I chose a film that one would question about it being noir. Why? Simply because it does not take place in a city like Los Angeles or New York, nor does it have gangs, and a femme fatale. But it's not like every story that is noir have these exact qualities. Film noir/Neo-noir has many different elements to it and this movie sure enough has them.
So what film did I choose?
The movie is called "Moon" and it was directed by Duncan Jones. It's more of a science-fiction movie but in my opinion, it definitely has film noir qualities.
It takes place on the moon, and it is about an astronaut named Sam, who has to stay on the moon for 3 years, with no company but a robot named Gerty. [I bet you're already questioning why I chose this.. but let me keep explaining.]
For all these years he is serving away from home, he has no live communication, forcing him to talk to himself once in a while. Sooner or later, he starts to see things and display moral corruption once he discovers someone who looks exactly like him and has the same name.
Soon the two work together to figure out if they are clones or not.
Throughout the movie, there is a dark sense, twists, lying, flashbacks, desperation, etc. It is definitely a must see.
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Carmelisa,
ReplyDeleteInteresting choice. I'm not entirely convinced that it should be considered film noir, but you have 5-7 pages to persuade me.
The assignment was to find five sources that I did not provide. The Ansen article was one that I gave to you, not one that you found on your own.