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Edgar Ulmer’s Detour is a film that, at times, blatantly rejects classical Hollywood style.
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Edgar Ulmer's Detour is a film that, at times, blatantly rejects classical Hollywood style. It contains, however, just enough homage to classical Hollywood style to stand out as a mixture of existing and inventive ideas in filmmaking. After a casual viewing of Edgar Ulmer's Detour, the viewer might conclude that the film follows a fairly conventional narrative arc, one in line with the classic Hollywood narrative form. For example, the beginning of the film stages an obvious travel/journey narrative as Al sets off form New York to California for a reunion with his lover, Sue. Al possesses a desire, "an important trait that functions to get the narrative moving" (Film Art: an Introduction, 89). He desires to marry Sue, and Sue's recent move to Hollywood necessitates a cross-country journey for Al. As Al's journey progresses, however, obtainment of his initial goal, once seemingly simple, is rendered increasingly difficult after one...
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