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 Mon, Feb 1, 2010 9:17 AM On 2010-01-31 20:33, Atomic Tiki Punk wrote: `The Hard-Boiled genre's roots are literary, also known as Detective fiction around the 1920s then on to the 40s & 50s, this predates Noir...` You're right ATP, Hard-Boiled fiction gave birth to Film Noir. I stand corrected. It's similar to how the Polynesian "Pre-Tiki" aesthetic of the original Trader Vic's and DTBC spawned classic Tiki-style. (See, I try to work in the Tiki angle whenever I can.) I'm taking my name off this thread right now. :) I will however argue that detectives, private eyes, docu-dramas, and heist plots can fall into the Film Noir genre if some noir elements are present. That doesn't always include femme fatales, doomed characters, or an unhappy ending (although that is my favorite Noir.) [ Edited by: JOHN-O 2010-02-01 09:50 ]

On 2010-01-31 20:33, Atomic Tiki Punk wrote:

The Hard-Boiled genre's roots are literary, also known as Detective fiction around the 1920s then on to the 40s & 50s, this predates Noir...

You're right ATP, Hard-Boiled fiction gave birth to Film Noir. I stand corrected. It's similar to how the Polynesian "Pre-Tiki" aesthetic of the original Trader Vic's and DTBC spawned classic Tiki-style. (See, I try to work in the Tiki angle whenever I can.)

I'm taking my name off this thread right now. :)

I will however argue that detectives, private eyes, docu-dramas, and heist plots can fall into the Film Noir genre if some noir elements are present. That doesn't always include femme fatales, doomed characters, or an unhappy ending (although that is my favorite Noir.)

[ Edited by: JOHN-O 2010-02-01 09:50 ]

Post #508278 by JOHN-O on Mon, Feb 1, 2010 9:17 AM