"However, I haven't been able to stop thinking about all the similarities between Caught Stealing and Aronofsky's directorial debut, Pi, a short and frantic black-and-white film that kicked off his stellar career back in 1998. During the movie, I kept trying to figure out if this was just a random coincidence or something more intentional, and I think I may have an answer."
"Though Caught Stealing and Pi have two completely different stories - one is about a reclusive mathematician uncovering the key to crack the stock market and the unspeakable name of God while the other is about a bartender caught between rival gangs (including Hasidic Jews) looking for stolen cash - these movies have a lot in common. Both center on two broken men unknowingly getting caught up in something bigger than themselves, but it goes deeper than that."
"In Caught Stealing and Pi, Hank Thompson (Austin Butler) and Max Cohen (Sean Gullette), respectively, find themselves encountering a similar motley crew of mysterious and violent criminals and authority figures who want to take advantage of them for their own personal gain. Then there are shared themes about religion, the evil of money, obsession, and freedom that are explored in great detail throughout both Aronofsky's first film"
Caught Stealing and Pi exhibit notable parallels in characters, situations, and themes. Both films center on isolated, broken men who become entangled with dangerous criminals and authority figures seeking to exploit them. One film follows a reclusive mathematician obsessed with cracking the stock market and a divine name; the other follows a bartender caught between rival gangs searching for stolen cash. Shared thematic concerns include religion, the corrupting influence of money, obsession, and the pursuit of freedom. Both films portray motley crews of mysterious, violent figures and depict how ordinary men are swept into larger, perilous schemes.
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