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To what extent does the 'Pitch Black Heist' conform with a normal heist film?

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To what extent does the 'Pitch Black Heist' conform with a normal heist film?


One way the movie conforms  is the way that the film starts off introducing the characters, and they start to plan the heist as a team, although the extent is the fact that the short film doesnt show the heist itself in action, as the scene takes place in a pitch black room and all you can take out of the scene is the conversation between the 2 characters. 

This then leads to another extent which differentiates this film to other heist films by the shift of genres and moods midway through the film. It is scene as a classic heist film during the build up, but as the heist takes place the genre may change into a sort of 'family drama' as the 2 heist partners realise they are related.

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