elegant liar

Clay 2022-01-26 08:02:49

The old movies exuded a charming taste. At that time, there were no wonderful stunts, no money-burning pictures, and no fast rhythm of editing and switching, but the hearty storyline and the actors' unrestrained personal charm deeply captured people. The movie is full of elegant gentleman style, cheerful music tones, and the dramatic plot that makes people laugh at also add a lot to the movie. Such a sincere old movie, which shows the simplicity, purity and enjoyment of the movie to the audience, is a good movie.

The main characters and main plot of the film are explained step by step from the conflicting plots one after another. The plot of the movie is actually not complicated. Two liars stole money from the gang boss in a usual theft process. One of the liars was killed by the gang boss, while the other fled to another city and became famous there. The "big liar", how to deceive "face" for his friends under his leadership, and how to fight wits and courage, the film's sense of comedy is still very strong, although the characters will be a little thin and the plot is a little immature, but The plot arrangement and viewing are very good.

The chic dress of the protagonists is what impressed me the most. Did all the male stars at that time dress so gentle and tasteful, especially the image interpreted by Paul Newman, which is full of huge attraction, which makes people sigh and envy . The biggest instruction this movie gives is that no matter what occupation, dressing well will definitely give you a lot of extra points~. Paul Newman has no lack of graceful demeanor and gestures, smile and thorough eyes, thoughtful wisdom and ability to coordinate the overall situation, which is somewhat like a Western idol drama.

Although the plot is full of comedy and laughs, "The Big Liar" shows us the "professional" of a professional person, which is also unexpected. Paul Newman has organized a group of poker friends and think tanks from various places, each of whom has It's not a miracle that they are stunts, but they cooperate with each other to rehearse a big deception together. As a liar, you must be familiar with the routines of various gameplays, card skills, gambling, horse racing, etc., and grasp the key points. Before gambling, you must first have a lot of homework on the other party, know what he is good at, what his personality is, what he likes and dislikes, what he understands, etc. After the complete homework is done, he will formulate strategies and target them. And go. Doing a job well is itself a respectable professional attitude and skill.

As mentioned earlier, the biggest impression of this movie on me is the guidance of how a man can become a professional and graceful man. Maybe this is somewhat deviating from reality, but it is still another gain.

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Extended Reading
  • Harmony 2022-04-21 09:01:27

    Hustle is the pinnacle of all kinds of witty and easy deceptions that are copied directly and indirectly.

  • Roberto 2022-03-20 09:01:21

    The originator of scam movies, the future films on this subject seem to be imitated only

The Sting quotes

  • Kid Twist: Dukey, if this thing blows up, the Feds will be the least of our problems.

  • Luther: How much did you lose?

    Johnny Hooker: [winces] All of it.

    Luther: In one damn night? What are you spraying money around like that for, you could've been nailed.

    Johnny Hooker: I checked the place first. There were no dicks in there.

    Luther: But you're a con man! And you blew it like a pimp!