Film Noir Characters (improved)

Film Noir is a genre that has many of the characters already predetermined. The characters are the basis of a generic film noir plot. Characters such as the Femme Fatale play a role in the film as she will usually corrupt or lure the hero or antihero whether she works for the villain or she is in turn, the villain. Each generic character is described below.

An example of an Antihero from Sin City

Male
Hero (Protagonist)
Villain (Antagonist)
Antihero (Transforms form the Antagonist to the Protagonist) - Redemption, lust, flawed
Sidekick (Police/ Moral Majority)
Extras (Side plots/Workers/Crowds)
Female
Femme Fatale - Sexuality, Danger, Risk, Antagonist, Forbidden.
Girl Next door (Redemptive Woman) - Salvation, Honour, Sacrifice, Courage, Redemption.

Sin city has examples of all of them, especially as there are several stories revolving around different characters. This film may help when writing the characters for my film

(from left to right) Femme Fatale, Girl Next Door, Antiheroes and sidekicks (female sidekick it unconventional)