George Roy Hill Film (film), The Sting The Sting is a classic story of revenge for the death of a good friend. Instead of having the revenge be “an eye for an eye,” Hill has the main characters take revenge by taking his money away from the man responsible for the death. In the first ten minutes you are captivated by the film. Hill breaks the conformity of other films by making the main characters crooks. This is very different from other films because these men should not be considered good but exactly the opposite. George Roy Hill's film The Sting uses many forms of irony in the setting of 1920s Chicago to show the theme of revenge for the death of a friend. Johnny Hooker played by Robert Redford is the main character of the film. The irony of the film is that he is the "good guy" and is also a gambling addict and a street hustler. Hill also uses other forms of irony, Henry Gandorf played Paul Newman as the owner of a prostitute house that has a giant carousel in the middle. The film starts off fast and keeps pace as it goes along. The film is structured like a book, its opening credits are shown on each page. The film is also divided into chapters each with their own title. When the chapter title appears, it looks like a piece of paper and is transformed in the next scene. The film is very clever, the plan for the sting is very complicated and surprising for the viewer. Hill shows us most of the plan but leaves out small parts for a final surprise. Johnny and Henry are very witty and intelligent, they make us like them from the beginning and continue like this until the end. The two scammers meet due to the death of a mutual friend. Before he died, Johnny's friend told him about a great man who could teach him how to run the big scam. The big man refers to Henry and the big scam is something bigger than pickpocketing and little tricks. Listening to the music gives you exactly the idea of ​​what kind of movie it is. The Entertainer is played many times throughout the film and is the perfect song. The song fits the pace of the film and shows that it is both funny and serious.