Asphalt Jungle

The genre of this film is very new to me. Ive never heard of the genre film noir but i have seen movies from this genre before without knowing. Asphalt Jungle is an example of this genre. I think the cinematography of this film helps with the feeling that the director wants to give to the audience. The fact that the film is black and white is no mistake. It gives the audience a sense of a mysterious, dreary, suspicious atmosphere. Also i think its clever how all the characters have a flaw that results in their demise in the end. For example, Emmerich is an influential lawyer who had money but his weakness was his young attractive mistress. It was her fault that Emmerich was caught in the end for his crime and for his loss of money. Also the rough german accent of Doc also adds a sense of unfamiliarity to the audience with the character. The audience would never expect the next thing that Doc would do. The ending of the film is what Mr. Bennett told us was going to happen and that is why this film is considered a film noir. All the bad or evil characters in the ends up losing in the conclusion of any film of this genre. In a way, this can be a spoiler for every film that is under this genre. I dont understand why would people back then in the 50s watch films of this genre if they knew that the bad guy ALWAYS ends up losing. I cant watch a film if i know what to expect from the bad guy, it just ruins the whole point of watching it.