The Philosophy Of Neonoir (The Philosophy Of Popular Culture),New

The Philosophy Of Neonoir (The Philosophy Of Popular Culture),New

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Film Noir Is A Classic Genre Characterized By Visual Elements Such As Tilted Camera Angles, Skewed Scene Compositions, And An Interplay Between Darkness And Light. Common Motifs Include Crime And Punishment, The Upheaval Of Traditional Moral Values, And A Pessimistic Stance On The Meaning Of Life And On The Place Of Humankind In The Universe. Spanning The 1940S And 1950S, The Classic Film Noir Era Saw The Release Of Many Of Hollywood'S Bestloved Studies Of Shady Characters And Shadowy Underworlds, Including Double Indemnity, The Big Sleep, Touch Of Evil, And The Maltese Falcon. Neonoir Is A Somewhat Loosely Defined Genre Of Films Produced After The Classic Noir Era That Display The Visual Or Thematic Hallmarks Of The Noir Sensibility. The Essays Collected In The Philosophy Of Neonoir Explore The Philosophical Implications Of Neonoir Touchstones Such As Blade Runner, Chinatown, Reservoir Dogs, Memento, And The Films Of The Coen Brothers. Through The Lens Of Philosophy, Mark T. Conard And The Contributors Examine Previously Obscure Layers Of Meaning In These Challenging Films. The Contributors Also Consider These Neonoir Films As A Means Of Addressing Philosophical Questions About Guilt, Redemption, The Essence Of Human Nature, And Problems Of Knowledge, Memory And Identity. In The Neonoir Universe, The Lines Between Right And Wrong And Good And Evil Are Blurred, And The Detective And The Criminal Frequently Mirror Each Other'S Most Debilitating Personality Traits. The Neonoir Detectivemore Antihero Than Herois Frequently A Morally Compromised And Spiritually Shaken Individual Whose Pursuit Of A Criminal Masks The Search For Lost Or Unattainable Aspects Of The Self. Conard Argues That The Films Discussed In The Philosophy Of Neonoir Convey Ambiguity, Disillusionment, And Disorientation More Effectively Than Even The Most Iconic Films Of The Classic Noir Era. Able To Selfconsciously Draw Upon Noir Conventions And Simultaneously Subvert Them, Neonoir Directors Push Beyond The Earlier Genre'S Limitations And Open New Paths Of Cinematic And Philosophical Exploration.

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