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◆ Director: Steven Allan Spielberg Steven Allan Spielberg

◆ Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio Leonardo DiCaprio "If You Can Catch Me" Tom Hanks Tom Hanks

Jennifer Garner

Ma Ding Shawn Martin Xin

Christopher wolken christopher walken

◆ Type: Biography/Crime/Comedy

◆ Grade: PG- 13 (partial content and language)

Film length: 14 1 min.

Last screening: 2002

◆ Country: United States

◆ Language: English

◆ Screen: Chinese

◆ Document: 3cd

Film characteristics

Compared with Saving Private Ryan, Schindler's List and Jurassic Park, If You Can Catch Me is just a sketch of Steven Spielberg, the Hollywood godfather who won the Oscar for Best Director several times, and even quite cartoon.

The story of the film is based on an incredible legendary double-faced character that really exists in American history. The first half was a notorious bank panic, and the second half was an outstanding anti-fraud hero. The film revolves around an intelligent game between a talented criminal and a dutiful detective. Although it can be regarded as a police film, the style of the film is relaxed and playful, and it looks more like a light comedy. Whether it's the subtitles of the film's opening music fountain jumping like a water column, or the changeable task modeling like a cartoon, or the "Catch me if you have the ability" that makes people laugh, it is all in line with this style.

Movie highlights

The first protagonist is DiCaprio Leonardo, who plays the hero Jack in Titanic, and the second protagonist is Tom Miller, who plays the hero Captain Miller in Saving Private Ryan. The director of this film, Hanks, is also Spielberg. He is the director of Jurassic Park and Schindler List ... Such a luxurious lineup won't let your eyes miss it, will it? Although Hollywood playwrights are famous for making up stories, Hide and Seek is based on a true story. Arbanere, the prototype of this role, wrote an autobiographical novel "Come and Get Me: The True Legend of the Most Extraordinary Liar" after he was released from prison, which became a best seller in the market at that time and was bought by Hollywood filmmakers who specialize in novelty hunting. -So the movie "Catch Me If You Dare" was born, but in order to achieve the effect of compact entertainment, some plots were exaggerated, but fortunately, the audience would not delve into it.

Movie highlights

Comedy color is one of the highlights of this film, but the brilliance of human nature reflected in the film is the biggest highlight of this film. The hero's contribution to Brenda, haru's selfless help to the criminal (the hero): sincere persuasion at the time of arrest, four-year extradition debate after his arrest, and various efforts made to improve the protagonist's situation after extradition are all touching.

Plot introduction

Come and grab my movie stills if you dare (20) Frank Bagnott (Leonardo DiCaprio), who is good at forging documents, is deeply hit by his parents' divorce,/kloc-under 0/8 years old. Lonely and sad, he began to forge checks to defraud cash. He succeeded again and again, writing bad checks with a total amount of up to $6 million in 50 States of the United States and 28 countries around the world, becoming the youngest criminal on the wanted list in the United States over the years. Soon after, he pretended to be a pilot, so that he could take an advanced plane and stay in an advanced hotel. Later, he became an emergency doctor in a hospital in Georgia with a forged Harvard medical degree certificate. There, he quickly fell in love with a nurse named Brayda (Amy Maddens), and then Frank Bagnott followed his girlfriend to her hometown of New Orleans.

As a prosecutor, Brayda's father (Martin Xu) heard that Frank Baguenault graduated from the Law Department of the University of California, Berkeley. He was glad that his daughter found such a boyfriend, so he arranged for him to be an assistant prosecutor. Frank Bagnott is also satisfied with his present job. Just as he wanted to get the Louisiana Law Qualification Examination through his own efforts, Joe Schafer (Tom Hanks), a persistent FBI investigator, took a fancy to it. Fortunately, Frank Bagnott always used the law to protect himself in front of Joe Schaefer, teasing Joe Schaefer again and again by telephone and postcards.

Interestingly, although Frank Bagnott and Joe Schaefer don't admit it, they are strikingly similar: both like to spend lonely Christmas on the phone, both are alienated from their families, and both seem to like this game of chasing and being chased. Joe Schaefer sympathized with Frank Bagnott and committed so many crimes, but he was not yet 20 years old, but Joe Schaefer couldn't stand being teased by him again and again.

Finally, Frank Baguenault Jr. didn't escape from the law, but the way he escaped from the FBI again and again was talked about by people.

Film background

"Catch me if you dare" Although Hollywood playwrights are very good at making up stories, such exciting, bizarre and even a little contrary to the common sense of ordinary people are not their representative works, but true stories that happen on real people and events-absolutely true!

In reality, Frank W. Arbanere, the hero of the story, ran away from home because of his parents' divorce when he was 16 years old. Before 2 1 year-old, he pretended to be a Pan American pilot and traveled to more than 50 States and 20 countries. Not only that, he also filled in fake checks and defrauded more than 2.5 million US dollars in cash for his own squandering during the trip; Of course, in order to hide his eyes and ears, his identity is ever-changing, sometimes he is a professor at a famous university, sometimes he becomes a respected doctor, and sometimes he becomes a judge's assistant in Louisiana ... However, in the mouth of the federal agents chasing him, he is a bandit nicknamed "Skywalker".

Ironically, after being arrested and imprisoned for five years, Arbanere turned himself into a lecturer of the FBI-this is his personal experience, teaching anti-fraud techniques to agents and big companies. And in 1980, Arbanere's autobiographical novel "Catch Me: The True Legend of the Most Extraordinary Liar" became a best seller in the market at that time, and was also bought by Hollywood filmmakers who specialized in curiosity.

be in the background

As for why Spielberg took over the film, it was once "analyzed" because Starr especially liked the theme of family breakdown, because he suffered from the divorce of his parents when he was a child. In fact, this statement is sheer nonsense. Although many of Spielberg's films have the plot or story background of parents' divorce and family dismemberment, you can only say that it is a coincidence, and the only thing that really attracts him is the plot. There is a piece of evidence that can fully prove this point-no actor has ever won the Oscar for best actor for his performance in Spielberg's films, so the director department attaches more importance to the plot than anything else.

After making a series of serious films such as Schindler's List, Artificial Intelligence and Minority Report, Spielberg suddenly made a u-turn, and chose a crime movie with jumping story and humor, mainly trying a new genre and theme. Although this theme is vulgar in Hollywood, Spielberg has never set foot in it. Of course, directing this film is also a good opportunity for Spielberg to change his mind and relax himself. He said frankly: When shooting Minority Report, he almost brainwashed himself to fully understand and master the scenes in the film; But he didn't need this for "At large", because America in the 1960s was familiar and cordial to him.

"Catch me if you dare" has its own unique views on why the protagonist in the story can cheat such achievements. "When you see Frank with your own eyes, you will immediately feel how easily he generates trust," Spielberg said in an interview. "At that time, he was still a child of 2 1 century, but he faced the United States in the 1960s. The reason why he can escape many times is entirely because of that innocent age ... He admitted to me that if he changed today's society, he would not get along at all. "

Since it is an autobiographical film, the protagonist in real life can't escape the attack of the news media before the film is released. Guess what Albanel said in the interview that impressed him the most?

Before filming began, director Spielberg invited Arbanere to stay at Leonardo's house for a few days, so as to familiarize the hero with his role. Surprisingly, Leonardo was extremely serious about exploring people. "He followed me around the room with a notebook and a tape recorder in his hand, asking me questions and recording them." Arbanere told reporters, "I was deeply impressed by his professionalism."

In addition, Steda's carefulness also shocked Albanel: on the set, he noticed that the flying badge worn by Leonardo was exactly the same as that worn by Pan Am pilots, and that badge had been discontinued long ago. So he asked Spielberg where he found this little thing. Unexpectedly, grandpa four replied, "I specially asked someone to copy it." You are so meticulous about details, how can you not make a good movie?

Speaking of which, by the way, Tom Hanks, another star of this film, is a big fan of Arbanere, and Hanks almost regards another book of the latter, The Art of Stealing: How to Protect You and Your Business from Fraud, as a holy book. "He said to me,' Now that book is my Bible, I have changed my business style and paid more attention to my personal affairs. Arbanere relayed to the reporter what Hanks said to him.

film-making

The father-son relationship in Hide and Seek is the main line of the film, and even the relationship between Hanratti, the FBI agent who arrested him, and him is actually a variant of the father-son relationship. The cat and mouse between them is the main plot of the film, as if it were a comedy version of the fugitive. This may be the role that Da Vinci played as an adult, which can give full play to his true colors. The theme of the film is reflected in a short story repeated three times: two mice fell into milk, one of them gave up hope and drowned, while the other struggled until the milk turned into cheese. It can be said that Frank exudes the traditional "American spirit".

It took only 56 days to shoot "At large", and the whole film used 140 scenes, including Los Angeles, new york, Montreal and Quebec City. Director Spielberg said: "We have a lot of locations, and sometimes we have to catch three locations a day. I have never directed such a fast film in my life, but such rapid progress has kept the actors and staff high morale and motivation. "

Leonardo DiCaprio also said, "This is the fastest work I have ever shot. We have been moving forward, but this is a good thing. Just like a traveling troupe, every new place has a brand-new performance, and the intensive schedule makes the whole production team full of vitality. " Such a hasty shooting schedule also reflects the fast pace of life in the 1960s. Tom Hanks said, "It was the era of jet planes, and you could fly to the other side of the world in a short time. For my generation, that era is always bright, everything is colorful, bold and fashionable. "

Wonderful tidbits

After reading Leonardo DiCaprio's works, Frank Abagnale Jr., the prototype of this role, thinks that DiCaprio is not so "gentle" when he plays him.

Jennifer Garner only spent one day filming her play.

Floating dollar bills imitate the flying feathers in Forrest Gump (1994).

The location of Miami Airport was taken in the terminal building of Old Lake Ontario (California) Airport. The old terminal still exists, but it was converted into official land after the new Ontario (California) airport was put into use.

Although all the scenes were shot on sunny days, the streets and concrete roads seen in each shot were wet. Many photographers seem to prefer wet streets.

A (movie) fiasco

"Catch me if you dare" is an anachronism: the fire alarm system in the hospital should be between the end of 1980s and the beginning of 1990s.

Fact error: After Frank and Carl returned to the United States, Frank looked out of the window on the plane and said, "This is la guardia airport, runway 44." The number of the airport runway comes from their compass, ranging from 0 1 to 36. So there is no "runway 44". This may be a number (wrong role) that Frank "thought of".

Anachronism: When little Frank met his father in a bar, he was wearing a coat of the US National Postal Service. There is nothing wrong with the logo printed on the clothes, but it was not until 197 1 that the US National Post Office began to exist. 1960 s, it should be the post office department in the United States.

Anachronism: 1969 In a French prison, Hanratti used an automatic parachute. This type of umbrella first appeared in1970s. Before that, all umbrellas were in the style of open hands.

Time error: 1969, when Hanratti and Abadi Nair landed in la guardia airport, a group of shots of new york City were taken from the air, and the World Trade Center building could be seen. However, the building was completed at 1973.

Consistency: In the restaurant, Frank Abadji Nair Jr. gave his father the key to his new car. Old Frank opened the ribbon on the box and put it on the right side of his plate. In the next photo, the ribbon is on the left side of his plate. The frames between different shots also change automatically, sometimes half-open and sometimes fully closed.

Consistency: When Frank walked down the street in his new co-pilot uniform, the sidewalk was dry. In the next shot, the camera goes over his head and sees that the sidewalk is wet.

film review

If you can catch me and If you can catch me are biographies based on real people. Frank's prototype Albanel also wrote an autobiographical novel at 1980. For example, this year, he is said to be a consultant of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, teaching criminal investigation courses. As a teenager, he was the biggest headache for law enforcement authorities. He not only deceived the FBI, but also deceived banks and governments in more than 50 States and 28 countries around the world. Such an impressive life experience is enough to make this film.

Two little mice fell into a bucket of cream. The first man soon gave up hope of survival and drowned. The second one didn't give up and struggled as hard as possible. The cream is stirred into butter by it and then crawled out. I am the second little mouse. "Frank has deep feelings for his father. From his father, he learned the concept of being a second mouse. When he bought clothes in the store and accompanied his father to the bank for a loan, he learned how to turn a lie into a real excuse and how to win the favor of the opposite sex. He blamed his father's predicament and his parents' divorce on the rough law enforcement of government officials, which finally made him point his hatred at the government and banks. For the sake of his father, he launched a crazy revenge on the other side, cheated the government and the bank of all the money and got back everything he lost. In Frank's mind, affection is eternal, and for the sake of his relatives, he does not hesitate to make enemies with the whole society. The French town where Frank was arrested in the film is also his mother's hometown. Affection has become Frank's criminal motive, which makes us question what problems exist in this society. At the end of the film, after hearing the bad news of his father's unexpected death, Frank broke away from Carl's control on the plane again to visit his mother, and saw that her mother ignored her son's existence and lived happily with other men, and finally gave up in despair.

Agent Carr's life is also unfortunate. After divorcing his wife, he also lost his 4-year-old daughter. His loneliness can be imagined. It is this loneliness and longing for family ties that bind him to Frank. In the cat-and-mouse chase for several years, the two men helped each other and appreciated each other, and their friendship continued to spread and grow. The film shows the confrontation between Frank and Carl in three times. The first time we met was in Frank's hotel. Carl blocked Frank red-handed, but Frank was as cool as a cucumber. He lied that the secret service investigators tricked Carl into running away. In the second encounter, when Carl set a net of more than 65,438+000 armed agents and police at the airport, Frank trick or two swaggered through the police and escaped smoothly. The third time, in a small town in France, Carl persuaded Frank to put on handcuffs himself. The difference between an angel and a devil is only one step away. When Frank gave up revenge in his heart, the devil was upgraded to an angel. Even so, you can't imagine Frank as the devil. In the film, Frank called Carl every Christmas Eve in his unbearable loneliness, and Carl chased and knocked on the window glass when the French police took Frank away, all of which reflected their deep friendship.

In the long-term turbulent life, it should be love that makes Frank feel safe. For the sake of love, Frank was qualified as a lawyer in Louisiana, which is the only qualification certificate he obtained without fraud. Maybe his parents' divorce cast a psychological shadow on him. He had to use his real skills to make up for the pain, but in the end he could not escape disappointment. In my opinion, apart from work rewarding society and self-salvation, Frank's only motivation for living is sincere friendship with Carl.