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This paper examines how the films "Shallow Grave" and "The City of Lost Children" both tell the story of the inevitability of destruction to those who benefit from ill-gotten gains. It looks at how what is unique about each film is how each director fully utilizes their respective genre in terms of place, visual effects and character development.

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"The films Shallow Grave and The City of Lost Children both tell the story of the inevitability of destruction to those who benefit from ill-gotten gains. What is unique about each film is how each director fully utilizes their respective genre in terms of place, visual effects and character development. However, in comparison, Shallow Grave is more effective in holding a mirror up to the nature of friendship, greed and morality in self-absorbed societies. Shallow Grave is an example of a black comedy with modern film noir nuances. The characters, perhaps lacking in moral fiber are not criminal, in fact are professionals with gainful employment, until the exact circumstances present themselves. The noir aspects of the film exhibit as paranoia and guilt over the act of dismembering Hugo and continue to grow and become more tangible."

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