The movie, Catch me if you can, presents Frank Abagnale, Jr. (Leonardo DiCaprio) who is an intense forger. Frank Abagnale Jr. starts out being a happy boy living with his mom and dad in a wealthy home. Soon things take a turn and Mr. Abagnale (Christopher Walken) – Frank Abagnale’s father – has been kicked out of the luxurious home and has been forced to move into a tiny apartment. Frank Abagnale’s wife is such a “gold digger”. Once she sees that Frank has gone bankrupt and has no more money, she decides to ask for a divorce, leaving Frank Jr. having to choose with which parent he wants to live. Under all the pressure, Frank Jr. stresses out and runs away from his family. Throughout the movie, Frank Abagnale, Jr. has worked as a doctor and
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was working in France making illegal fraudulent checks, Frank Abagnale Jr. is captured by FBI agent Carl Hanratty and brought into custody. When FBI agent Carl Hanratty finds Frank Abagnale in France, he tries to convince Frank to let him put the handcuffs on him and arrest him. After various times of trying to convince Frank Jr. to let him arrest him, in obedience Frank Jr. finally lets the FBI agent put the handcuffs on him and arrest him instead of running away since Carl was a FBI agent. Obedience is “the social norm of conforming to an authority figure”. Another example of Obedience was also shown earlier in the movie when Frank went to school and started teaching one of his classes. When Frank Jr. walked in and started teaching his class and picked a boy from his class to read a section from the book, in obedience the boy read the section from the book since a teacher is an authority figure and because they all thought that Frank Abagnale Jr. was their real teacher. Also, during the scene where FBI agent Carl Hanratty goes to France to try and arrest Frank Abagnale Jr., Carl uses Fear-Arousing Communication which is defined as “a persuasive message that attempts to change people’s attitudes by arousing their fears”. By telling Frank Jr. that if he refused to let him arrest him, the French police may shoot him when he walks out, he also states that the police are surrounding the building (even though none of it is true). This strategy made Frank change his attitude by arousing his fears which led him to give in to the
was working in France making illegal fraudulent checks, Frank Abagnale Jr. is captured by FBI agent Carl Hanratty and brought into custody. When FBI agent Carl Hanratty finds Frank Abagnale in France, he tries to convince Frank to let him put the handcuffs on him and arrest him. After various times of trying to convince Frank Jr. to let him arrest him, in obedience Frank Jr. finally lets the FBI agent put the handcuffs on him and arrest him instead of running away since Carl was a FBI agent. Obedience is “the social norm of conforming to an authority figure”. Another example of Obedience was also shown earlier in the movie when Frank went to school and started teaching one of his classes. When Frank Jr. walked in and started teaching his class and picked a boy from his class to read a section from the book, in obedience the boy read the section from the book since a teacher is an authority figure and because they all thought that Frank Abagnale Jr. was their real teacher. Also, during the scene where FBI agent Carl Hanratty goes to France to try and arrest Frank Abagnale Jr., Carl uses Fear-Arousing Communication which is defined as “a persuasive message that attempts to change people’s attitudes by arousing their fears”. By telling Frank Jr. that if he refused to let him arrest him, the French police may shoot him when he walks out, he also states that the police are surrounding the building (even though none of it is true). This strategy made Frank change his attitude by arousing his fears which led him to give in to the