INSIDE MAN

          I think one of the reasons audiences find heist narratives so appealing is because big blows to banks are part of our history and they are crucial in the history of cinema. Opposite to real life, we find the main characters (usually the criminals) very interesting and exciting. We find this kinds of crime narratives so appealing because they aren’t part of out life, not a lot of people gets to experience a bank robbery, and films help you fulfill that fantasy. Another reason I believe this film’s narrative is appealing is because it doesn’t exactly fit in the “heist films” structure. It has all sorts of turns that make the movie different from other movies of the same genre.

          One of the main ideas of social power reflected in the movie is power within money. The director of the bank seemed to have everything under control up until the very end of the movie. He had money, therefore, he could afford the services necessary to keep hiding his secret. Another idea of social power reflected in the move is the power you have when you have guns. Although at the end of the movie we find out the guns were actually toys, everybody in the bank was very scared to be shot and they all did what the “bad boys” wanted them to do.

          In my opinion what makes the heist so much fun is the fact that it was completely different from all the other heists I have seen in other movies. This time, it wasn’t only about money or about power, or about good and bad boys, it was so much more than that.  The movie had different plot twists that make you rethink the whole movie. I think the movie shows us that we don’t always have to believe on what we see because we might not see the right think, even if we think we do.