I also came to praise this piece.

Doris 2021-11-16 08:01:27

So far, no movie with Edward Norton has disappointed me, even if he is the male number two-that will only make the male number one more stressful, and Matt Damon is no exception. However, I like the way that Matt Damon used the narration to string together the whole story. He speaks moderately, his tone is gentle, and he doesn't use strong words. He also has no reason to use strong words, because the lines themselves are very powerful and the screenwriters are everywhere. The machine front.
There are many movies about fighting wits and courage, but real wisdom contests are always popular and endless. What's more, besides wisdom, this movie also has something to say about the choice of life. "You will win if you love to fight". Here is "You will win if you love gambling". It is Matt Damon who sits at the poker table for twenty to thirty hours and keeps turning his brain and making judgments. Ideal life, character determines life, this is no way, of course, this is also the reason why Matt Damon and the heroine broke up.
Speaking of the heroine, I can't help but want to say that she is well-off, but it's a pity that the role is missing. In one scene, Matt Damon praised his girlfriend for being smart in front of Edward Norton, saying that as long as she was willing to make a move, she designated a good player at the poker table. Seeing this, I wonder if the plot will develop to the point where both men are in desperation at the poker table, and finally the girlfriend came to the rescue and turned things around in one fell swoop. Alas, I admit that I am naive.
Of course, different directors can tell the story at the poker table differently, and you can also have a more relaxed way, but how can I feel that all the gambling movies in Hong Kong look like a joke after watching this movie?

PS: It is not recommended for teenagers to watch this film in the presence of rigid-minded parents. They will denounce it, keep you at a distance from such rubbish, and sincerely suspect that the directors of these capitalist countries want to attract the next generation. Where. You can shrug your shoulders and explain to them: "Oh, this is just a movie!" "It's just trying to tell us there may be more interesting possibilities in life!" But I'm sure they won't listen.

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  • Worm: [to Roman and Maurice, chastising them for deliberately speaking Russian to each other while playing poker] You wanna see the seventh card, stop speaking fucking sputnik! I'm sure you guys were talking about Pierogies and snow but let's cut that out.

  • Worm: [Pretending to be a sore loser at the college fraternity game] Like my uncle Les used to say "When the money is gone, it's time to move on". So enjoy it, you secret handshaking assholes.