Example cyberpunk noir

THE USE OF NOIR IN CYBERPUNK LITERATURE

CyberPunk Noir

Brief Overview of NOir

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mR99pjMlZ4E

Some argue that noir is a style not a genreNormal setting is Industrial city

It isn’t always but is a common occurrence

Often character types in Noir Private eye Gangster Femme fatale

History Comparison

Noir 1940sCyberpunk around 1982

Noir takes a lot from Detective and horror films. Cyberpunk takes a lot from Detective, Noir, Nihilistic,

and Postmodernism.

Both hybrids.

Darkness

Both use a lot of darkness. Darkness in technology Darkness in humanity

Settings

Noir Often industrial areas

Factories Rail Road Tracks

Cyberpunk Dystopia

Low lighting, rain, and big cities.

The Hero is often the same stereo type Hacker, Some sort of underground technologist Detective

Blade Runner

Matrix

Clock Work Orange

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