The Film Noir Thread - Beyond Tiki

J JOHN-O Tiki Socialite Dogtown, USA Joined: May 16, 2008 Posts: 2721	J JOHN-O Posted posted on Fri, Jan 29, 2010 11:02 AM Good points TikiHardBop, I agree with your assessment. I guess I was just venting on popular fiction's tendency to justify violent or cruel behavior on knee-jerk psychopathy. It's just plain lazy writing. To me, good Noir illustrates how a cynical world can drive regular people (that you or I might sympathize with) to extreme or criminal behavior. Films like "Taxi Driver" and "The Sniper" would fit into this category for me. BTW, I liked your inclusion of "The Conversation" as Neo Noir. I think it's a overlooked film for the genre. [ Edited by: JOHN-O 2010-01-29 11:13 ]

Good points TikiHardBop, I agree with your assessment.

I guess I was just venting on popular fiction's tendency to justify violent or cruel behavior on knee-jerk psychopathy. It's just plain lazy writing.

To me, good Noir illustrates how a cynical world can drive regular people (that you or I might sympathize with) to extreme or criminal behavior. Films like "Taxi Driver" and "The Sniper" would fit into this category for me.

BTW, I liked your inclusion of "The Conversation" as Neo Noir. I think it's a overlooked film for the genre.

[ Edited by: JOHN-O 2010-01-29 11:13 ]

Post #507834 by JOHN-O on Fri, Jan 29, 2010 11:02 AM