Film Noir

This last unit on film noir wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. My Dad would always watch these kinds of movies and I really hated them, so I went into this unit with a more negative attitude. I still think that they are pretty cheesy, but the overall plots are good. I like Double Indemnity because it was interesting and I could keep up with the story. However, in Kiss Me Deadly, the story was fast paced and I did not completely understand it. I didn't like the movie very much, and I still don't understand the difference between the regular ending and the alternate. 

        The final movie that we watched for this unit was my favorite. Memento was really interesting and it was probably one of the only movies that we have watched so far that made me excited to come to class and watch more the following day. It was funny but also kept me on the edge of my seat. The only thing I was confused about with this movie was if Teddy was the man who killed Leonard's wife, or if he was actually telling the truth about being a cop. I kinda think that maybe he did kill her, because he's really shady and he knows that Lenny forgets things, so maybe he just told him a bunch of lies to make him look innocent. But then again, Lenny could actually have made all of those things up to keep him sane and to feel better about avenging his wife. I guess that is the only thing that bothered me about the movie.  

Overall, I liked this unit and learned a lot about this type of film.  I liked how they were mysteries but really didn't like how most of them were extremely cheesy.