Thursday, February 3, 2011

Thief analysis - part 4: Mann's hint to us that there's a hidden plot in the movie

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Top left: During the hearing to release Okla from prison, the judge signals to the lawyer whom Frank hired, holding up four fingers on each hand, i.e., eight total; this is a signal that he wants $8,000 (i.e., as a bribe) to grant the release. Top right: The lawyer signals back that he is only willing to pay $4,000. Above left: The judge is willing to accept $6,000. Above right: The lawyer agrees to this amount. Left: The lawyer tells Frank he needs six thousand for the judge; Frank hands the lawyer an envelope containing $10,000 for the judge and the lawyer's fee together.



The sequence of events depicted by the above screen captures constitutes Michael Mann's clue to us, the audience, that there is more going on in the movie than just the surface action. In fact, the movie contains a 'hidden' plot, which we will explore later.


   

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