Film Noir trailer analysis

Film Noir trailers

 These three films all are modern takes on the classic film noir's.

Shutter island

• There is main protagonist voiceover
• Typical film noir costume being trench coats and fedora's
• Characters smoking
• Low lighting
• Complex, crime filled storyline.
• Has a mysterious femme fatale.
• Typical mise-en-scene with rainy weather and a dull atomposphere
• This trailer has a certificiate of 15 years of age

The lookout

• The lookout has a complex storyline
• It is also crime orientated
• This trailer has a certificiate of 15 years of age
• The weather is again dull and rainy creating that typical film noir atmosphere.
• There is a Femme Fatale, wearing the iconic red lipstick.
• There also appears a complicated hero

Momento

• Has a complex storyline
• This trailer has a certificiate of 15 years of age
• Involves a lot of crime
• Low lighting and is quite dark at times
• There seems to be a Femme Fatale