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Originally Posted by Quokka  I was assuming that Sin City and LA Confidential didn't start Film Noir, I kind of half understand what Film Noir is without really knowing the specifics of what defines it but one of the things I found myself thinking while watching Cat People was how hard some movies (like those two) work at trying to achieve the same 'feel'. Whereas there's an honesty to Cat People a lot of the times modern versions not suprisingly have that staged feeling, which sometimes works and sometimes doesn't. So in the end I'm also wondering, how much of this style was the intent of the people who made Cat People and how much is a result of it being a 1940's movie with the term Film Noir being applied later?
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I know i was just saying that kind of movie was big then. Didnt even know you were dissing those two modern versions.
I dont know what kind of movie Cat People is. Some movies at time was just naturaly hard ala Film Noir without trying cause of the times. Some movies tried and did the Film Noir thing well cause those kind of movies was in vogue . I mean Humprey Bogart played every famous hardboiled PI in several of his movies. When the big stars did it of course the others follow. Marilyn Monroe became noticed in a great hiest Film Noir called Ashpalt Jungle.
By the way i recommend Sterling Heyden movies like Asphalt Jungle if you want this kind movie. I saw him for the first time like a month ago and his presence was impressing.