Re: RARA-AVIS: Types of noir (was Re: Pop. 1280)

From: Nathan Cain ( IndieCrime@gmail.com)
Date: 29 Jul 2007


Yes, It's also the essence of tragedy which, as has already been pointed out, comes awfully close to tragedy. In fact, if you drew a venn diagram I'm sure there'd be a significant overlap.

/07, DJ-Anonyme@webtv.net < DJ-Anonyme@webtv.net> wrote:
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> Nathan wrote:
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> "Not to turn this into a theological debate, but free will is the whole
> point of the Adam and Eve story. God said don't eat the fruit and they
> ate it anyway."
>
> And isn't that the essence of noir? The story begins with someone doing
> what s/he shouldn't and rest is finding out if a payment must be made,
> how screwed s/he is?
>
> Mark
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