If you have seen public enemies you know about John Dillinger (alternatively you know about Johnny Depp and forgot about the movie).
This man was a kind of Robin Hood (however there was no giving to the poor, he only gave the customers their money back who were in the bank when he was robbing it) as he robbed from the banks in America during the Great Depression. Due to this fact (and only this) he was idolized by the American press as really people had nothing to look forward to. In such a painful time in America Dillinger decided to stick to a life of crime as almost everyone was jobless and poor.
He like the other two men in my previous posts have been idolized in film and made into a character we actually like. Again i find it interesting how we look past the fact that he is killing and stealing (as it isnt from us) and there is that kind of 'good for you John' attitude about his behaviour. It is funny how in retrospect and so long as we are not affected directly we find it fascinating and amazing how terrible people do risky things. Maybe this suggests we all have that element of danger and crime inside ourselves that is now satisfied by movies like the one about Dillinger... Or alternatively that other stories just are not that interesting to tell.
For a link on the FBIs case of Dillinger click HERE
For a trailer on the Public Enemies Movie click HERE
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