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The ‘HEIST’ Genre

The ‘HEIST’ Genre. Heist Examples. Italian Job(s) Lock Stock & Two smoking Barrels Oceans 11(s) Heist The Great St.Louis Train Robbery Buster Sneakers The Score Reservoir Dogs (Plays with the Genre). Familiar Roles. Criminal Gang Mastermind/Leader

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The ‘HEIST’ Genre

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  1. The ‘HEIST’ Genre

  2. Heist Examples • Italian Job(s) • Lock Stock & Two smoking Barrels • Oceans 11(s) • Heist • The Great St.Louis Train Robbery • Buster • Sneakers • The Score • Reservoir Dogs (Plays with the Genre)

  3. Familiar Roles • Criminal Gang • Mastermind/Leader • Individual Professionals (Getaway Man, Explosives Expert)

  4. Familiar Settings • Juxtaposition of seedy and opulent settings • Heist often takes place within institutional surroundings such as casinos, banks etc

  5. Familiar Problem/Issues • Transfer of wealth does not run smoothly • Internal conflicts will be solved by leader • Completion of heist involves a larger dilemma, which often goes unresolved.

  6. Familiar Value Assumptions • Crime is a man’s world • Victimless crimes • Crime is not a solution to your problems – ‘What a tangled web we weave.’

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