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.
Hero
The Hero is often the same stereo type Hacker, Some sort of underground technologist Detective
Blade Runner
Matrix
Clock Work Orange