I liked the Asphalt Jungle; even though I'm unfamiliar with noir films, this is a well-made film. Sterling Hayden and the rest of the group bring their characters to life and turn otherwise deplorable criminals into normal people we can relate to. Considering this was made during the Hayes Code, the main characters were bound to die off anyway, but at least Dix died with some shred of dignity. He returns to his Kentucky horse ranch after all these years with Doll on his side, yet he never gets to live his newfound life to the fullest. It could have been worse; he could have been left to rot in some alleyway, with no one to mourn over him.
I always liked Emmerich's idea that "crime is merely a left-handed endeavor". There are two sides to humanity. There is the face we show to the public, and then there's the face we have in private. One could say that Lon Emmerich was a respectable businessman by day, jewel thief by night. He also could've been a monstrous character, but as Liana observed earlier, he's like Citizen Kane, except he has no money. It's a shame he didn't survive, but then again, there's no other way he could've evaded the police.
On a positive note, Dark City has refreshing cinematography, and even though it's just the beginning, I'm completely immersed in the story. More on that later...
P. S. I should make the writing a bit more formal and put more thought into it like I did in my previous ones. Perhaps I should go back and edit my worst ones.
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