Genre and watching Lupin
Lupin uses conventions from several genres
Crime thriller
-drama
-action
-police
-stakes
-mystery
-tension
-escapes
-shows the casing of the joint, the recruitment of a gang, the outlining the plan and the execution of the robbery
-plays with conventions and throws the centrality of the crime into doubt
-criminal gang is deliberately hopeless. the robbery is not central to the plot
-family drama with his son
The French James Bond
Netflix approached Omar Sy with the proposal of centralizing a show around what he wanted, he said he wanted a French James Bond esc show
Omar Sy comes from a working class family with his parents being from Africa. He first started out by being a comedian before his friends that were directors got him into an acting career.
-Focuses on the crime and action
-Revenge for the framing of his father
-Highlights Lupin as a gentleman burglar/ Robin hood character
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