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That is.... incredibly clever social manipulation. I hate it but I cannot help but admire it to an extent.
I once walked into a small store to buy cigarettes. The guy at the counter was counting €20 bills. I asked for some cigarettes (€5) and paid with €10. When he gave me my €5 change I was confused because I thought I gave €20. I told him I gave €20 and he looked at me, thought for a moment, and then gave me the €10 and said sorry. I went home, took out the €15 and only then realized what happened.
Our minds are feeble little things.
In case you've never seen it, watch "The Sting" with Robert Redford. When I saw it I was annoyed that I'd seen all the cons before. Then I realized how old the movie was and got that this was the movie all the later ones had ripped off.
"Seinfeld isn't funny" is the trope.
Oh yeah, I'm familiar. I fell in love with con and heist movies with the George Clooney Oceans movie as a kid. Have raided that genre for all its worth lol
Weirdly? I think my favorites might be the Now You See Me movies. They're so fucking stupid but my god do I enjoy them.
If you haven't, watch The Spanish Prisoner. It turns the genre on it's head by telling the story from the perspective of the guy being conned.
Or Nine Queens. Really good Argentinian movie.
Rewatched it recently. 10/10 he deserved it
Looks good. I'll check it out.
Not a con movie, but too much fun...
https://youtu.be/NNcg0h6i7vw