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Originally Posted by Rob Instigator
it is not what it is about, but how it goes about it. This is about con-artists as opposed to gangsters. multiple characters give voice overs as if they are first person narrators, the progression is shown from low-rent con to high level grifter, etc.
Like Casino (also boring as all fuck), american hustle is a pointless two hours.
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i didn't like casino, as it was a repetition of a repetition of a repetition, but american hustle kept me laughing. casino-- so serious! american hustle-- bad wigs!
the progression/buildup is just like any narrative structure with a climax-- i don't think it's exclusive to goodfellas.