Between the decisive moment and perversion: «Nightcrawler»
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.25145/j.latente.2026.24.12Keywords:
Nightcrawler, decisivo, film, fotografía, tardíoAbstract
This essay analyzes the philosophy behind three 20th-century photographic narratives present in the film Nightcrawler (Dan Gilroy, 2014): the decisive moment, delayed photography, and directed photography. The aim is to examine how the film's visual language dialogues with these theoretical currents, exploring the evolution of journalistic ethics and the manipulation of reality for mass media consumption.
The focus of the study is Lou Bloom, a hustler who discovers in crime journalism a way out of his precarious situation. Equipped with a camera and a police scanner, Bloom travels around Los Angeles to film accidents and crimes before anyone else. In his ambition, Bloom ceases to be a mere witness and becomes an image predator who alter
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