I have conducted this research in order to understand the positives of this film from an audience perspective. Here are my findings:
- pure adolescent fantasy, but also one of the most experimental films to hit the multiplex in ages.
- Spurting blood is usually white on black, and when characters are impaled or lose limbs it's the most harmless kind of sadism imaginable.
- Many of the actors bring some personality to their archetypal roles: Joseph Gordon-Levitt as a cocky young gambler, Josh Brolin as a bruised fool for love, and (best of all) Eva Green channelling Barbara Stanwyck as a femme fatale with bright red lips and glowing eyes.
- The film walks a line between grit and romanticism, literalism and abstraction, pulp and art – and also bears a paradoxical relation to the models it purports to imitate.
From this research, I have possible elements that I could include in our Film Noir/Horror. Our characters will be archetypal to provide recognition for audiences, as well as allowing them to be typical examples of characters in Film Noir. These will include a hard-boiled and critical Detective, a Vampire archetype, rough Gangsters and a Damsel (either a female to follow stereotypes, or a male for stereotypical role-reversals), to surprise the audience through the unexpected. Furthermore, we will consider the binary opposites between grit and romanticism by incorporating violence or death, balanced with romance and a clear presentation of love. Another binary opposite we will obviously consider is good vs evil, in the form of corrupt evil characters. As a result, this will relate to major themes of Noir and connect to menace. Lastly, if we decide to include blood, depending on whether we decide to edge towards the top of the 15 certificate range, it will be shown via white on black.
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