American Hustle Movie Analysis

Film Analysis: American Hustle
American Hustle is a 70s crime comedy; it contains a level of commentary about the nature of America and the illusion of Hollywood. The plot is simple yet confusing; it involves cons on top of cons, it involves love and deception. The director choose costumes that really brings back the feel of flashy dressed mobsters and he chose certain songs so the audience really gets a feel for the emotions that the actors are trying to portray. In the beginning of the film there is a slide card that says “some of this actually happened.” I think what the director was trying to say to the audience was that this movie is going to be somewhat serious but he also put on a playful comic twist.
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