tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1279530091641272518.post3948978936151340899..comments2024-03-27T13:58:27.053-04:00Comments on Where Danger Lives: SHOCKPROOF (1949)Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07715057178983752370noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1279530091641272518.post-51041844026452757052009-05-31T02:56:45.552-04:002009-05-31T02:56:45.552-04:00Mark, I just read about your blogsite at LAMB, and...Mark, I just read about your blogsite at LAMB, and I must say I'm impressed by the quality of your writing. In this post, you make a good case that "Shockproof" does not fit the strict definition of film noir. I would say, however, that it does at least have noirish elements. And noir is a pretty broad category, with some arguing that it is more a question of style and sensibility than of specific characteristics (although I'm not sure that even on this basis it would qualify as noir). I saw this film not too long ago, and what surprised me most was that such a movie was directed by Sirk. Your interesting point about the Marsh character being so different from the typical noir femme fatale and being such a focus of internal conflict makes me think that the film might make more sense if considered as a darker variation of Sirk's women's pictures of the 50s. In either case, you're sure right about that ending being so inconsistent with the rest of the movie. I'm also leaving a comment on your post on "Plunder Road."R. D. Finchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05045080274131718843noreply@blogger.com