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Old 07-12-2018, 09:41 AM   #37
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Default Re: What do we mean by "Realistic"?

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Originally Posted by whswhs View Post
I don't think this is right. It seems to me that cyberpunk is an SF version of noir that presents many of the same tropes (and this goes back to 1960s precursors of cyberpunk such as Dick and Delaney). That is, it's not realistic but a cinematic rendering of the "realism" trope. Grimdark fantasy and iron age supers are other examples of this approach, to my mind.
Speaking of Noir, I have heard it said that Casablanca is part Noir and some parts of it are not so far from the truth. There were real Victor Lazlos, real Cafe Americains, and unfortunately, real Captain Renaults.
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