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 1:28 PM Actually if you think about it, Film Noir and Tiki-style have a lot in common. I'm surprised this comparison hasn't been brought up before. Like Tiki, Film Noir was an unacknowledged Mid-century "style" which at the time didn't garner a lot of respect (as ATP, pointed out, most were low-budget B-pictures). It took a European (in this case a French film critic) to first recognize it as a specific style and to coin a term for it. Film Noir literally means dark or black film. It really wasn't until a decade or so after the fact, that American film students and critics developed a real appreciation for these movies and Film Noir became and widely-accepted and respected film genre (although some would argue Film Noir is more a mood or style). This led to newer films being made which unabashedly referred to themselves as "Neo Noirs". [ Edited by: JOHN-O 2010-02-01 13:54 ]

Actually if you think about it, Film Noir and Tiki-style have a lot in common. I'm surprised this comparison hasn't been brought up before.

Like Tiki, Film Noir was an unacknowledged Mid-century "style" which at the time didn't garner a lot of respect (as ATP, pointed out, most were low-budget B-pictures). It took a European (in this case a French film critic) to first recognize it as a specific style and to coin a term for it. Film Noir literally means dark or black film.

It really wasn't until a decade or so after the fact, that American film students and critics developed a real appreciation for these movies and Film Noir became and widely-accepted and respected film genre (although some would argue Film Noir is more a mood or style). This led to newer films being made which unabashedly referred to themselves as "Neo Noirs".

[ Edited by: JOHN-O 2010-02-01 13:54 ]

Post #508333 by JOHN-O on Mon, Feb 1, 2010 1:28 PM