This is not a high-IQ reasoning movie that mainly reflects the character of the characters.

Antonette 2022-04-19 09:01:09

The film attracted me from the very beginning. Irving, played by Christian bale, uses powerful makeup skills to instantly transform his bald and belly into a fashionable and handsome man. This little gimmick at the beginning shocked me a little.
The director of the whole film uses dark tones, which makes the audience feel like they are enjoying American movies in the 1980s. In addition, the jazz soundtrack and rock songs used in the film make people feel like they are in that era. Especially when the three of them walked slowly together, the scene was so cool.
Because of the flashbacks used many times in the film, sometimes I can't grasp the main line of the story. And although the main line of the story is about the FBI and two swindlers set up to detect the corruption of congressional officials, the focus of the film is on the emotional and human entanglement of the three protagonists and the two supporting characters. Since I didn't get the subtitles, I basically listened to the whole film by myself, and only understood the general plot. I heard that there are many humorous jokes in the play, but I couldn't hear it.
Christian Bale plays Irving, a deceiver with a bald head and a big belly. However, when he met Sydney, played by Amy Adams, he fell for her, took off all his pretense, and thus got Sydney's love. Although he is just a liar, he is a man of conscience. When he used the friendship of the mayor Carmine played by Jeremy Renner to successfully obtain evidence of bribery and bribery, when everyone was celebrating the success, he came to Carmine's house and confessed everything, expressing his willingness to accept all punishments and do everything he could to help him as a friend. In fact, as early as the moment he received the microwave oven, you can see from the subtle expressions on his face (I have to say that the performance is too good, the details are not overlooked, the American actor is really dedicated), he began to really Seeing Carmine as his good friend is also doomed to constant condemnation of his conscience for betraying his friendship. Guilt thinks that's why he's going to keep taking medicine for heart attacks when everything is going well. As the movie says at the beginning, all he does is to survive, look what we have done to survive! (Finally, I have to complain about how he can be as fat and thin as he wants. The whole thing is a balloon, and that big belly looks so real. Brother Bale, are you suffering from a disease that will kill you if you don’t bother? I'm also looking forward to your future good movies, don't toss yourself like this)
Richie, played by Bradley Cooper, is a dignified man in the film who orchestrates the anti-corruption program. However, compared to Irving and Sydney, who are constantly cheating, I hate him the most in the whole film. 1. Has a fiancee and has an ambiguous relationship with Sydney. 2. When the mood is not good, it becomes very violent. If there is a conflict with Sydney, he shoots his boss in the face with a gun for no reason. Fortunately, his boss has a big face. As the saying goes, even if you are unhappy, you will never destroy the happiness of others (fortunately, Irving appeared in time with a gun when he and Sydney were in conflict. ) 3. At the beginning of the film, Irving's hair is messed up very indecently, even if the other party is just a liar you asked for help, you can't be so disrespectful to people. 4. When they finally managed to get the evidence, he was so excited that he didn't even think that he was nothing but a liar himself, and he was the one who forced Irving to step down and
turned Carmine from a respected mayor to a bribe. Man, although it's possible that Carmine would pay a bribe in the future even if he didn't set
a trap, it's also possible that he wouldn't. Carmine simply wanted to achieve her ideals. (Although legalizing gambling doesn't seem like a good idea, I don't know if I understand the main line wrong, it's really hard to understand) Maybe this is why I hate hypocrites more than real villains and hypocrites.
Sydney, played by Amy Adams, is smart and beautiful. He was in love with Irving, but when Irving couldn't be with her for his son, she decided to leave. When she found out that Richie's love for her was more for sex than her, and she rejected him decisively (so violent and big picture frame smashed her face, Irving or you are going to end like this) In short, she is sexy and individual. woman.
Rosalyn, played by Jennifer Lawrence, has the least part in the film and is the only person who has nothing to do with the deception itself. She is a typical house girl and has some bad habits, but he really loves her husband Irving, but Irving's repeated deceptions made her finally collapse. The most tragic thing is that even though she understands that her marriage with her husband is dead in name, she also knows The husband fell in love with another person in the family, but he was still reluctant to divorce because of the tradition of his family, torturing himself and also torturing Irving. However, the director still gave her a good ending. She finally understood that some people are destined to be passers-by in life. When they love, let them be free, and when they don't love, let love be free. She also finally found a man who loves her. (Actually, it is estimated that the director designed this role mainly to create obstacles for Irving and Sydney. In short, the characters are very thin. Anyway, the supporting roles are too plump and they will dominate the guest, which is a waste of jennifer.)

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American Hustle quotes

  • Irving Rosenfeld: I'm like the fucking Vietcong, man, all right? I'm in and I'm out. I was there the whole time. You don't know it, all right? That's the fuckin' art of becoming somebody who people can pin their beliefs and their dreams on.

  • [last lines]

    Irving Rosenfeld: We took down some very big guys. Some of whom, they were just doing business as usual, helping their communities or their states, but some of them knew they had larceny in their blood, and they even admitted it. But in all, it was six congressmen, one United States senator, and my friend Carmine Polito. We gave the two million back, so that Carmine got a reduced sentence, 18 months. The loss of his friendship would haunt me the rest of my life. When the story was written, Richie DiMaso's name was never mentioned. Syd and I, we moved in together. Rosalyn? She would always be interesting. Our conning days were behind us. You can fool yourself for just so long, that your next reinvention you better have your damn feet on the ground. We got a loan from a bank and were able to go gallery-legitimate. The art of survival, is a story that never ends.