Chapter 10 - Film Noir - femme fatale

From looking at the pictures in the film noir gallery at moderntimes.com the physical characteristics of femme fatale are women are used as a powerful part of the films. Women in those pictures are dressed and carry themselves to attract men. The women use their sexy style to be desired by the men, and so the women have a lot of control. In many of the pictures it show a man and a woman, and the men look as if they are in love with the woman in most of them. Also there are scenes with men being hurt while with a woman. That make me assume that the man was hurt because of the woman, or because he was protecting her. In another on of the picture it shows and man comforting a woman with another man’s shadow coming behind them. That shows that two men are attracted to that same woman, or that the man protecting her is putting himself in harms way because of his feelings for the desired women. The women in the pictures with the men also seem to not have the affection that the man has. It is like the men are chasing women who really do not care about them, like the women are playing games. The physical description I see in the pictures is close to how femme fatale is described in the book. Though some of the pictures I can not see how they relate to femme fatale. Femme fatale means “deadly woman” or “fatal woman”. The description of femme fatale is a seductive woman who uses her sexy looks, charm, and whatever else she needs to do to get her lover to desire her. Many times the woman puts the man in danger because of the way she carries herself. From how I saw the physical characteristics in the photos and from how the book describes femme fatale, I think my view and description of femme fatale is close.