The demolished building at the beginning hints at the background of all the characters in the film. Destroy the past and rebuild the future. This is a story about Americans pursuing the American Dream. The hostess, Sally, works in Atlantic City casinos and learns to be the bookmaker. Her dream is to learn solid skills and enough money to pan for gold in Las Vegas, the biggest casino city. Her husband and her pregnant sister came to take refuge with her, who seemed to come from a small place and look rustic. Sally reluctantly took in the two. The past and conflicts between Shari and her husband are not explained too much in the film, but her husband's unprofessional lifestyle must be an important reason. Sally's neighbor, Parshall, is an old man with a high reputation in the streets. He was obviously a man of power when he was young, but now in his old age he lives with a mean old widow, at the mercy of the old widow's command and irony. . The aggrieved life of a fallen man is like a fallen Atlantic City. Parshall has a crush on young Sally, and he secretly peeks into Sally's life. Sally's husband makes a living by selling drugs stolen from the mafia. But he was unfamiliar with his life and was not trusted, so he complied with the prestigious Parshall and asked Parshall to trade drugs for him, and then the two split 50/50. Parshall agreed, for one thing, there was money to be made, and two, it was an opportunity to get close to Sally. Unexpectedly, Sally's husband was killed by the mafia, Sally was not too sad, her husband's death was more of a relief. But Bashir took the opportunity to get to know Sally. He used the money earned from drug trafficking to organize all the procedures and expenses of the funeral, and won the favor of Sally. The two eventually developed some kind of affection. But when Sally found out that Parshall had been selling drugs stolen by her husband to make money, she angrily asked Parshall to get the money back. During the quarrel between the two, two mafia killers came to the door, and Parshall shot the two killers. In this way, Parshall and Sally hid in the hotel room to escape the police. What's interesting is that when Parshall saw the news that he was wanted on TV and in the newspapers, he was so happy and excited. He seemed to realize his dream of becoming a celebrity, a great person, a scary person, just like when he was young. In the same way, relive the beautiful dream, and the old man chats about juvenile madness. Sally stole most of Parshall's money and embarked on a trip to Las Vegas. Parshall saw it, but he didn't break it or stop it. Love is elusive, especially in a turbulent environment, the relationship cannot stand the test, not to mention that the two of them may not be called love at all, just looking for some solace in the helpless life. Parshall returned to the old widow, who helped him sell the drugs, and the two walked the streets snuggled together for the first time. This is the only warm shot in the film, busy for a long time and returning to the origin, endless desire makes people keep running and trying , but the outcome is unpredictable. In the film, everyone except the old widow is in pursuit of desire and money on the road of losing favor, losing their lives, and even losing their lives. The story of Atlantic City plays out anywhere, and we are all actors in it.
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