"Cat and Mouse Game" --- The mouse ate the cat?

DiCaprio played a 19-year-old boy who did not graduate from high school, but he became the most wanted criminal in the United States. The name of "Cat and Mouse Game" already hints that we are going to catch this weird "little mouse". Frank Abanal Jr. never went to medical school, never studied law, never learned to fly, but for a long time impersonated doctors, lawyers, and pilots. He deceived countless people with his clever teeth. He not only forged a bad check and defrauded more than 2.5 million U.S. dollars from the bank, he also traveled the world for free as a pilot. Although he has won many things in this world that can make women fall at the feet of his money, more often than not, he is just a young and lonely liar. In a world of lies, he can only talk to himself share.

Federal agent Karl Hanratti, played by Tom Hanks, is the "cat" who catches the mouse, but the story is different from the general police film in that there is a difference between the "cat" and the "mouse". General feelings. On the one hand, they are rivals, and on the other hand, they are like father and son who are conflicted, disagreeable, but also affectionate. The person who knows Abanar best is also the person who wants him to be brought to justice. This is how the entertainment of "games" is reflected.

Although Hollywood playwrights are known for their good storytelling, "Cat and Mouse Game" is based on real people and real events. After being released from prison, the prototype of this character wrote an autobiographical novel "Anything to Catch Me" to tell the world about his experience. The current film is based on this best-selling book, but in order to achieve a compact entertainment effect, part of the plot is exaggerated, but fortunately, the audience will not delve into it.

DiCaprio's roles in films such as "Beach" and "New York Gangs" are all psychologically gloomy and troubled characters, but in this film he is a cheerful and charming young man. He just knew what he was good at and used his expertise, even though that expertise was illegal. There is a passage in the film showing the protagonist’s talents. He appeared in the school classroom and quickly noticed that the class was waiting for the arrival of a substitute teacher, so he walked to the blackboard and wrote his own Name, and tell the students to shut up and stop making noise, and tell him where he was in the last class.

The film explores the credulity of humans, and blames Abanar's behavior on his unhappy childhood. This kind of explanation is hardly convincing. The lessons we get from the movie are not so much understanding the inner world of a liar, but more vigilance, and no longer just believing strangers outside the theater. "Cat and Mouse Game" is not an important work of Spielberg, but it is well shot. Some people may say that the film did not criticize Abanar’s actions. We can’t see his guilt and confession for his actions. On the contrary, he seems to think that he is an alternative hero. . Yes, the directors did not infuse too much meaning and criticism into the film, because they just wanted to tell an interesting story ingeniously.

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