Asphalt Jungle

Prior to watching Asphalt Jungle I had not been familiar with the genre of Film-Noir. The genre seems to consist of serious films about crime and gangsters in our society, which is always an interesting topic. The film Asphalt Jungle was the first of it's kind to actually show most of the crime and how it was committed, which at the time was seen as unacceptable due to the consequences that that can have, I see it as something to make the film more exciting because it keeps you aware of what is going on in the movie. The creators of this film in my opinion did a very good job of keeping the audience interested with the script, characters, camera angles, and all around feel of the movie.

My favorite character had to have been Doc, with his clever schemes and scientific outlook on crime. His German accent seems to add somewhat of an evil yet innocent sounding effect to the character. I think it'll be interesting to see how the ending plays out after his ordeal with the police officers.