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Casino (1995)
continues the IMDB250 series. Movie. I made a lot of effort to rewatch it, because it was too long, reaching 178 minutes. Old Ma can really shoot!
The plot of the movie is adapted from real events and tells the story of the casino city of Las Vegas from the 70s to the 80s. The content of the film is very long, so I won’t describe it in detail, but let’s briefly talk about it. There are two protagonists in the story, one is a shrewd horse betting veteran, the other is a vicious gangster, and the two are good friends. The veteran manages a Las Vegas casino under the authorization of the boss behind the scenes, and the boss behind the scenes also allows the bullies to protect the veterans. After the two together spent a good time in Las Vegas, there was a conflict between women and their interests. This woman doesn't like old hands at all, but she married him for money. More than ten years later, when a woman wants to get a divorce, she finds a gangster as a backer. At the same time, gangsters do not want to always be subordinates, so they compete with veterans for benefits. Finally, the addition of several contradictions makes the veterans and the gangsters rebellious. At the same time, the boss who sent people behind the scenes to understand the situation of the casino was arrested by the FBI, so that everything about the casino was exposed. Except for the veteran, the key figures were all arrested. Finally, because the veteran was loyal to the boss and survived, the bastard was eliminated by the boss, and the woman was poisoned to death for squandering money. A brief summary of the plot is to tell some scandals of two men and a woman in the casino.
This is a deja vu movie, not because I have seen it before, but because it is too similar to the gangster movie "Goodies" shot by Martin Scorsese. From the story content and character performance of the movie, it can be found that the two movies are very similar. For example, the Italians are the main description objects, the same gang background, the same documentary nature, and the same temperament protagonist, even played by Joe Pesci. Domineering partner of the protagonist. In my opinion, compared with "Good Guy", this film is just a change of the background of the story. The core themes of the two films are the same, and they both reflect the real environment of the protagonist. For this film, it is to reflect the operating status of the casino in Las Vegas over the past ten years, as well as the interaction between various positions, people of different classes and the casino. Of course, the theme of the movie also includes the dark side of human nature, such as greed, jealousy, betrayal, deceit and so on. In short, when I watched this film, it always reminded me of "Goodies", they are so similar!
That being the case, I won't say much about the same themes expressed in "The Good Guys" in this film. In addition, the movie not only allows us to see the violence in the gang, but also the ugliness and gloom of human nature. It does not praise any beautiful side of human nature. It is a movie that gets more and more depressing as you watch. I really don’t know why Martin Scorsese is keen to shoot such gangster movies. Did he get into gangsters when he was young? Or is the world in his eyes as a gangster, full of black atmosphere, there is no hope in the world? Although it is said that a movie cannot reveal the real life of the director, but many movies are like this, it is hard not to think that Martin Scorsese has an unknown pain in his heart. This prompted him to shoot black and ugly movies one after another.
Let’s talk about the movie itself. The movie took nearly three hours and only told three things. The first is to describe the process of how a veteran masters the situation in Las Vegas, and finally returns to his hometown; the second is how a gangster went from a small gangster to a Las Vegas underworld boss, but was beaten to death because of Yelang's arrogance; 3. Yes, the love-hate entanglement between the veteran, the gangster, and the woman. Looking at these three things, we can see the boring, cliché and repetition of the movie. Regarding the first two things, Martin Scorsese has already shown incisively and vividly in "The Good Guy", and in this film is just repeating himself. As for the third thing, it is a big cliche in Hollywood movies, a love triangle? Is there any mistake? This is already the plot of Rotten Street. Is it possible to put it in a gangster movie to turn corruption into magic? This is simply impossible! Even though the characters of the women in the film are slightly different from those in other movies, they are all the same, and they only worship gold women. In short, Martin Scorsese has worked hard and put a lot of effort into telling three common stories. Can such a movie be a good movie? I admire myself very much for being able to watch such a long movie completely twice!
Although the plot and theme of the movie are not brilliant, Martin Scorsese's shooting skills are undoubtedly revealed in the film, and it clearly reflects his outstanding director talent. The pictures of the movie are gorgeous and luxurious. Wide-angle and full-angle lenses are widely used to express the prosperity of Las Vegas, and long shots are frequently used, such as the introduction of the story background at the beginning of the movie, which makes the movie look like flowing water. The structure of the film is also very delicate, with multiple narrative methods such as insertion, normal sequence, and flashback combined flexibly. Martin Scorsese uses these methods to organically combine the complex and trivial plots of the film, making the film look very smooth. In addition, the set, costumes, and props of the film are extremely luxurious, and the on-site shooting in Las Vegas shows the authenticity of the film. Finally, the music in the movie has to be mentioned. Many classic songs from the 70s and 80s are used in the film. Watching the movie and listening to the music are very contemporary. In short, Martin Scorsese took a lot of hard work to make this film and also showed his talent.
The actors don't say much, they are all the old team of "Good Guys". The performances of Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci are still the same. Robert De Niro resembles "Once Upon a Time in America", and Joe Pesci resembles "The Good Guy". Therefore, watching the performance of the two of them in the film, it is easy to have an illusion that people think that they are watching "Good Guy" or "Once Upon a Time in America" or "Angry Bull". The two seem to be willing to repeat themselves. The only brilliant in this film is the heroine Sharon Stone. In the film, not only she has a hot body and a beautiful appearance, but also her acting skills are very real. In the film, Sharon Stone blends with the character, perfectly interpreting a woman who worships money. Sharon Stone also won an Oscar nomination for this role. As for the others, they are all old faces in Italian gangster movies. They showed their faces in "Good Guys" and "Once Upon a Time in America", so I won't say much.
In general, this is a rather exquisite gangster movie, but the plot is too mediocre and the repetitive story makes people feel that this is a remake of "Good Guy". Although Martin Scorsese's talent has been revealed, it can't conceal the fact that the movie is mediocre, which can be seen in the IMDB250 ranking.
Sharon Stone
Sharon Stone
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