Ok, so I imagine some of us have already watched or are planning to watch Insomnia this week. I have yet to watch it myself but will do so tonight. I decided to post these discussions on the 21st instead of the 20th since The Dark Knight Rises actually comes out on the 20th and we are likely to be discussing it a day after.
Ok, i've been pondering about Insomnia for quite awhile and the questions I think would be most appropriate for discussion. I would probably be better waiting until I have seen it after tonight's viewing, but to get some thought process going, I will ask something for now. A nice easy question just to get the ball rolling
Insomnia has been labelled as a film blanc in the sense that it uses daytime setting as a backdrop for the film's plot as opposed to the traditional noir trope of using dark nighttime setting.
Does the film succeed in turning this convention on it's head and what are the other ways that help Insomnia identify as a noir?
Ok, i've been pondering about Insomnia for quite awhile and the questions I think would be most appropriate for discussion. I would probably be better waiting until I have seen it after tonight's viewing, but to get some thought process going, I will ask something for now. A nice easy question just to get the ball rolling
Insomnia has been labelled as a film blanc in the sense that it uses daytime setting as a backdrop for the film's plot as opposed to the traditional noir trope of using dark nighttime setting.
Does the film succeed in turning this convention on it's head and what are the other ways that help Insomnia identify as a noir?
Last edited by The Prestige; 12-24-11 at 08:38 PM.