China Town

This movie was a very interesting modern Film Noir. A lot of the components that made this movie were like its predecessor aka Kiss me Deadly and Out of the Past, though this time it had a little modern flare. To begin with it was in color. Though many believe for this reason alone it should not be counted among the regal realm of Film Noir I don't believe it does anything to truly harm the title of Film noir. Because like it said in the packet, "it is about mood and tone.." and I believe China Town does just that. For example having a detective such as Gittes, "Check" having a Femfatal aka Ms. Morae "Check" having the main characters be weary of the future "Check" having a complicated past "Check". If anything this movie exemplifies what a film Noir is. Even though it doesn't fit the mold exactly sometimes one must break the mold to truly make the mold.