Catfish and Catch Me If You Can

Catch Me If You Can and Catfish have a lot more in common then just both their titles start with a “C”.  Catch Me If You Can directed by Steven Spielberg, is another captivating movie about the chase between cat and mouse.  Frank Abagnale Jr., played by Leonardo DiCaprio, is a young 17 year old teenager looking for a sense of belonging after everything he knew and loved was taken away but the IRS, due to some unsettled issues with Frank’s father Frank Abagnale, played by Christopher Walken. As he tries to find a sense of home in a crazy world, he becomes deceptive to gain money and respect by posing as a pilot, doctor and a legal prosecutor. Although he ran away from the government, it was his only constant in a crazy world. The government was the only thing that gave him attention; what was all he wanted but could never find.

            Catfish and Catch Me If You Can both deal with deception and the unraveling of these lies. Both have certain characters (person) that are seeking con artist. The films focus that you can’t always believe in what you see. They concentrate on different medians. Catfish focus on the dishonesty of the Internet Era yet in Catch Me If You Can shows the effect of dishonesty in face-to-face when Internet was non-existent. Another difference that is obvious is the methods of they were filmed. Catch me was more clean yet every shot and scene had a purpose. Catfish on the other hand, felt like there was many scenes and shots that they could have done with out. In the end for both, the cat catches the mouse.