Burglary and fraud crimes often constitute a rich material for the drama that is reprocessed and presented to the public, loaded with humanitarian, social and political messages, such as the impact of economic crises and the inflation, unemployment and increase rates they cause, as in the movie "The Sting".
And the influence of the media in charging the masses and provoking the thieves.
The celebrity obsession evidenced by waving a worker bringing pizza to the kidnappers and their hostages to the cameras shouting "I am a star" to the applause of the crowd, and the employee refusing to be released from captivity "because she enjoys being the focus of public attention."
And the presence of religion as the criminal stormed the bank, waving a gun, saying, "I am Catholic and I do not want to harm anyone."
In addition to the impact of wars and family problems in burglary.
sting
"The Sting", an American film produced in 1973 and won 7 Oscars, screened by David S.
Ward.
It was directed by George Roy Hill, a crime, drama, and comedy officer, to monitor a social problem caused by the great economic crisis that struck America in 1929. It resulted in the decline of the stock market, increased unemployment, and high rates of robbery and fraud.
This would be the subject of the film, on the basis of which he became more interested in comedy and personality than with violence and blood, by focusing on depicting the behavior of society and its values in that era in detail.
Set in 1930s Chicago, two men with fraudulent abilities are incredibly complex.
They are Johnny Hooker (Robert Redfort) and Henry Gondorf (Paul Newman).
They were famous for their intelligence and ingenuity in persuading victims to return to falling into their nets, despite what they had lost in previous times.
The funny thing is that Mafia leader Robert Shaw (Doyle Longan) is at the forefront of the victims.
This enriches the film with unexpected events that keep the viewer's nerves taut and make him think.
The performance of the actors of the characters was high overall, but the harmony between the duo Redford and Newman, gave the work a special flavor, and made it one of the most elegant films, with a slight comedic touch.
Heat
An American film produced in 1995, it occupies a special place among crime films, thanks to the philosophy of its author and director, "Michael Mann", towards criminal behavior.
It is concerned with painting a larger picture of society as a whole, dependent on the relativity of good and bad.
By measuring the "heat" of personal circumstances, internal turmoil, and the underlying emotional causes in the story that revolves around investigating Hannah (Al Pacino) tracking a professional thief named MacColley (Robert De Niro), until a unique human relationship develops between them, up to the point where the policeman is surprised. Gang boss, invited him over a cup of coffee.
They are two opponents, but they have things in common, for example, "the woman".
During the events, McCauley falls in love with Eddie (Amy Brenneman), although this conflicts with his principles.
As for Detective Hana, he marries for the third time a woman named Justice (Diana Finora) when he catches her with another man, who says that he is the one who forced her to demean herself.
She has a daughter from her ex-husband (Natalie Portman) a drunk and rebellious teenage girl, who attempted suicide because of deprivation of paternity.
Also one of McCauley's gang partners, Shirley (Val Kilmer) is also married to Charlene (Ashley Judd).
It is through these that Man will explain many of his heroes' behavior to us.
Baby driver
"Baby Driver" is an American movie written and directed by Edgar Wright in 2017, about a young man who calls himself "Baby" (Ansel Elgort), who has an amazing talent for driving.
Bibi spends his time between swimming in his imaginations with his lost mother and an old man caring for him, and transforming the world around him into music, with which he overcomes the tinnitus he had after a car accident, so he can no longer drive without putting headphones in his ears.
His fate puts him in the way of a gang leader called "Doc" (Kevin Spacey), who employs 3 criminals and wants him a fourth to take over the task of escaping with them by car after the operation, on a promise that it will be a one-time fleeting experience that will not be repeated, and then "Doc" will guarantee the boy that he will return to his life Natural.
After the boy completes his mission, the leader "Doc" breaks his promise to him and threatens him violently.
Until "Baby" meets a beautiful waitress named Deborah (Lily James) to be the catalyst for his attempts to free himself from the blackmail of "Doc", which forces him to undertake new dangerous and violent tasks, leaving him with no escape from using his intelligence for survival.