The film uses unique cinematography which helps solidify the theme of strangeness found in the characters, the heist and the aftermath. Layton perfectly balances the documentary and narrative cinema mediums to create a thrilling and engaging heist movie packed with beautiful cinematography and superb performances. This leads to an incredible mixture of real-life interviews which blend beautifully into the narrative and helps create a true connection between the audience and the characters, making their downfall all the more painful to watch. The four men who committed this crime helped the director Bart Layton to understand their motivations, providing a true insight into why they did this and what went wrong. Bart Layton’s American Animals tells the true story of four college students: Spencer Reinhard, Warren Lipka, Eric Borsuk and Chas Allen who devise a plan to steal a number of very rare books from the Transylvania University library in an attempt to make something extraordinary of their otherwise ordinary lives.
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