Chapter 667 Cat and Mouse Game
Wait a minute, unexpectedly——
The "Cat and Mouse Game" brings a little surprise at the beginning.
Steven Spielberg actually produced a retro TV show, unfolding the story playfully and playfully like a caricature.
I couldn’t help but my eyes lit up.
"Contestant No. 1, what is your name?"
"My name is Frank William Abagnale."
"Where is Contestant No. 2?"
< br>"My name is Frank William Abagnale."
"Contestant No. 3!"
"My name is Frank William Abagnale."
The picture is slightly joyful.
Obviously, every audience sitting in the cinema at this moment knows:
The second one, Anson Wood, is the real protagonist of the movie.
However, the movie is serious about producing a retro program about searching for the truth, and the inexplicable joy is revealed like this, which makes you laugh.
So, are you sure this isn’t a spoiler?
But I didn’t expect that spoilers were the original intention, because right after the host revealed the story content in advance, this was definitely an accident.
In an era when everyone refuses spoilers and even regards spoilers as a heinous act, film companies always try their best to protect the plot; however, the "cat-and-mouse game" goes in the opposite direction, and itself Spoilers ahead.
So, how should the movie unfold?
Curiosity arose immediately.
The TV presenter's voice continued.
“From 1964 to 1967, I successfully impersonated a Pan Am pilot and flew more than two million miles for free. During that time, I was also the supervisor of pediatric trainees at a hospital in Georgia, Also an assistant to the Attorney General of Louisiana."
"At the time of my arrest, I was considered the youngest and boldest liar in the history of the United States."
" I made about four million dollars in cash by forging checks in twenty-six countries outside the United States and in fifty states within the United States; all before my nineteenth birthday." br>
“My name is Frank William Abagnale.”
Shock, impact——
More importantly, curiosity.
A little spoiler, but the legendary experience of this character is displayed. Not only does it not disappoint, but it creates a headline-grabbing effect that instantly catches the eye and makes people uncontrollably look forward to it.
The camera, like a TV show, swept across the three candidates one by one. Looking at Anson's innocent face that looked like an angel, thoughts were surging in his mind. It was really hard to imagine how Anson committed those crimes.
Oh, I forgot, it’s not Anson, but Frank William Abagnale.
This should be the most profound and clear time in history when audiences remember the leading actor in a movie, and the movie has only started for less than three minutes.
TV presenter, "So, for the first time ever, he's telling the truth, and it's Katie who asks the question first."
Katie, the guest on the show, a middle-aged woman, Wearing a floral dress, "Thank you. Contestant No. 1, with your intelligence - you must be a very smart guy, why don't you find a legitimate career?"
Frank No. 1 appeared Calm and calm, "It's a question of dollars and cents. When I was young, I needed money, and I thought this career was the easiest way to make money."
Katie's voice came from outside the screen, the camera Already quietly moving laterally and aiming at Anson, "I understand. Contestant No. 2, I find this very strange, so, who caught you last?"
Frank No. 2 looked at the camera calmly and smiled lightly, "His name is Carl Hanratty."
One second, transition.
"Han. La. Di."
It was raining heavily.
Close-up, the familiar face of Tom Hanks switches to the stage, seamlessly completing the transition without warning, from fiction to reality, like a roller coaster, dragging the audience into the story in one second.
Sure enough, Steven being Steven, he always knows how to create impact.
From Anson to Tom, from Frank to Carl, the switching of scenes brings about the switching of the protagonist, from fiction to reality, from the criminal to the pursuer, unfolding the story from a completely different perspective. And, again, spoilers.
Just like Frank's criminal history is revealed, the superhero who cracks the case and captures the criminal is also revealed at this time. The tit-for-tat tension between crime and law enforcement instantly fills the entire screen.
Reporters understand instantly——
"Catch-me-if-you-can", in fact, the title of the movie has already spoiled it. Leaving aside the original biography, the focus of the movie is Frank and Carl, a clever liar and a hot pursuit. The reluctant detective.
Look, this is narrative efficiency.
Leading to three minutes into the movie, Steven has already thrown out the bait, seizing the audience's attention and immersing them in it before they even realize it.
Awesome!
"Han! Pull! Di!"
During the heavy rain, Carl had to repeat his last name and talk to each other.
“La, Ti?”
You can tell from the accent that the group of people standing in front of Karl are French.
Wait, why did the story come to France from the United States?
A suspense and a switch may seem confusing and unclear, but Steven's pacing is absolutely brilliant. The answers are thrown out bit by bit before question marks fill his brain.
"Carl Hanratty?"
"Yes!"
"Huh?"
"I am Carl Hanratty. I represent the FBI. . I have official permission to come to meet the American prisoner, Ababer.”
Marseille, France, Christmas Eve, 1969.
Buzz, buzz buzz.
There was a commotion in the screening room.
Because the movie does not let the confusion and suspense last too long, everything is laid out before sliding further into the abyss of chaos.
Also because the movie breaks the fourth wall, from Christmas Eve in 1969 to Christmas Eve in 2022, now I finally understand why DreamWorks chose to hold the premiere in Los Angeles today.
Movies reflect reality.
Moreover, the fictional TV show just now serves as an introduction, not only spoiling the relationship between Frank and Carl; it also cuts a hole into the story like a scalpel.
So, it was not Karl who caught Frank, but the Marseille police?
Now, Carl comes to Marseille to extradite Frank back to the United States?
Despite some effort, Carl still saw Frank——
Level after floor, Frank was locked up in the deepest part of the strict prison.
At the same time, the Marseille police were on full alert, pointing to the iron door of the cell in front of them and placing a round stool at the door.
"You sit here. You are not allowed to open this door, and you are not allowed to hand him anything through this small hole."
The other party opened a small window on the right side of the iron door of the cell. It was a rectangle about the same size as the mail delivery port, and it was tightly covered with barbed wire.
Karl put down his briefcase and umbrella, sat down, and looked through the barbed wire from the small window. Even though he was mentally prepared, he couldn't help but marvel.
“Jesus Christ.”
Ahem.
Ahem!
A thin figure inside covered his body with a dirty gray blanket and coughed violently, as if his entire lungs were about to be coughed out. He pulled the blanket tightly and turned over and over trying to find a comfortable position. , but ended in failure, huddled in the corner tiredly.
The long golden brown hair was as messy as seaweed, vaguely revealing the dirty and bloodless face, and the body was shaking uncontrollably.
It’s really hard to imagine that... it’s actually Anson.
(End of this chapter)