Talk:Tech noir

Latest comment: 1 year ago by 2600:1000:A102:7B6E:FC2A:7F30:207C:5F41 in topic Gothic Science Fiction

proposed page move

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First sendiri The Talking Juke Box! feb 11, 2022 Keep it at TechNoir. We are further Then 2006 and HoY I Don’t have it. 2022 Guestno.26 (talk) 01:13, 12 February 2022 (UTC)Reply

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Mention of the Terminator(Film)?

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  • It would be great if this article a few sentences about this movie, seeing how tech-noir was the primary theme of this well known movie. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.233.96.160 (talk) 22:03, 8 October 2009 (UTC)Reply
  • Terminator doesn't seem very noir to me. It is a straight forward psycho-killer action movie with sci-fi elements. There's no detective, no world-weary cynicism, no substance abuse, or any other classic noir elements. Do you have a source for its inclusion? Ashmoo (talk) 21:21, 28 December 2009 (UTC)Reply

What is this?

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I haven't seen anything in this article to suggest that 'Tech noir' is anything more than a description of the art style of most cyberpunk movies. There's no real citations and the article almost boils down to a list of movies that supposedly fit into the 'tech noir' "genre". Should we merge this into cyberpunk? --68.88.253.102 (talk) 15:42, 16 December 2010 (UTC)Reply

Awful

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This article is just awful, an embarrassment, really. Is this a genre, or a style of art and set design, or simply a description of a certain "look" or "feel" shared by a certain arbitrary set of films? The article is unclear because it lacks cites from reliable sources. Tech noir exists, certainly, as the phrase was coined for The Terminator, but only to describe a certain style Cameron was going for. Nothing suggests that this is a genre, or even a subgenre. If you go through the article and remove all the speculation and unsubstantiated opinion, there would be very little left. This would be a good idea, actually, and then what remains can be merged to the cyberpunk article, since what is described here is nearly identical. ---RepublicanJacobiteTheFortyFive 17:36, 8 July 2012 (UTC)Reply

  • Your opinion that the world of 1984, in which "The Terminator" takes place, is "Cyberpunk" falls on its face. "Tech Noir" is somewhat a stretch, but more believable than "cyberpunk," since there is only one killer cyborg in the 1984 story. I think a "Cyberpunk" 1984 would involve a more wide-spread and cultural focus on tech than as depicted, which pretty much mirrors the actual 1984 as experienced by movie goers, with the additions of the time-traveling guardian and assassin. Oversoul (talk) 11:57, 12 March 2020 (UTC)Reply

Definition of Tech Noir

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I see a lot of great data about tech noir, but no definition of it. Does someone have a definition for Tech Noir they would like to share?

Brobert027 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 23:27, 7 May 2013 (UTC)Reply

This says: "Tech-noir films are about technology perceived as a destructive and dystopian force that threatens every aspect of our reality. They often expose the temporal nature of concepts of identity and society: rather than being fixed aspects of a permanent and indestructible 'nature,' these concepts, like nature itself, are shown as mere parts of a larger simulacrum that is subject to change, exploitation, and even annihilation." Erik (talk | contribs) 00:12, 8 May 2013 (UTC)Reply

CfD for Category:Tech noir

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There is a discussion about deleting this category. If you'd like to weigh in, please voice your opinion at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2014 April 28#Category:Tech noir. Liz Read! Talk! 22:06, 3 May 2014 (UTC)Reply

  • (ties a red band around the arm for differentiation) Yeah I will weigh in. Delete it, and we'll repost it. Even on another domain, if needed. This should be construed as argumentation against deletion, and no others. Oversoul (talk) 11:59, 12 March 2020 (UTC)Reply

Further Reading & Viewing

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Oversoul (talk) 12:07, 12 March 2020 (UTC)Reply

Gothic Science Fiction

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Why is this article under this name instead of Gothic Science Fiction? That name sounds very European and this is an American website so WTF? § — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1000:A102:7B6E:FC2A:7F30:207C:5F41 (talk) 20:25, 2 January 2023 (UTC)Reply