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A friend who visited China last year told me that in popular culture (bestselling books, moveis), "conniving/cheating/hacking and winning" is celebrated plot li
by gohrt 13y ago
A friend who visited China last year told me that in popular culture (bestselling books, moveis), "conniving/cheating/hacking and winning" is celebrated plot line.
- anigbrowl 13y agoThat's hardly limited to China. 'Heist movies' are a popular genre in the west, for example - see the success of the 'Ocean's 11/13/etc.' films just for starters.
- prbuckley 13y agoNot to mention shows like American Greed!
- saraid216 13y agoTwo words: Trickster hero. They're present in every mythology the world over.
- droidist2 13y agoVery true. David Mamet has written some of the best "conniving/cheating" films, for example The Spanish Prisoner and House of Games.
- smsm42 13y agoHouse of Games (spoiler alert) isn't your standard trickster story with "cheating and winning". At least not for everybody involved :)