... The notion of disillusionment connotes the growing lack of faith in conventional images of American society. A type of moral ambiguity emerges in a way never seen before in cinema. In film noir, the heroes begin to skirt along the edge of corruption, eventually rooting out the villains, but typically using questionable methods to do so. "Audiences and artists were now eager to take a less optimistic view of things ... montages, from the point-of-view of Travis behind the wheel, are merely expressive shots of real world places in New York. They do nothing to build character, further plot,...

• Word Count: 1980
• Approx Pages: 8
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate