film noir

film noir, the non-heroic hero, alienation, loneliness, existential choice, man under, death, meaninglessness, purposelessness, the absurd, chaos, violence, paranoia, sanctuary, ritual, order

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"Camus recognized that the confrontation of life's emptiness made suicide a dangerous and tempting escape. To withstand this temptation, Camus and Sartre offered a few alternatives: a stubborn perseverance despite the absurdity of existence; a recognition of the community of men; an obsession with social justice."
--Robert G. Porfirio

"What's the use of living without hope?"
"It can be done."
--I Wake Up Screaming