Blog 7

One way the genre has been updated is that in”Dangerous Days” by Emory Holmes II is that we a mix of different races instead of just whites. In Double Indemnity it was very censored. They did not cuss. They did not openly talk about drinking. We see the complete opposite in “Dangerous Days”. They openly talk about drinking. In “Dangerous Days” one example of this is, “The two men drank in Cravitz’s conference room overlooking 43rd. The potent cactus brew was thick and cool and sweet, and Cravitz was genuinely thrilled to have a taste of the fabled Mexican moonshine.” (Hamilton, 55). We see that they not only bring up the fact that they are drinking, but also they go on to describe it. Another thing about Double Indemnity is that they never come out and say that Phyllis Nirdlinger and Walter Huff are doing anything more than kissing, but it is implied. In “Dangerous Days” I already mentioned that they cussed but they also talk about sex openly. An example were you can see this clearly in “Dangerous Days” is, “ “Oh, he fuckin’ somebody’s boyfriend then. Somethin’ up,” Cash said, then dropped the subject.” (Hamilton, 61). These are some ways the the genre has been updated. One thing we learn about neo-noir in “The Dark Past Returns: Gender Themes in Neo-Noir” by Heather Fireman is the the femme fatale is not punished. We see this in “Midnight in Silicon Alley”. His wife Leila was behind of everything that happened to him and at the end she drove away into the sunset.