Indemnity Indemnity

After watching the film Double Indemnity, my perspective on film noir has changed dramatically

Only knowing about noir from class discussions, by views on the style were mixed, in that i was thinking it was going to be one of the cliche P.I. films in a half lit room with a venetian blind in the backround with a smoking investigator resting his feet on the top of his desk. I was somewhat right and somewhat wrong. The film did live up to its reputation by having very limited lighting and dramatic shading. Practically the entire film was engulfed with the concept of half-lit faces and shadows strewn across the black and white screen. Also, the film portrayed the noir characteristic of mysterious murder. The murderers involved were indeed very dark, selfish people again living upto noir standards in being compelled by money and the power it brings with it. Smoking also very prevalent throughout the film, perhaps a symbol of the dark, desparage that smoking's conotation brings.

decent movie i give 3/4 thumb