Even if the plot is halfway through, it's hard to guess the reversal

Zella 2022-04-19 09:01:44

You can't guess the end if you look at the beginning, even if the plot is halfway through. The modest exaggeration of the protagonist is perfectly unified with the unadorned reality, an unexpected twist in the film's plot. It changed Roy's fate and added room for the audience to reminisce. Maybe it's because the plot is so normal that it makes me feel abnormal. But I don't know how to see it. The man thought he had found everything. I also thought about giving up my former career for all this. But when it turns out it's all a well-calculated hoax. He was sad, so sad. No one would have thought that a liar with superb deceitful skills and close to perfection would be tricked by his accomplices. A year later, he already had a proper job, when he met his fake daughter again, but he forgave her. Life is very good now, he married the employee of the supermarket and has a child of his own

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Matchstick Men quotes

  • Roy: [while looking for his pills] Pygmies!

  • Frank Mercer: [narration from Frank's letter to Roy] Dear Roy, You're probably pretty upset. I don't blame you. You taught me most of what I know, so I suppose I owe you better than this. But you always told me if I ever got a shot at a big score, I should take it. And that's what I did. Sorry about the sap on the head, by the way, and for everything else. You always said guys like us can't afford to have regrets about what we do. That's gonna be a little harder for me, but I'll manage. If it makes any difference, you're the best I ever saw. I'd never find a better partner, and now I won't have to. I love you, man. Frank. P.S. Enjoy the gift.

    [chuckles]