Film Noir it's a term created by the French that means "dark film".
One of the quotations I picked from the documentary is "The hero takes identity of the dead man, the most desperate thing you could do in a Film Noir," Paul Aurthur a scholar. What this quot means is the antagonist or hero tries to go though a normal life until something turns up. Like the film Body Heat a lawyer named Ned was just doing his usual actives of have sex with all these women. One day he met his match when he met Matty, she was being resistant at first because she's married then finally gave in. Ned has his satisfaction of being with Matty then she talks about how she hates her husband and wants to be with Ned. Ned wants to help Matty kill her husband, but then gets into deeper trouble as he is helping her. Relating the quote is Ned gets involve with Matty's life and ends up suffering the consequences.
One of the things film noir is known for is using lighting techniques. What the lights would do is use the lights in a way so the audience can see certain things on the actor. The light also gives the actor the emotion that he or she is going though at the moment. The light would focus on the eyes to show their fear.
Body Heat 7 sins
Pride
is excessive belief in one's own abilities, that interferes with the
individual's recognition of the grace of God. It has been called the
sin from which all others arise. Pride is also known as Vanity.
Ned had a lot of pride as a swinger and lawyer. He was so blind about his great abilities that it made him fall.
Envy
is the desire for others' traits, status, abilities, or situation.
Ned had the desire to get Matty as his lover. The only way he could do that is by killing
Edmund Walker.
Gluttony
is an inordinate desire to consume more than that which one requires.
The character Peter kept drinking two cups of iced tea. He is drinking more than anyone would do so.
Lust
is an inordinate craving for the pleasures of the body.
This is going on between Matty and Ned. They kept having sex every time they meet. Their relationship is more about sex than love as it is.
Anger
is manifested in the individual who spurns love and opts instead for
fury. It is also known as Wrath.
Ned kills Edmund to get what he wants
Greed
is the desire for material wealth or gain, ignoring the realm
of the spiritual. It is also called Avarice or Covetousness.
Matty had the greed to change her husband's will to get all of the money from the will. Ned's greed towards Matty's body lead him to prison.
Sloth
is the avoidance of physical or spiritual work.
Matty was too lazy to do the work herself so she get Ned to her dirty work of Killing Edmund.
