Tuesday 3 December 2013

What Noir conventions are present within the film 'Drive'?


What Noir conventions are present within the film 'Drive'?

The film 'Drive' consists of typical Noir conventions, which of one is portrayed through the role of the male protagonist. This particular role requires certain characteristics both positive and negative including: hard-heartedness, loneliness, selflessness and the ability to be physically tough.
Within the first scene of the provided text, we're able to caution the loneliness of the protagonist during dinner at his colleague's house with his wife and child, as he often glances in her direction wide-eyed providing the impression of isolation. Later, the text provides us with evidence of the protagonist's desirers resulting in himself being drawn into a threatening situation and further withdrawal from the femme fatal.

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