As a genre, Noir includes themes, aesthetics, and archetypes. If we break down noir themes, there are 3 that routinely show up in almost any noir story: 1. Idyllic Past 2. Moment of Rupture 3. Opportunity to recapture the past.

1. Idyllic Past Protagonists in Noir tend to have mostly happy backstories... or at least backstories these characters romanticise and look back on with rose-tinted glasses. Characters in Noir spend a lot of their quiet time reliving these happy moments, because...