The first time after watching the essay

Josephine 2022-04-21 09:01:05

It's really cool to watch an entire crime movie at once, who knows! The plot of this movie is tightly linked, and there is the kind of joy that you will suddenly realize when you see it in the middle. The soundtrack is also just right. In addition, some careful tricks and classic words have been implemented throughout the film, and some classic clips have also been achieved, such as the part where the male lead leads eight beautiful flight attendants to escape the pursuit of the police. In terms of storytelling, "Cat and Mouse Game" is constantly throwing out clues and constantly previewing the story, which is different from the final truth of "The Shawshank Redemption". However, I think the difference between the two high-scoring crime films is that after watching "The Shawshank Redemption", you can't help but praise the protagonist as a genius, and you can't help but smile when you realize everything. The "Cat and Mouse Game" lamented that the protagonist was also a genius during the viewing process, and thought about what clues and hints were thrown at the front of the film. When you find that the clues or hints given at the front of the film can match the number of the plot behind, or you instantly understand why the protagonist does what he does and what basis he has for doing so, you will smile knowingly. That's the joy of watching crime movies. In addition to this, "Cat and Mouse" also has other sub-lines, such as family, enemies and friends. Ingeniously conceived, the sub-line runs through the whole film perfectly, neither stealing the limelight of the main line nor keeping quiet.

Finally, I would like to compliment the title of the film "Catch Me If You Can". "Cat and Mouse Game" is a very good translation. The identity of the protagonist changes from mouse to cat. The most important thing is that once the mouse is not caught by the cat, it will lose the fun of playing. In addition to family reasons, this is also the reason for the protagonist to stop. When I saw the original name in English, I couldn't help laughing. It really felt like a naughty 17-year-old child. To re-emphasize that passage at the end: two mice fell into the bucket of butter, the first mouse gave up quickly and drowned, while the second mouse did not. It struggled until it churned the cream into butter and climbed out. I am the second mouse.

Cat and Mouse Game (2002)
9.1
2002 / United States Canada / Biographical Crime Drama / Steven Spielberg / Leonardo DiCaprio Tom Hanks

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Catch Me If You Can quotes

  • Frank Abagnale, Jr.: [donning a James Bond style suit and mimicking Sean Connery in the mirror] Hello, Pussy.

  • Assistant Director Marsh: [Carl and Mr. Marsh are visiting Frank in prison; Carl hopes to convince the FBI to let Frank out of prison] I'd like for you to take a look at something, tell me what you think.

    Frank Abagnale, Jr.: [Marsh hands Frank a fake check as Carl looks on] It's a fake.

    Assistant Director Marsh: How do you know? You haven't looked at it.

    Frank Abagnale, Jr.: There's no perforated edge, right? This check was hand-cut, not fed. The paper's double-bonded, much too heavy to be a bank check. Magnetic ink, it's raised against my fingers, not flat. This doesn't smell like MICR, it's some kind of, uh, some kind of drafting ink. The kind you get at a stationery store.

    Assistant Director Marsh: Frank, would you be interested in working for the FBI's Financial Crimes Unit?

    Frank Abagnale, Jr.: I've already got a job here, you know. I, uh, deliver the mail.

    Assistant Director Marsh: Frank, we have the power to take you out of prison. You'd be placed in the custody of the FBI where you'd serve out the remainder of your sentence as an employee of the Federal Government.

    Frank Abagnale, Jr.: Under whose custody?

    [Carl raises his hand]