Now streaming on Netflix, Body of water'south Twelve ends with a chronological twist that explains the principal characters' true motivations. Steven Soderbergh'due south 2004 film begins with Terry Benedict (Andy Garcia) plotting revenge on Danny Sea (George Clooney) and his team of thieves, who previously stole $16o million from the concern mogul in Ocean'due south 11. The movie franchise is based on Lewis Milestone'due south original 1960 spy movie starring "The Rat Pack," otherwise known as Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, and Joey Bishop.

In Ocean'south Twelve, Danny's team is tracked down by Benedict and formulates a program to pay back their collective debts plus involvement. They settle on an Amsterdam-based heist, which ultimately fails due to the secret maneuverings of a globe-class thief known as the "Nighttime Fob." Europol Detective Isabel Lahiri (Catherine Zeta-Jones) investigates the crimes, and warns Danny and visitor most the dangers of upsetting the Night Play a trick on, the protege of a legendary thief known only equally LeMarc. Ocean'due south Twelve'due south 2nd act begins with Danny's team learning that the Night Play tricks is really a Frenchman named Baron François Toulour (Vincent Cassel), who is angry nearly not being properly best-selling by his mentor every bit the world's best thief. Then, a jealous Toulour attempts to heave his legacy through a friendly contest with Danny. The goal: to steal the Imperial Coronation Egg at Rome'south fictional Galleria D'Arte di Roma.

Sea's viii's Heist and Ending Explained

The final act of Ocean's Twelve begins with Julia Roberts' Tess Ocean being recruited to Rome to portray none other than... Julia Roberts. Danny's coiffure attempts to create a distraction, which will allow them to steal the physical egg and exit a digital replica. Afterward several team members are arrested, it appears that Toulour has won the competition, and and then Danny and his team don't receive the money they demand to pay back Benedict. In a last twist, Tess and Danny reveal that Toulour really stole a replica, and that Body of water'due south crew actually won the competition. Here's a complete ending breakdown for Sea's Twelve.

Night Fox'south Long Con Explained

In Ocean's Twelve, Toulour wants to embarrass Danny and impress his mentor, LeMarc. His long-con begins when LeMarc praises Danny'south Vegas heist (fromOcean'due south Eleven) while speaking with an American colleague, but doesn't pay proper to respect to his own protege. Toulour then secretly tips off Danny'south team about a heist job in Amsterdam, which he plans to exercise himself, just then that he can evidence off. He so waits for the competition to approach him out of curiosity, which then allows him to present them with a challenge. If Danny tin can somehow steal the Coronation Egg first, Toulour volition cover the expenses owed to Benedict, and tin guarantee the coin through his friend LeMarc.

Ocean's Twelve's Real Egg Heist Explained

Danny's long-con begins 6 days before the Rome museum heist. In Paris, he and Rusty Ryan (Brad Pitt) meet with the mysterious LeMarc, who tips them off most Toulour'due south plans. So, for nearly a full calendar week, the Ocean'southward coiffure is already ane pace alee of the competition. LeMarc informs them that the real egg will exist carried on a back pack leaving Gare du Nord station en road to Rome. Ocean'southward team then boards the train and creates a distraction, which allows Linus Caldwell (Matt Damon) to steal the egg amidst all the confusion and chaos by switching the backpacks.

Midway through Body of water'southward Twelve, Isabel reveals that LeMarc stole the Coronation Egg in 1980, which is pregnant because approximately 2 dozen attempts had failed. However, LeMarc's wife essentially made him return the loot. So, in Body of water's Twelve, the real egg is stolen to make upward for a past mistake, all the while allowing LeMarc to interact with arguably the premiere thief in the world, Danny. In the procedure, LeMarc establishes the Dark Fox as the actual mark, a man who needs to have his ego checked. By the end of the flick, the power dynamics are articulate. LeMarc is the truthful master, Danny is the modernistic primary, and LeMarc's reputation is damaged but not entirely destroyed.

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Why The Fake Faberge Egg Was Stolen

Danny'southward team knows that Toulour will be surveilling them constantly, so they follow through with "a very elaborate evidence," at the asking of LeMarc. They also demand to misfile Isabel and somehow thwart her plans to arrest them. So, the team initially plans to use a hologram egg replica, and their contrived operation becomes even more absurd when Tess is asked to impersonate Julia Roberts. When the plan seemingly goes wrong and Isabel steps in to make her big abort, it's revealed that the FBI agent in charge is actually Linus' mother, Molly (Cherry Jones).

At Toulour's villa, he boasts about stealing the egg days earlier information technology went on display. He commencement scaled the museum and went unseen by Danny's bickering recon team, and then managed to avert a light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation field thanks to his athleticism. So, all the Night Pull a fast one on needed to practise was focus on surveilling Danny's crew to make sure noting odd happened. The irony is that plenty of bizarre occurrences took place, simply everything looked normal in terms of what Danny and company were hoping to accomplish.

LeMarc's Real Identity

LeMarc is revealed to be Isabel's father, portrayed by the belatedly Albert Finney. Earlier in the film, Danny questions Rusty virtually why he'southward been talking to Isabel, a detective, and learns that her father was a thief. Co-ordinate to Rusty, the man got "popped" the 24-hour interval before his girl'southward 9th birthday, and later died in jail. As an adult, Isabel ironically becomes a LeMarc expert, perhaps because she wanted to improve understand the mindset of her father that she never actually knew. By the end of Ocean's Twelve, Isabel learns the truth afterward coming together LeMarc, her long-lost father, confront to confront.

How Danny Ocean & His Coiffure Trounce Night Pull a fast one on

Danny Ocean and visitor vanquish the Night Flim-flam in Sea'due south Twelve by taking advantage of his egoistic behavior. Even before their Italian villa meeting, Danny is already one stride ahead later being tipped off by LeMarc. From there, the Ocean's crew only needs to maintain appearances and go along with the show. Since Toulour already believes that he has won, he pranks Danny's team and watches them stumble along, or so it seems. From kickoff to end, the Night Play tricks lets personal pride impact his decisions. In collaboration with Danny'south crew, LeMarc teaches his protege a proverbial and valuable lesson past reminding him that pride comes before the fall.

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