< The Sting >-- Con artists and their game

Despite the fact that being cheated by somebody 

is definitely not a good experience,

movies seems to find the charm of it,

and the audience (at least me) always enjoy

watching the main characters set up a big con,

and how they successfully play on their rivals.

I watched a lot of movies about con artists,

and <The Sting> does not escape the basic formula for this genre.

(The main characters are in some kinds of troubles >> 

so they gather some of the friends that have different talents >>

set up a plan for their target >> succeed :) !)

However, I think this is one of the best and the most classical films about this theme.

The story itself connects very well;

every little part is like a piece of puzzle,

together they build up the whole picture,

and make the audience feel "Wow!" in the end.

Unlike some of the movies about this theme,

which often establish a lot of unsolved mysteries,

but in the end, those mysteries kind of faded away without making any sense at all.

This creates confusions and definitely make the audience hard to follow.

I love the whole movie, there are so many memorable scenes.

However, one of my favorite will definitely be the part when Henry Gondorff (Paul Newman)

plays poker against their mark-- Doyle Lonnegan (Robert Shaw) on the train,

in order to let him falls into their trap.

In here, Gondorff pretends to be a drunk and kind of rude poker player 

in this "Gentlemen's game".

He not only successfully wins the game by cheating (Lonnegan also cheats),

but he also irritates Lonnegan, which is exactly what he wants.

Because he notices anger and greed are two weakness of human beings,

they cover your eyes and shut down your brains.

This allows Gondorff to play their next step to Lonnegan.

Therefore, I think we can say Gondorff is not just a skill con artist,

but also an amazing analyser who understands very well about human nature.

Besides Paul Newman, Robert Redford is another actor I like very much.
He played Johnny Hooker, a smart but lack of experiences young con artist.
A few times in the movie, he is so close to death,
fortunately, Gondorff saves him in the last moment.
There are a lot of other interesting characters,
who add more colors and amazements for the movie.

This is not only an exciting movie,
but also full with humors and wisdoms.
The collaboration between Paul Newman, Robert Redford, and
the director George Roy Hill is amazing!
They create great dynamic for the movie,
and the story, the characters are so convincing!
Their other famous collaboration is <Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid>,
though the story sets in a completely different circumstance,
but the audience can sure find a lot of similarities between the two.

Oh, yes! The music in <The Sting> also adds a lot of extra points for the movie.
It makes the movie even more alive!

Very handsome Paul Newman and Robert Redford :)