Anti-routine + male protagonist's peak appearance

Johanna 2022-03-25 09:01:07

It is an anti-routine story. It is estimated that it cannot be made in the Chinese Dynasty. Most of the films about gambling, the final destination is that the protagonist has gone through the vicissitudes of life, seen through the casino, and left after winning a game. Few of them regard gambling as their real career. This is also in line with our past values. So when I see the male protagonist obediently giving up gambling and focusing on maintaining his girlfriend's relationship, I feel that there is still salvation. This is also a stereotype. The shameless friend of the male protagonist at the back came out, and it was really heartbreaking to watch the male protagonist step into the abyss again step by step. After all, life is still a process of finding oneself. Slowly, the male protagonist finds that he does not like the life of a lawyer, and that he is not a piece of material. Only when he returns to the gambling table again does the male protagonist feel alive. The ending of the movie is very good, the male protagonist returns to a normal life, but even if he loses the last big bet, the male protagonist is doomed. And although the male protagonist's predecessors are powerful, they only gamble for money, and their realm is naturally lower. Perhaps the director wants to tell us that gambling can and should be a career as long as you love it with your heart.

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Extended Reading
  • Maurine 2022-03-26 09:01:04

    The storyline is old-fashioned, but the acting is good, especially Edward Norton, who keeps Matt Damon down. The face in the EN play makes me want to be flat when I see it.

  • Kadin 2022-03-20 09:01:36

    Matt Damon's acting is great. "We can't escape all this, our fate decides it all." "Ultimately, a gambler is a gambler."

Rounders quotes

  • Mike McDermott: [playing in the cigar shop] I bet 50

    Sunshine: I'll call, what'd you got?

    Mike McDermott: [referring to his hand of ace to five straight] I have what's known as "the wheel", it's got earthy tones, the smooth draw to win me the high and low

  • Johnny Gold: I bet

    Mike McDermott: [while playing at the golf pro game, referring to increasing the size of the pot] let's get some in there.

    Johnny Gold: you're raising me three hundred?

    Johnny Gold: [after checking if he has enough money to call] I call your three hundred

    Johnny Gold: [to his friend, referring to the pot] how much is in there?

    Weitz: about fifteen hundred

    Johnny Gold: [while adding money to the pot] here's a thousand, there's five hundred: I bet you the pot limit kiddo

    Weitz: you sure you want to do that? You might want to leave a little something extra for your daughter's riding lessons

    Johnny Gold: there's plenty more where that came from

    Mike McDermott: [folds his hand] take it down

    Johnny Gold: [laughs, to his friends] I got shit, look I bluffed "the big ringer"

    Lester 'Worm' Murphy: [urgently to Mike while collecting their money to leave] get up, we're out of here, we're done, come on

    Johnny Gold: [arrogantly to Mike and Worm as they leave, implying he can beat anyone at poker] anytime, anyplace anywhere, oh by the way anybody.