New Neo Noir '90s

The first time that I ever heard about noir was from Mr.Toth. I had no idea what this word meant, but I was intrigued immediately because of how interested he seemed in it. After reading the article "The New Noir 90s", I have almost a total understanding of the basics of noir. Noir is something that I have always loved. It is the dark, sultry, crime-infested, rebel against whats right attitude. Film noir is classified as black and white films that show the dark, sexy, dangerous side of how things were going in the '40s and '50s. Everything was supposed to be pleasant and the goal feeling of those eras was the perfect, white, loving, family life. Film noir showed a different side to this. The tone of these films is dark, dangerous, sexy, and menacing. Most of this style came from novelists from Europe, who brought over the noir style, and directors soon took over to film noir to show a different view of society. Noir is also shown to be a sort of fashion. The dark dresses, the cigarettes, the black heels, and the red lipstick. When film noir became popular again in the '70s and '80s, people were not as intrigued and it seemed that directors were only resurrecting noir for the nostalgic effect. In a way, noir is a way to let out that dark and dirty side that everyone has but they don't want to show. I still have so much more to learn about noir, but I am very excited to further my knowledge on this subject because lets face it, who doesn't love a good crime infested, dangerous, sexy film?