火柴人英语影评

《西方电影文化—影视鉴赏》

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Professional con artist Roy was a nervous, middle-aged man, who often got into a big temper for some small things. He was cautious desperately, so he would check up the gas and power switch three or four times every time before going out. What's worse, he was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder. If he didn't take medicine on time, he would be anxious. However Roy had a great talent for kidding, and he often cheated others with his student Frank. One day, the appearance of his daughter changed his life. He began to share happiness and sad with the daughter, and he didn’t want the girl be a con artist likes him. However, in a kidding-action, they gave themselves away, in order to help father get rid of the victim, girl killed the man, So he had to send the daughter back. Actually, Roy would be the killer and he told the bank account secure to his daughter by his doctor. On the other day morning, it came out in the wash. In fact, Roy were kidded by the all of “daughter”、 “doctor”and Frank. One year later, Roy got married with a kind and beautiful cashier and he opened a store to sell carpet, in which place he met his pseudo daughter. At last, he forgave the girl and he got his real baby.

This film mainly tells us a story that is a con artist cheats others、be cheated by others and he got a new life at last. In my opinion, Roy is a bad man but a good father. At first, Roy had a mental illness because

cheating others had a terrible effect on his mind. As the film shows he didn’t want to be a con artist, and he wanted his daughter to live a ordinary life. And that he loved daughter very much, according to that he would rather be arrested to replace the girl. From Roy, we can learn that people can’t be bad when he was born, and a bad man can also have a kind mind what prompted the good change. Then I would talk about Angela. I claim she just an innocent but lovely little girl. I can’t believe a little girl could act naturally when she confronts a sophisticated con artist, so her nature should be good. What’s more, we can say that she was also cheated. Because she didn’t get enough money that she should get. As for Frank, he cheated his partners and teacher, so he was a thoroughly damned man, but all of those were teach by Roy and he got rid of the con career at last. He is lucky guy.

The most film was insipid, but we got a surprise at the end because the totally film was a scam. Not only Roy was cheated but also audiences were cheated by the director, but we can’t help giving a big round of applause for his talented idea. All in all, it’s a classic film and it caused any thinking of life for me.