"Если бы я был рок или поп-звездой, я бы сейчас думал, как я выгляжу…"
Chris Rea
Гитарист, певец, актер
Цитата Криса Ри
Крис Ри
Музыкальный мир
The Sting (1973) May 2026
By using Scott Joplin’s ragtime music (which was actually popular decades before the 1930s), the film creates a "fake" history that feels more real than the truth. It evokes a sense of that didn't exist in the actual Depression. In The Sting , the bad guys are clearly defined by their lack of "class," and the good guys are defined by their adherence to a strict, albeit illegal, code of ethics.
The film also serves as a spiritual bookend to Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid . Where that film examined the death of the outlaw through tragedy, The Sting examines the survival of the outlaw through . The Sting (1973)
Ultimately, The Sting argues that life is a series of rigged games. To win, you don't necessarily have to be the strongest; you just have to be the best actor in the room. By using Scott Joplin’s ragtime music (which was
By using Scott Joplin’s ragtime music (which was actually popular decades before the 1930s), the film creates a "fake" history that feels more real than the truth. It evokes a sense of that didn't exist in the actual Depression. In The Sting , the bad guys are clearly defined by their lack of "class," and the good guys are defined by their adherence to a strict, albeit illegal, code of ethics.
The film also serves as a spiritual bookend to Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid . Where that film examined the death of the outlaw through tragedy, The Sting examines the survival of the outlaw through .
Ultimately, The Sting argues that life is a series of rigged games. To win, you don't necessarily have to be the strongest; you just have to be the best actor in the room.