Heists are
a staple of the crime genre. Who doesn’t love stories like Ocean’s 11, The Italian Job, or
even A Fish Called Wanda? But, unlike
murder and other crimes, heists are crimes we can get behind. We actually cheer
on the criminals in their attempt to rob people. But why is that? Why can we
get behind a group of people out to rob, yet condemn the mugger?
Heists are
always against someone big and oppressive. Either some kind of large
corporation or viciously wealthy individual is the target. We dislike the big
bad corporations and the viciously wealthy because, well, they’re not us and
their character is shown to be flawed in some way, much as Andy Garcia’s
character in Ocean’s Eleven. He’s
powerful, shows himself off to be a jerk, and has very little sense of humor.
This last reason is enough to justify robbing him.
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