Tech noir

TechNoir, the nightclub in The Terminator, invokes associations with both film noir and sci-fi.

Tech noir (also known as cyber noir, future noir and science fiction noir) is a hybrid genre of fiction, particularly film, combining film noir and science fiction, epitomized by Ridley Scott's Blade Runner (1982)[1] and James Cameron's The Terminator (1984).[2] The tech-noir presents "technology as a destructive and dystopian force that threatens every aspect of our reality".[3]

  1. ^ Sherlock, Ben (February 21, 2021). "One Movie Both Invented and Perfected the Tech Noir". Game Rant.
  2. ^ Hurtgen, Joseph. "Sci-fi Noir: The Terminator and Tech Noir". Rapid Transmission. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  3. ^ Auger, Emily (2011). Tech-Noir Film: A Theory of the Development of Popular Genres. Intellect Ltd. p. 21. ISBN 978-1841504247.