Snyder came on as a secondary character and established a hostile relationship with Hooker. Hooker gave Snyder counterfeit money, setting up a conflict between Hooker and Snyder. Conflicts and contradictions between the main characters and the secondary characters generally need to be resolved where they are most needed, that is, in the most dramatic situation.
The appearance of the secondary character Snyder enriches the meaning of the film and increases the possibility of plot development.
Snyder and Hook's hostile relationship is presented: Use the plot of Snyder to hunt down Hook to enhance the dramatic situation. The relationship between the pursuit and the anti-hunting strengthens the suspense of Hook's fate. It is a common dramatization to reinforce the dilemma of the main character with a secondary character.
The influence of Snyder's hostile relationship with Hook on Hook (the main character): Snyder's appearance brings a sense of crisis to the smooth progress of the deception set up by Henry and Hook. Snyder knew Hook, and at the same time, Lonnigan had been sending people to track down Hook, but Lonnigan didn't know Hook, if Snyder exposed Hook in front of Lonnigan, all the scams would be abortion. Therefore, the appearance of Snyder, who does not know the truth and does not belong to any party, is an extraneous branch, and this extrapolation not only enriches the plot, but also strengthens the suspense.
Snyder became an unstable pawn in a trick-or-treating pawn. Originally, the contradictions and conflicts between the secondary characters and the main characters can be resolved without any suspense according to the needs of the plot, and then gradually enter the climax of the film. However, this film is "Deception within Deception". Henry and Hook are best at deceiving people, so when dealing with the subplot line of Snyder, they also use deception to turn Snyder into a deceiver. piece. In this way, the contradiction has not been made hasty, and the relationship between the characters has become more complicated, and it has further strengthened the suspense: what if Snyder sees it through. The plot is more interesting.
Snyder captures Hooker and sends Hooker to Polk. In Snyder's case, his dramatic need was to capture Hooker and collect protection money. In this scene, Snyder successfully captured Hooker, Snyder's dramatic needs were fulfilled, and the plot took a turn; but due to the change in character relationships, Snyder gave Hooker to Polk to obtain For the greater good, the plot turns again. The two reversals of the plot increase the fun of watching the movie (I have doubts here, why is it a plot reversal for Snyder to send Hook to Polk?)
Just like the title of "Deception in Deception", Hook and Henry used the role of marshals on the train to be able to gamble with Lonnigan at the same table, and prompted Hook and Lonnigan to get to know each other and form an alliance of interests; The inside information of the lottery aroused Lonnigan's greed and fell into their scam step by step. Gambling cards - betting on horses, complete the first-level deception design; "Gambling cards, use marshals to defraud Lonnegan's trust" - "Betting horses, use Snyder to strengthen the possibility of deception. Reliable, complete the second-level deceive-in-deception design.”
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