Posted: May 3rd, 2007, 2:35 pm
NIGHTWALKER wrote:
"It truly almost seems as if the creators of these films can't quite conceive that such a thing as a happy marriage can exist, at least for long, because it would involve imperfect, possibly even tainted, people."
A well-made point, although it would somehow seem implausible that a happy marriage could ever be considered thematically suited for inclusion in a noir film. Unless, of course, the happy couple was singled out as the victims of a grisly murder plot. ("There goes the bride, there goes the groom...")
-Dewey
By the way, welcome aboard!
"It truly almost seems as if the creators of these films can't quite conceive that such a thing as a happy marriage can exist, at least for long, because it would involve imperfect, possibly even tainted, people."
A well-made point, although it would somehow seem implausible that a happy marriage could ever be considered thematically suited for inclusion in a noir film. Unless, of course, the happy couple was singled out as the victims of a grisly murder plot. ("There goes the bride, there goes the groom...")
-Dewey
By the way, welcome aboard!