The whole film uses 80% of the plot to pave the way for a "deceiving artist" story. In fact, this part can be roughly understood as a regular drama film, and it doesn't even have many highlights. If it weren't for Nicolas Cage's stellar performance, we'd be hard-pressed to find a standout in a movie. However, the character setting of obsessive-compulsive disorder is indeed a very interesting addition to the film, which endows the protagonist with a strong personality and bright colors, making it more impressive to the audience and injecting into the slightly dull plot of this part. It is an interesting gimmick, which is not only an additional expansion of the character, but also a core element that triggers the entire story. When Cage played the role of this severe obsessive-compulsive disorder, everyone was convinced by his title of best actor.
At the beginning of the film, a flawless deception was used to set off the protagonist Roy's shrewdness. Presumably, Roy's image can be deeply rooted in people's hearts from this clip alone, and this is the initial effect the film aims to achieve. The main line of the film's plot is based on a series of clever frauds from beginning to end. The cooperation between the protagonist Roy and his partner Frank in the film once gave us a sense of refreshment similar to that of "The Day and the Day" or "Twelve Angry Men". Everyone knows it's a crime, but people have always loved the crime of high IQ in the movie world. Putting aside the description of Roy's work, although the description of the family is simple and true, if the audience has watched the movie a little more, they will know that such a family relationship is really lacking to watch, and it is too common to put it in the movie. Only under the brilliance of Cage can such a plot be performed vividly, so that people will not leave the stage halfway.
The great thing about this film is that it doesn't use the audience's perspective to let us understand the real direction of the whole story, but just like the deception in the film, it convinces you step by step that all this is true, and then deceives you by surprise. . The reversal of the plot in the last ten minutes of the film really caught people off guard, and at the same time pushed the whole story to a climax. We suddenly realized that we had been deceived by the movie for more than an hour before, but we enjoyed the moment immensely. The reason why people never get tired of watching movies with reversal endings. No matter what happens in the first half of the plot, we will be willing to be "taunted" by the film in the ending part.
Roy's classic line in the film is perfect for himself at the end - to some people, money is like a foreign movie without subtitles. Roy's ending is almost a replica of his behavior towards the old woman at the beginning of the film, which can be regarded as an arrangement of fate. After such a tortuous life, Roy's attitude towards material things has also undergone a qualitative change, which is a benign Transformation, the conversation with Angela in the store also illustrates this. In the end, although things are different, Roy gained far more and more value than he lost. This cannot be bought with money. After all, "foreign movies without subtitles" are not understood by anyone, and are naturally worthless.
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