well, it's dark alright.
Problem with calling it Noir
is that it uses many of the same tropes as ... Spiderman.
So, it's really comic book, in my FFHO.
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--- In rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, "Nathan Cain" <IndieCrime@...> wrote:
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> Has anyone else seen The Dark Knight? Would anyone else say it's a
> superhero noir? This was a rather surprising movie, especially for a
> summer blockbuster because of the villain's utter lack of motive
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> The Joker loses the physical battle, but he wins the metaphysical one.
> I think Christopher Nolan is definitely coming from the noir
> tradition with this film, and I'm still kind of scratching my head as
> to how exactly the ending got past test audiences, who can never seem
> to stomach ambiguity or any degree of negativity in movie endings. Any
> thoughts from fellow list members?
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