Black
Black adjective - Having the color of soot or coal.
Well-lit
Both words in one sentence
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The area around them might be black, but the characters themselves are always well-lit.
Source: Hollywood Darkness -
An illustration for the official storybook adaptation of the movie, which shows the thugs in a more well-lit scene, makes clear that they are indeed human: they have hairy, flesh-colored forearms, and their "black faces" are just executioners' hoods.
Source: Ambiguously Human -
Hollywood Darkness: Averted in the first game; areas without light can go completely pitch-black (but using your powers lets you see in the dark.) Played straight in the more stylized sequel; "dark" areas are so well-lit it's sometimes hard to figure out where the lights are at a glance.
Source: Video Game / The Darkness
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