in a dystopian future filled with dark rainy locations, mystery and murder.

Director-Ridley Scott
9th September (UK)

Reservoir Dogs
Mr. White, a professional criminal; Mr. Orange, a young newcomer; Mr. Blonde, a trigger-happy killer; Mr. Pink, a paranoid neurotic; Mr. Brown; and Mr. Blue are 7 men hired to pull of a bank robbery. When they fail they realise 1 of them is a police informant. But who?

Reservoir dogs is a story of double crossing murder and money.

Director-Quentin Tarintino15th January 1993 (UK)

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