Film noir films are typically characterized by black and white photography, crime and mystery storylines involving good and bad cops, violence, death, and romance. Some classic examples of successful noir films include Sunset Blvd, Double Indemnity, The Maltese Falcon, Notorious, Ace in the Hole, and Shadow of a Doubt. The purpose of noir films is to immerse viewers in dramatic storylines through themes of fear, mistrust, bleakness, loss of innocence, and paranoia using protagonists and antagonists. Common conventions include settings like old houses, empty streets, and bars at night shown through eerie mise-en-scene and rainy weather, with upper-
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