>Mom? What is "noir?"

>>8283278
Why haven't you found a job yet, son? You've been out of school for 9 years for Christ sake.

It's something you should ask /tv/, not /lit/.

>>8283763

They don't watch films made before 1990.

>>8283278

a subgenre or set of tropes, principally referenced in film, inspired by the 'hard-boiled' crime writings of Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammet and other contributors to Mencken's Black Mask magazine. Common features include: a cynical, world-weary, but honourable protagonist; a vulnerable and attractive female acting as bait in some form of narrative trap for the protagonist (the 'femme fatale') - she may be an antagonist herself, or may be unwillingly entangled in the machinations of others, but is invariably dangerous to become involved with; and a general concern with themes of corruption and redemption, in the setting of a criminal underworld.

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>>8283724
Shut up Mike, mom says I should listen to Tyrone, not you!

>>8284122
>Does neo-noir count, Mom?

>>8284111
so the functional equivalent of /lit/ then