Blog #1

Gloomy and mysterious but yet intriguing... Film Noir who would of thought it could be so interesting? I had no idea until now that the dark classic films I enjoy to watch were classified as film noir. All the Hollywood Glam, crime and drama combined creates the perfect mix for a dark film. I guess it only makes sense to recreate drama on film after the Great Depression. From my understanding the beginning of the Melodrama era began in the 1940's shortly after World War II, what an inspiration right? Though these films became very popular and one of a kind their period was put to rest in the late 1950's. Though there return was not too far away, Film Noir made its comeback in early 70's known as Modern Noir.  Noir films were not what they used to be,there were changes to the style and content of the  films. Some might say the difference between Film Noir and Neo - Noir was major , one was based on Crime, hopeless drama and Psychological thrillers as the other Fiction and the use of technology. Personally I enjoy film noir as it makes me feel like part of the story .. the deep shadows on the walls, cheap lighting and the black and white picture and lets not forget the seductive female actresses that really help make it just that much more realistic. Don't get me wrong both Film Noir and modern Noir are interesting, but there is just something about a classic black and white film that intrigues me.