1.26.2003
Di Caprio - An Oscar for Gangster of NY or for this Film? |
Catch Me If You Can
Released in 2002 Starring: Leo Di Caprio as a lot of characters Tom Hanks (An Oscar for Road to Perdition or for this Film?) Directed by: Steven Spielberg (An Oscar for Minority Report or for this film?) Synopsis: Frank Abagnale, Jr. (Di Caprio) worked as a doctor, a lawyer, as a co-pilot for a major airline - all before his 18th birthday. A master of deception, he was always a brilliant forger whose skill gave him his first real claim to fame. At the age of 17, Frank became the most successful bank robber in the United States, FBI Agent Carl Hanratty (Hanks) had made it his prime mission to capture Frank and bring him to justice, but Frank is always one step ahead of him, baiting him to continue the chase. Based on a true story from 1969 How many times have you tried running away from something? Well, "this true story of a real fake", Frank Abagnale Jr. is a film of deception, creativity, fraud, creativity, crime, creativity. Spielberg is again telling us a lot of things. But one thing is sure, he was able to get our attention for the umpteenth time for a film's storyline that seemed to be ordinary (and overly used) but since it was Spielberg-sealed it was given a Seal of Excellence. But hats off to Leo and Tom, ordinary stories turn to a great one. Catch Steven if you can....he again pulled a caper with this film. |
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One-Hour of Debating the Ending |
One-Hour Photo
Released in 2002 (but was previously released in the Sundance Film Festival) Starring: Robin Williams as Sy, the Photo Guy and Connie Nielsen and Michael Vartan Directed by: Mark Romanek Obsession. Yes, I'm obsessed with the film. Just saw it for a 3rd time just to see the minute details of the film and answer some questions racing in my head. Was the ending what it seems? Was it a dream sequence after all? Was it a happy conclusion? Was Sy (as in Psychotic Seymour) really a mentally-deranged person? Guess what? The answer is not in the ending but at the start of the film. So when you decide to watch the film (which I highly recommend) prepare the popcorn from the very start. |