Martha Fischer (sakana@stlnet.com)
Mon, 23 Aug 1999 13:59:16 -0500
someone mentioned blade runner-- i consider dark city to be
the greatest ever merging of the two genres (granted, the
pool isn't very large). though there were mixed opinions on
the film when it was released, imho it's an incredibly
powerful, remarkably effective grafting of noir sensibilities
onto what is ostensibly a sci-fi film. apart from the obvious
plot elements, there is at least one very concious visual nod
to the world of noir-- there's a scene in a diner that is
essentially a color version of a shot in gun crazy....dark
city, to me, is one of the darkest noirs i've ever seen--
since it is set loose from the bonds of earthly reality, its
horrors can be even deeper than those of traditional noir
films; it goes beyond even detour for the grimness it
presents (again, imho).
martha
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