In blog #10 we were to select two stories that will describe the elements of a classic noir and a neo-noir. The story “The Girl Who Kissed Barnaby Jones” to me follows the classic noir element; it has its femme fatale, Cherie a washed-up actress who killed a man and also has its male protagonist Tate who will do anything for her for sex. She gives him the sex, but in return he must help her get rid of the body. Before he can get the why, he finds himself facing the barrel of a gun. He drives off to a supermarket call 911. He now notice that there a set of headlights coming at him and see her behind the wheel. All he can think of is how beautiful she looks.
I fell that “Kinship” has the element of a neo-noir; it has its male protagonist Tomas, an ex-gang member, who at times will have flashback growing up in the neighborhood. He will be influence not by a femme fatale but by evil using revenge to hurt someone for someone else. You see Tomas cousin Veronica has a son name Emerson, he has a disability condition. He is constantly being bullied and beat-up by a kid at school. Manny Emerson father had confronted the bully’s father but gets beat up himself. So Tomas’s anger takes control by getting revenge on the bully’s father.
I read both of these stories also,though I thought that "the kinship" wasn't that typical of noir. I didn't see the femme fatale who manipulates the protagonist into anything illegal. It was a decision he made on his own. "Barnaby Jones" was clearly noir based. Cherie took it to the extreme with the gun and all but I found it classical.I found that both stories were clearly in oppostion to one another in the style of noir.
ReplyDeleteYes it was Neo Noir but also i think it was kinda of weird how he slept with her first. And then after he ends up finding out that he has to be part of killing or disposing of a man that she knows. And the kinship from what i heard because i didn't read it doesn't follow as we would be percived to be Noir. From the description that Bobby gives me i can see how it can also be seen as Neo-Noir as well because of the father going back to his roots of being a gang member.
ReplyDeleteHello!! Ibeleive that the first story fits the classical Film Noir, but it has a little twist that i did not really. even thoug tat did not wanted to help and went away from the evil side, at the end he get killed by this woman. On the other story Kinship, it has elements of Noir but they are very few the only two things I found were the flashbacks, arms, and some evilnesss but not at great level. but i think you did a great job you gave more feedback and better understanding of the secon story
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