Just saw this and while I did like it I don't know if its really better than the other la noirs about loser detectives like the nice guys or under the silver lake
Just saw this and while I did like it I don't know if its really better than the other la noirs about loser detectives...
Hudson Reed
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Henry Taylor
watch The Big Sleep now
Jason Johnson
Got it
Asher Morris
The first viewing of this is always lukewarm, going into this on repeat viewings is when it gets super comfy and the entire point of the movie is in the style and the performances than the story which is why it holds up. The story is always going to be the same thing every time, the style and performances, especially Gould’s Marlowe, really has its own unique feeling and personality that other noirs of this era and before it never had. This is one of those films that works best as a midnight movie in the comfort of your own home.
Isaac Lopez
Is this a comfy noir thread?
Julian Torres
It’s not really that it’s “better” so much as it was one of the first. There wouldn’t be other la noirs about loser detectives if not for this film. Spike from Cowboy Bebop wouldn’t even exist if not for this film.
Jaxon Nelson
I kind of want to re-clarify. People watching it for the first time always pay most attention to plot when in the long goodbye plot is literally an afterthought, the entire dynamism and fluidity of the film from the editing to the sound design are where it really shines, Gould’s Marlowe performance is really the heart of the film.
Colton Butler
Sure just saw the lady from Shanghai too thought it was good though it's the first 1940s noir film I've ever seen got any suggestions?
Cooper Allen
cringe
Jaxon Clark
I was thinking of spike while watching this film but I thought spike was based on a Japanese actor