Blost Post #2 Film Noir

In the Documentary of Film Noir, Director Kathryn Bigelow states "The more he tries to radicate the situation the worst it gets". The way that I believe that this quote applys to the movie "Double Idemnity", is that Walter who we know is the killer is trying to cover up his tracks for the murderer of his lovers husband. The more and more that Walter tries to cover up his tracks with himself and his love affair with Phyllis the more and more worst the situation gets. In saying this he and Phyllis can no longer take such stress from it all that Walter murders not only her husband but her as well. In doing all this he cant keep covering up his tracks and soon throughout the movie we find out he has been recording the truth all along. This quote goes so well in fitting this movie as the more and more Walter tries to make everything seem as though it will be okay in the end he gets caught and just made the situation worst in him getting shot and dieing to at the end of the film.


In the Film "Double Idemnity" Phyllis comes across at first as a sweet innocent yet seductive character. As we get through seeing her character we realize she isnt so sweet and see her "femme fatale" come across. What makes her a femme fatale is that she is determined to get her husband killed but she wont do it without anyones help. She wants someone to do it for her and she is a person who will get what she wants no matter how far she has to go. In watching we find out she had killed her husbands ex-wife just so she could be with him. She is a typical femme fatal as she is attractive and seductive and whichever man she is with he will ultimatley be in a huge disater because of her. In the documentary Director Errol Morris states "We dont know whats going on but we know its something bad". This clearly goes with this film as we dont exactly get what is happening and why she wants this to happen and for what reason but we know they both are up to no good.


The camera angles used in "Double Idemnity" to help create the world of film noir feel would be when they shot the clip of Walter speaking into the mic of the recording of the events going on. This gave the audience the feeling of realism as if they are there next to him listening to him record himself. You can see the sweat dripping from his face. The next scene where this feel was when Phyllis and Walter were together in realism that they cannot get awat from the cops. The form of how they both have a look of suspicion keeps the audience guessing what are they going to do next and when is she going to pull out the gun.


To me I actually now like the black and white colored films because they give the audience more thinking of what colors are being disguised. Black and white gives it more of a suspicious and mysterious look to the film that keeps it interesting. I really like it because its main focus too is on the characters and not on whats going on around them. As this main focus can keep the person on top of what is going to happen next and stay on track of the film. Film Noir style gives that of a scary style. It keeps you wanting to watch. Never would I see myself watching such a film as I thought they were boring but to be honest they actually are more interesting than the ones being made today. You can see the details being made and the realism in the shots are shown in the form of the camera being placed.