Journal Writing about Film Noir and Science Fiction Films
Movies being referenced in the journal writing:
Film Noir: The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946), Fatal Attraction (1987)
Science Fiction: The Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), World War Z (2013)
The above movies are Film Noir and Science Fiction Films, make sure to
refrence this in the journal.
Things to consider for each movie that could help with the journal:
Film Noir:
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
– Where in The Postman Always Rings Twice, do we see signs of post-war
American social malaise?
How is this reflected through expressionistic film language?
– Does the temps perdu style of the first-person narrative express a sense of
nostalgia or regret for the past?
– How does the main character Frank Chambers, embody elements of the archetypal anti-hero at the centre of American Film Noir? What are the signs of the existentialist, world-weary, cynical, loner-drifter?
– How does Cora Smith, embody elements of the archetypal ‘femme fatale’?
What are the signs of her potential power which challenge male dominance and invite a misogynistic backlash?
