Film Noir

In my own word film noir is a style marked by a mood of pessimism fatalism and menace. My definition of film noir compared to the film critics is relatively close but there definition of film noir goes more in depth/detail. I think I haven't seen any of the quintessential films, yes I do know some of the directors like Fritz Lang, Billy Wilder, Orson Welles and Michael Curtiz.

The Western

Some characteristics of westerns are from the 1960s and 1970s they often have more pessimistic view, glorifying a rebellious anti-hero and highlighting the cynicism, brutality and inequality of the American West. "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence" is a western by the plot and the actors in the film, I think another add is it takes place in the west and I believe it is a spaghetti western.