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rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, William Ahearn
<williamahearn@...> wrote:
> Of course it doesn't fit. How could it especially
when
> you throw Kafka and Body Heat into the equation?
And
> for my money, "Pretty Poison" is classic noir
where
> "Body Heat" is a false homage. But that's just
me.
>
How is Body Heat a "false homage"? And how is Franz Kafka
off-topic when his characters get into the most noirish
labyrinths imaginable? You can't argue a theory by leaving
out or waving away the exceptions. A noir novel or film can
have a very ordinary and sober protagonist who is simply
drawn into something nightmarish he can't escape. It can also
have a protagonist who is a monster, or anything in between
the unwitting guy and the monster. Therefore, the degree of
"screwedness" of the protagonist cannot be a determinant
factor for calling a work of art "noir".
Best,
mrt
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