SIN CITY,2005, ROBERT RODRIGUEZ,

Sin City uses the basics of film noir in order to create a neo noir experience to a similar effect of the classic film noirs. In this opening black and white is the main visual similarity to the classic noir genre, Rodriguez uses the idea of shadow to his advantage in this seedy neo noir as the small use of colour highlights the main aspects of the film. This opening strongly shows the basic aspects of film noir in the three minutes of the opening. The character being played by josh Hartnett shows the anti hero character that is familiar to that of the type of character in classic noirs and the lady in the red dress is the “femme fatale“ the female character who deceives the anti hero, forcing him to act against his usual state of mind.