To what extent does Pitch Black Heist conform to the heist genre


In Pitch Black Heist, there is a scene where the heist is explained - we are shown how the alarm is triggered and introduced to the team (the father and son). We are shown a likeable criminal - the father, and a comedic relief character - the son. New difficulties were introduced in the scene where the heist fails. There is then a plot twist where the film implies elements of the drama genre - we realise that it's about a father and son's relationship and the son's sense of revenge. They therefore are unable to get away with any money. Also, we are not even shown the heist - its pitch black and we are only able to hear it - which is unusual for a heist so it conforms to the heist genre to some extent. The plot twist means it applies Steve Neal's theory 'genres are instances of repetition and difference' - where the repetition is the beginning of the movie and the difference is the plot twist at the end.

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