I thought film noir meant anti-heros (or maybe "grey area" heros or something), stormy vibes, and mostly detective stories 🤷‍♀️

I am convinced that the bizarre naming conventions are just another way to maintain exclusivity, like having a cassette tape of some indie band that barely anyone has even heard of. “Ooh, what an I listening to? Yeah I got this tape at one of the only two shows they ever did. They started their own genre, that’s how indie they are, bro. Their music is postexistentialistpostvaporwavepostemopunkelectronica. You wouldn’t know, ha.”