2.) What was the purpose of the hole they dug in the floor?
Detective Frazier is assigned to negotiate, but half his mind is occupied with the corruption charges he is facing.
Dalton left a Cartier diamond ring in the box for Frazier (Denzel Washington) to find with a note that says "Follow the ring"; another reason why he left the ring in the box is out of respect for the previous owners of the ring, who died in a concentration camp. By listening to what the police were saying, they could prepare themselves moments before the police would enter the bank. As someone inclined to “follow the book” (MC Problem-Solving Technique of Linear), he often falls prey to Dalton’s efforts to lead him astray. He left a diamond in the detective's pocket when he bumped into him on the way out.
An efficient gang enters a Manhattan bank, locks the doors, and takes hostages.
Answer: (1) The fake wall was constructed during the robbery - that's why they dragged things out, to give them time to finish the job.
Through the use of clever Storyweaving and atypical character building, Inside Man rises above a traditional bank heist movie into a smart crime thriller. However, the thieves seem to procrastinate intentionally, when they should be rushing into action.
(2) The hole in the floor is so that Russell has somewhere to go to the toilet, serving the dual purpose that (a) he doesn't have to sit among piles of his own excrement for a week and (b) no unpleasant smell will build up in the storeroom, which could lead to his discovery. The police search the bank and realize that: no money was stolen, the guns the robbers were using are fake and the execution they witnessed was fake.
Using the Dramatica theory of story as a basis for analysis, these articles seek to outline the deep structural meaning at the base of several different stories. by Chris Huntley. Madeliene White: Well detective, there are matters at stake here that are a little bit above your pay grade.
Dalton’s “means to an end” thinking frustrates Frazier whose primary concern is to keep Dalton calm (RS Concern of Impulsive Responses). Starring: Christopher Plummer, Clive Owen, Denzel Washington, Jodie Foster, Willem Dafoe, The bank robbers, minus the head honcho Dalton (Clive Owen), blended in with the hostages so they could appear as hostages and then confuse the cops during the interrogations of the hostages after the bank robbery (for example: the bank robber Stevie with big breasts, the "hostage" who took his mask off and got dragged on the floor and the Armenian guy).
From a cell, a man tells us he has planned the perfect bank robbery; he invites us to watch. The robbers use look-like-real toy guns and special effects (fantasy) to convince the police and hostages they mean business. So it wouldn't be likely to help them much anyway and could actively harm their case if it indicated somebody innocent. This device accomplishes two things. The handwriting and capitalization written on the desk drawer sent by the robbers containing their demands changes when Detective Frazier discovers that it's bugged. Try as he might, the rough hostage negotiator, Keith Frazier, is always one step behind the criminal mastermind--and what is more disheartening--the institution's silver-haired founder, Arthur Case, recruits the intelligent problem-fixer, Madeline White, to retrieve something of paramount importance.
Wouldn't it have made sense to give each person who came out of the bank a lie detector test to try and weed out the ones who may have been involved? |
Trivia: Most of the interrogation scenes in the movie were ad-libbed. Even after watching it more than once.
Continuity mistake: The handwriting and capitalization written on the desk drawer sent by the robbers containing their demands changes when Detective Frazier discovers that it's bugged. Once the police find out that no one is hurt, nothing of record was stolen, the execution was mocked-up, and the guns were toys, not catching the “bank robbers” is deemed acceptable by the powers that be (Overall Story Solution of Accurate). The other notable diversion from a typical crime thriller is having the Main Character on the outside of the situation and the Influence Character as the “inside man.” This puts Dalton as the Overall Story’s protagonist with bank owner Arthur Case as the antagonist. I realize that those tests are voluntary, so that in itself may have helped the police.
His personal problems grow from false accusations about some missing money (Main Character Problem of Non-Accurate), which affects his performance on the job and in his personal life (MC Concern of Doing, MC Domain of Activity). posted by haplesschild …
So it wouldn't be likely to help them much anyway and could actively harm their case if it indicated somebody innocent.
Parents Guide. Now, here's the big surprise: the reason why the robbery took so long and no money was stolen is because Dalton and his colleagues were building a fake wall so that Dalton could hide behind it for a few days.
Was the fake wall built during the robbery or before? Taglines A gang holds up a bank, takes hostages and is trapped inside the bank by police.
I thought this was where they stored the diamonds, but Clive would have had to tear up the floor and dig them up again later, which doesn't make sense.
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A police detective, a bank robber, and a high-power broker enter high-stakes negotiations after the criminal's brilliant heist spirals into a hostage situation.
His plan requires time for preparation and execution of the theft (Overall Story Concern of Progress), so he makes sure that a “hostage situation” is in place almost immediately upon entering the bank (Story Driver of Action). When Clive the mastermind blacks out the cameras, the detectives say later that there was a blackout period of only a couple of minutes with no footage of anyone entering or leaving.
1.) (2) The hole in the floor is so that Russell has somewhere to go to the toilet, serving the dual purpose that (a) he doesn't have to sit among piles of his own excrement for a week and (b) no unpleasant smell will build up in the storeroom, which could lead to his discovery. Ultimately, Dalton gets away with the perfect crime (Story Outcome of Success) after the police unsuccessfully attempt to find the robbers amongst the hostages (Story Limit of Optionlock).
Above all, Inside Man is more than good-looking and intelligent—it shows us the delicate workings of the human heart and soul. A police hostage negotiator arrives and takes charge but the gang don't seem to be following the usual playbook. He talks with the chairman but gets no answers about what he had inside the box. Dalton’s strong sense of the value and historical worth of the diamonds profoundly affects Frazier, and against all odds brings them closer together (RS Issue of Value vs. Worth). Dalton Russell is Frazier’s perfect match as Influence Character.
Was the fake wall built during the robbery or before? The ring, note, and gum Dalton leaves in the safe deposit box for Frazier seals this connection. Even more mysteriously, the chairman of the bank has hired his own negotiator. Wouldn't it have made sense to give each person who came out of the bank a lie detector test to try and weed out the ones who may have been involved?
The source of conflict in the “hostage situation” grows from the sense that the situation is intolerable (Overall Story Problem of Non-Accurate). I realize that those tests are voluntary, so that in itself may have helped the police. Even more mysteriously, the chairman of the bank has hired his own negotiator.
After a few days, Dalton comes out of hiding behind the fake wall of the storage room and exits the bank. A gang holds up a bank, takes hostages and is trapped inside the bank by police. Frazier investigates on the ring and figures out that it's linked to the bank chairman. I thought this was where they stored the diamonds, but Clive would have had to tear up the floor and dig them up again later, which doesn't make sense. Dalton slipped a diamond in Frazier's pocket because during their conversations, Frazier mentioned that he's "too broke to be engaged.".
2.) What was the purpose of the hole they dug in the floor?
Detective Frazier is assigned to negotiate, but half his mind is occupied with the corruption charges he is facing.
Dalton left a Cartier diamond ring in the box for Frazier (Denzel Washington) to find with a note that says "Follow the ring"; another reason why he left the ring in the box is out of respect for the previous owners of the ring, who died in a concentration camp. By listening to what the police were saying, they could prepare themselves moments before the police would enter the bank. As someone inclined to “follow the book” (MC Problem-Solving Technique of Linear), he often falls prey to Dalton’s efforts to lead him astray. He left a diamond in the detective's pocket when he bumped into him on the way out.
An efficient gang enters a Manhattan bank, locks the doors, and takes hostages.
Answer: (1) The fake wall was constructed during the robbery - that's why they dragged things out, to give them time to finish the job.
Through the use of clever Storyweaving and atypical character building, Inside Man rises above a traditional bank heist movie into a smart crime thriller. However, the thieves seem to procrastinate intentionally, when they should be rushing into action.
(2) The hole in the floor is so that Russell has somewhere to go to the toilet, serving the dual purpose that (a) he doesn't have to sit among piles of his own excrement for a week and (b) no unpleasant smell will build up in the storeroom, which could lead to his discovery. The police search the bank and realize that: no money was stolen, the guns the robbers were using are fake and the execution they witnessed was fake.
Using the Dramatica theory of story as a basis for analysis, these articles seek to outline the deep structural meaning at the base of several different stories. by Chris Huntley. Madeliene White: Well detective, there are matters at stake here that are a little bit above your pay grade.
Dalton’s “means to an end” thinking frustrates Frazier whose primary concern is to keep Dalton calm (RS Concern of Impulsive Responses). Starring: Christopher Plummer, Clive Owen, Denzel Washington, Jodie Foster, Willem Dafoe, The bank robbers, minus the head honcho Dalton (Clive Owen), blended in with the hostages so they could appear as hostages and then confuse the cops during the interrogations of the hostages after the bank robbery (for example: the bank robber Stevie with big breasts, the "hostage" who took his mask off and got dragged on the floor and the Armenian guy).
From a cell, a man tells us he has planned the perfect bank robbery; he invites us to watch. The robbers use look-like-real toy guns and special effects (fantasy) to convince the police and hostages they mean business. So it wouldn't be likely to help them much anyway and could actively harm their case if it indicated somebody innocent. This device accomplishes two things. The handwriting and capitalization written on the desk drawer sent by the robbers containing their demands changes when Detective Frazier discovers that it's bugged. Try as he might, the rough hostage negotiator, Keith Frazier, is always one step behind the criminal mastermind--and what is more disheartening--the institution's silver-haired founder, Arthur Case, recruits the intelligent problem-fixer, Madeline White, to retrieve something of paramount importance.
Wouldn't it have made sense to give each person who came out of the bank a lie detector test to try and weed out the ones who may have been involved? |
Trivia: Most of the interrogation scenes in the movie were ad-libbed. Even after watching it more than once.
Continuity mistake: The handwriting and capitalization written on the desk drawer sent by the robbers containing their demands changes when Detective Frazier discovers that it's bugged. Once the police find out that no one is hurt, nothing of record was stolen, the execution was mocked-up, and the guns were toys, not catching the “bank robbers” is deemed acceptable by the powers that be (Overall Story Solution of Accurate). The other notable diversion from a typical crime thriller is having the Main Character on the outside of the situation and the Influence Character as the “inside man.” This puts Dalton as the Overall Story’s protagonist with bank owner Arthur Case as the antagonist. I realize that those tests are voluntary, so that in itself may have helped the police.
His personal problems grow from false accusations about some missing money (Main Character Problem of Non-Accurate), which affects his performance on the job and in his personal life (MC Concern of Doing, MC Domain of Activity). posted by haplesschild …
So it wouldn't be likely to help them much anyway and could actively harm their case if it indicated somebody innocent.
Parents Guide. Now, here's the big surprise: the reason why the robbery took so long and no money was stolen is because Dalton and his colleagues were building a fake wall so that Dalton could hide behind it for a few days.
Was the fake wall built during the robbery or before? Taglines A gang holds up a bank, takes hostages and is trapped inside the bank by police.
I thought this was where they stored the diamonds, but Clive would have had to tear up the floor and dig them up again later, which doesn't make sense.
Addresses are not passed on to any third party, and are used solely for direct communication from this site.
A police detective, a bank robber, and a high-power broker enter high-stakes negotiations after the criminal's brilliant heist spirals into a hostage situation.
His plan requires time for preparation and execution of the theft (Overall Story Concern of Progress), so he makes sure that a “hostage situation” is in place almost immediately upon entering the bank (Story Driver of Action). When Clive the mastermind blacks out the cameras, the detectives say later that there was a blackout period of only a couple of minutes with no footage of anyone entering or leaving.
1.) (2) The hole in the floor is so that Russell has somewhere to go to the toilet, serving the dual purpose that (a) he doesn't have to sit among piles of his own excrement for a week and (b) no unpleasant smell will build up in the storeroom, which could lead to his discovery. Ultimately, Dalton gets away with the perfect crime (Story Outcome of Success) after the police unsuccessfully attempt to find the robbers amongst the hostages (Story Limit of Optionlock).
Above all, Inside Man is more than good-looking and intelligent—it shows us the delicate workings of the human heart and soul. A police hostage negotiator arrives and takes charge but the gang don't seem to be following the usual playbook. He talks with the chairman but gets no answers about what he had inside the box. Dalton’s strong sense of the value and historical worth of the diamonds profoundly affects Frazier, and against all odds brings them closer together (RS Issue of Value vs. Worth). Dalton Russell is Frazier’s perfect match as Influence Character.
Was the fake wall built during the robbery or before? The ring, note, and gum Dalton leaves in the safe deposit box for Frazier seals this connection. Even more mysteriously, the chairman of the bank has hired his own negotiator. Wouldn't it have made sense to give each person who came out of the bank a lie detector test to try and weed out the ones who may have been involved?
The source of conflict in the “hostage situation” grows from the sense that the situation is intolerable (Overall Story Problem of Non-Accurate). I realize that those tests are voluntary, so that in itself may have helped the police. Even more mysteriously, the chairman of the bank has hired his own negotiator.
After a few days, Dalton comes out of hiding behind the fake wall of the storage room and exits the bank. A gang holds up a bank, takes hostages and is trapped inside the bank by police. Frazier investigates on the ring and figures out that it's linked to the bank chairman. I thought this was where they stored the diamonds, but Clive would have had to tear up the floor and dig them up again later, which doesn't make sense. Dalton slipped a diamond in Frazier's pocket because during their conversations, Frazier mentioned that he's "too broke to be engaged.".
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Why couldn't Clive have just brought the diamonds with him behind the wall during the escape? Frazier learns to let go of things “above his pay grade” (MC Resolve of Change) and enjoy his home life (Story Judgment of Good).
He says the only question remaining is how the robbery was completed. Normally that would be a problematic activity, but Inside Man is set up as a situation (Overall Story Domain of Situation). With an army of police surrounding the bank, the thief, the cop, and the plutocrat's fixer enter high-stakes negotiations. Inside Man can refer to all of the people whp were acting like customers, but were in on it, or Owen who had to hide inside the bank for a week. Inside Man is a sharp, unexpected, and satisfying film with a solid story structure at its center. Question: This movie left me with more questions than answers. Probably one of the best Storyweaving devices used in Inside Man is the inter-cutting of the released hostage interviews into the middle of the film.
It pretends to be about a bank robbery “gone wrong” but is much more.
The bank robbers, minus the head honcho Dalton (Clive Owen), blended in with the hostages so they could appear as hostages and then confuse the cops during the interrogations of the …
Inside Man is a sharp, unexpected, and satisfying film with a solid story structure at its center. He is both the heist mastermind and a master manipulator (Influence Character Domain of Manipulation), Dalton keeps Frazier off balance by pretending to be things he really isn’t (IC Concern of Playing a Role) such as a clumsy bank robber, a clever robber, a desperate robber…whatever is necessary to string Frazier along.
What was the purpose of the hole they dug in the floor?
Dalton and his cohorts keep the hostages and police off guard by blurring the lines between fact and fantasy (Overall Story Thematic Conflict of Fact vs. Fantasy).
This leaves room for other interesting characters such as contagonist, Madeline White. There are hostages (fact) but they have no intention of ever seriously harming them. The story is given a human dimension by the irritable hostage negotiator, his likeable criminal counterpart inside the bank, and a host of high and low level wheeler-dealers. Dalton Russell is the mastermind behind the heist. 3.) Separate from membership, this is to get updates about mistakes in recent releases. He describes the who (himself), the what (the robbery), the where (his current location in 'a tiny cell'), the when (recently) and the why (because he can).
1.) For example, "SemTex" changes to "SEMTEX" and "CAMeras" changes to "camerAS". The Overall Story is about a bank robbery.
2.) What was the purpose of the hole they dug in the floor?
Detective Frazier is assigned to negotiate, but half his mind is occupied with the corruption charges he is facing.
Dalton left a Cartier diamond ring in the box for Frazier (Denzel Washington) to find with a note that says "Follow the ring"; another reason why he left the ring in the box is out of respect for the previous owners of the ring, who died in a concentration camp. By listening to what the police were saying, they could prepare themselves moments before the police would enter the bank. As someone inclined to “follow the book” (MC Problem-Solving Technique of Linear), he often falls prey to Dalton’s efforts to lead him astray. He left a diamond in the detective's pocket when he bumped into him on the way out.
An efficient gang enters a Manhattan bank, locks the doors, and takes hostages.
Answer: (1) The fake wall was constructed during the robbery - that's why they dragged things out, to give them time to finish the job.
Through the use of clever Storyweaving and atypical character building, Inside Man rises above a traditional bank heist movie into a smart crime thriller. However, the thieves seem to procrastinate intentionally, when they should be rushing into action.
(2) The hole in the floor is so that Russell has somewhere to go to the toilet, serving the dual purpose that (a) he doesn't have to sit among piles of his own excrement for a week and (b) no unpleasant smell will build up in the storeroom, which could lead to his discovery. The police search the bank and realize that: no money was stolen, the guns the robbers were using are fake and the execution they witnessed was fake.
Using the Dramatica theory of story as a basis for analysis, these articles seek to outline the deep structural meaning at the base of several different stories. by Chris Huntley. Madeliene White: Well detective, there are matters at stake here that are a little bit above your pay grade.
Dalton’s “means to an end” thinking frustrates Frazier whose primary concern is to keep Dalton calm (RS Concern of Impulsive Responses). Starring: Christopher Plummer, Clive Owen, Denzel Washington, Jodie Foster, Willem Dafoe, The bank robbers, minus the head honcho Dalton (Clive Owen), blended in with the hostages so they could appear as hostages and then confuse the cops during the interrogations of the hostages after the bank robbery (for example: the bank robber Stevie with big breasts, the "hostage" who took his mask off and got dragged on the floor and the Armenian guy).
From a cell, a man tells us he has planned the perfect bank robbery; he invites us to watch. The robbers use look-like-real toy guns and special effects (fantasy) to convince the police and hostages they mean business. So it wouldn't be likely to help them much anyway and could actively harm their case if it indicated somebody innocent. This device accomplishes two things. The handwriting and capitalization written on the desk drawer sent by the robbers containing their demands changes when Detective Frazier discovers that it's bugged. Try as he might, the rough hostage negotiator, Keith Frazier, is always one step behind the criminal mastermind--and what is more disheartening--the institution's silver-haired founder, Arthur Case, recruits the intelligent problem-fixer, Madeline White, to retrieve something of paramount importance.
Wouldn't it have made sense to give each person who came out of the bank a lie detector test to try and weed out the ones who may have been involved? |
Trivia: Most of the interrogation scenes in the movie were ad-libbed. Even after watching it more than once.
Continuity mistake: The handwriting and capitalization written on the desk drawer sent by the robbers containing their demands changes when Detective Frazier discovers that it's bugged. Once the police find out that no one is hurt, nothing of record was stolen, the execution was mocked-up, and the guns were toys, not catching the “bank robbers” is deemed acceptable by the powers that be (Overall Story Solution of Accurate). The other notable diversion from a typical crime thriller is having the Main Character on the outside of the situation and the Influence Character as the “inside man.” This puts Dalton as the Overall Story’s protagonist with bank owner Arthur Case as the antagonist. I realize that those tests are voluntary, so that in itself may have helped the police.
His personal problems grow from false accusations about some missing money (Main Character Problem of Non-Accurate), which affects his performance on the job and in his personal life (MC Concern of Doing, MC Domain of Activity). posted by haplesschild …
So it wouldn't be likely to help them much anyway and could actively harm their case if it indicated somebody innocent.
Parents Guide. Now, here's the big surprise: the reason why the robbery took so long and no money was stolen is because Dalton and his colleagues were building a fake wall so that Dalton could hide behind it for a few days.
Was the fake wall built during the robbery or before? Taglines A gang holds up a bank, takes hostages and is trapped inside the bank by police.
I thought this was where they stored the diamonds, but Clive would have had to tear up the floor and dig them up again later, which doesn't make sense.
Addresses are not passed on to any third party, and are used solely for direct communication from this site.
A police detective, a bank robber, and a high-power broker enter high-stakes negotiations after the criminal's brilliant heist spirals into a hostage situation.
His plan requires time for preparation and execution of the theft (Overall Story Concern of Progress), so he makes sure that a “hostage situation” is in place almost immediately upon entering the bank (Story Driver of Action). When Clive the mastermind blacks out the cameras, the detectives say later that there was a blackout period of only a couple of minutes with no footage of anyone entering or leaving.
1.) (2) The hole in the floor is so that Russell has somewhere to go to the toilet, serving the dual purpose that (a) he doesn't have to sit among piles of his own excrement for a week and (b) no unpleasant smell will build up in the storeroom, which could lead to his discovery. Ultimately, Dalton gets away with the perfect crime (Story Outcome of Success) after the police unsuccessfully attempt to find the robbers amongst the hostages (Story Limit of Optionlock).
Above all, Inside Man is more than good-looking and intelligent—it shows us the delicate workings of the human heart and soul. A police hostage negotiator arrives and takes charge but the gang don't seem to be following the usual playbook. He talks with the chairman but gets no answers about what he had inside the box. Dalton’s strong sense of the value and historical worth of the diamonds profoundly affects Frazier, and against all odds brings them closer together (RS Issue of Value vs. Worth). Dalton Russell is Frazier’s perfect match as Influence Character.
Was the fake wall built during the robbery or before? The ring, note, and gum Dalton leaves in the safe deposit box for Frazier seals this connection. Even more mysteriously, the chairman of the bank has hired his own negotiator. Wouldn't it have made sense to give each person who came out of the bank a lie detector test to try and weed out the ones who may have been involved?
The source of conflict in the “hostage situation” grows from the sense that the situation is intolerable (Overall Story Problem of Non-Accurate). I realize that those tests are voluntary, so that in itself may have helped the police. Even more mysteriously, the chairman of the bank has hired his own negotiator.
After a few days, Dalton comes out of hiding behind the fake wall of the storage room and exits the bank. A gang holds up a bank, takes hostages and is trapped inside the bank by police. Frazier investigates on the ring and figures out that it's linked to the bank chairman. I thought this was where they stored the diamonds, but Clive would have had to tear up the floor and dig them up again later, which doesn't make sense. Dalton slipped a diamond in Frazier's pocket because during their conversations, Frazier mentioned that he's "too broke to be engaged.".
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