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That thief really knew how to put on a good show

posted 11 years ago by jdkraus
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Pretending to faint and have an entire crowd present to witness him being harrassed by the man he robbed. Quite a con artist and showman.

[–] preferencetech 11 years ago

He must be con for a long time hence was aware of how to get out of a situation when he is caught.

Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.

[–] GMonhey 11 years ago

It goes back to the beginning of the movie when Ricci got the job and everyone else who wasn't qualified couldn't get it because it wasn't their trade.

That kid was a professional thief, Ricci isn't. That's why he got away with it and Ricci got caught.

[–] DracTarashV 11 years ago

That scene is maddening. I appreciate the unhappy ending and all, but it sucks that the punk got off easy.

Hey there, Johnny Boy, I hope you fry!

[–] lubin-freddy 11 years ago

The point is that the thief acted out of his own desperate situation and poverty, and that this reality is what makes men steal. That's why it's important to translate the title as "THIEVES", and not, as the American title, "THIEF". It's a basic idea of the neo-realism.

Listen to the river sing sweet songs
to rock my soul

[–] Kawada_Kira 10 years ago

The point is that the thief acted out of his own desperate situation and poverty, and that this reality is what makes men steal. That's why it's important to translate the title as "THIEVES", and not, as the American title, "THIEF". It's a basic idea of the neo-realism.

This. ^

"To punish the oppressors of humanity is clemency. To forgive them is cruelty."
-Robespierre

[–] TheArgentinian (6457) 3 years ago

no, he had a real seizure.