Film Noir as a Reaction to War and Post-war Disillusionment

According to Schrader, "film noir is not a genre", but rather a film that is defined by "qualities of tone and mood". (Schrader 53) The dark sceneries, the constricting verticals and horizontals that frame the scenes and the high-angle camera settings - everything contributes to the helplessness of the protagonists. As Schrader points out, these elements are partly due to the "war and post-war disillusionment" during and after WWII. (Schrader 54)

I think it would be interesting to analyze whether the elements of film noir described by Schrader, as well as Place & Peterson, have been recurring ever since 9/11/ or the war in Iraq. Although most movies nowadays are made in color, the use of light and constricting formal elements of a scene as used in film noir can still contribute extensively to set a certain "tone and mood" in the film. And I think, many movies nowadays have a very apocalyptic mood that could have it's roots in film noir. Some examples that I can think of are "The Book of Eli" and "Sin City".