I believe you believe her more

Shannon 2022-03-24 09:01:40

A very interesting story, Cage successfully created a "stickman" who has extreme obsessive-compulsive disorder and cannot properly handle human feelings but can successfully deceive repeatedly through human greed. The tangent point of the story is unique. It is precisely because of the particularity of the character "" that he clearly reflects the contradictions of human beings. However, the shortcoming of the film is that the narrative rhythm is relatively bland, but the reversal of the plot at the end still brought unexpected surprises to the audience, making the originally dull narrative rhythm ushered in the biggest climax of the whole film at the end.
The film discusses human nature on the one hand, and human feelings on the other. The two seem similar but are actually different. Stickman's contradictory personalities reflect the duality of each person. And some absurd and very warm endings are a kind of joke about human feelings. Although both themes are novel, when the two are mixed together, the theme of the story seems to be at a loss.

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Matchstick Men quotes

  • Angela: Bullshit!

    Roy: No bullshit. And watch your mouth at the table.

    Angela: [Angela laughs] You're a con man?

    Roy: Con artist. Flim flam man, matchstick man, loser. Whatever. Take your pick.

    Angela: And that guy Frank?

    Roy: He's my partner. My protege...

    Angela: Teach me something...

    Roy: You're funny.

    Angela: Teach me something! A con.

    Roy: I'm not teaching you anything...

    Angela: Why not?

    Roy: Because you're far too bright and innocent and beautiful and I'm not going to screw that up like everything else!

    Angela: You really think that?

    [pause]

    Angela: That I'm beautiful?

    Roy: No.

    Angela: Well, then why won't you? Because crime doesn't pay?

    Roy: No, it does. It does! Just not very well.

    Angela: Well, you seem to be doing alright by it!

    Roy: I'm not. Believe me. It's no fun doing what I do. A lot of times it's stealing from people who don't deserve it. Old people. Fat people. Lonely.

    [pause]

    Roy: A lot of times I feel sick about it.

    Angela: Well, then why do you do it?

  • Angela: She said you were a bad guy. You don't seem like a bad guy.

    Roy: That's what makes me good at it.