Film Name:至尊無上 / Casino Raiders
《Casino Raiders》 is the first gambling film in Hong Kong, the first work of the mountain, the opening is the peak, I think it is the most beautiful gambling film. Than Wang Jing half a year later, he directed his own 《God of Gamblers》 gambling more exciting, more vivid and full of characters. Although “God of Gamblers” is much more famous, the film Chow Yun-Fat’s acting is bullish and his image is tall.
The characters in 《Casino Raiders》 are vividly portrayed, the storytelling is smooth, with no urination point throughout, the few gambling games are well-designed, and the final big game is intricately designed and worth playing again and again. The whole film is a film that celebrates righteousness under the guise of a gambling film.
The following are serious spoilers.
The ending: the heroine leaves the hero, a tear slips down her face. The hero lies alone in the hospital bed, full of despondency. Why would it be such an ending? I couldn’t understand it when I was young, but now that I’ve swiped it twice, I seem to have some understanding of this fateful ending.
First of all, from the screenwriter’s point of view, this is a gambling film that glorifies righteousness, so how can the ending be that the protagonist wins the bet, avenges the crime, wins the money, and holds a beautiful woman. The ending can only be a tragedy. Tragedy is more powerful, and tragedy is more memorable and thought-provoking for the audience.
Secondly, from the male lead Sam’s point of view, there are two reasons why he can only choose to leave the female lead Keren.
1. Sam feels that he can’t face Keren, whom Crab has exchanged his life for, because Crab likes Keren. In the film at the beginning of Sam did not know that the crab like Keren, but from the words of bobo can be known, bobo can see that the crab like Keren, that smart and unparalleled Sam and how can not see it.Sam has always thought that he is to take care of the crab, letting the crab, until that both sides of the coin are male appeared, Sam began to reflect on the crab and how many times in the quietly take care of him, letting him. 2, Sam felt unable to face the female lead of Tang Tang, because of the life of the crab, Sam does not want to cause the Tang family’s father and daughter to lose their peace because of himself. This time has broken faith with Tang’s father, this time he must go out, is to avenge Crab, but Tang’s father will not understand. Now Sam knows that the jianghu is not something you want to retreat from, and it is inevitable that he will break faith with Tang’s father again in the future and meddle in the jianghu again.Sam is not willing to Keren to make a choice between himself and his father and dilemma, Sam is not willing to cause the Tong family’s father and daughter to lose peace because of himself. The only way to solve the problem is to leave Kagome by herself.
And this separation, in order to make Kagome’s heartbreak as little as possible, must be Kagome’s own choice. Therefore, Sam set up the Gunslinger to visit him in the hospital, and after hearing Kagome’s high-heeled footsteps, Sam told the Gunslinger: I’m going to hide her for the rest of my life.
Finally, from the point of view of the heroine, Kagome. Kagome is saddened by the loss of trust that makes her choose to leave. Kagome knew that Sam had used her in some way when she flipped her cards to win the bet; it was revenge for the crab, which Kagome accepted. But, hearing that Sam is going to hide her for the rest of her life breaks Kagome’s heart to the core. In the gambling game, betting the 170 million yuan she raised, one of her right hands on it, she ultimately cannot be trusted, just like the poker fortune-telling game they played at the beginning of their acquaintance, they have money and riches, but they do not have an eternal bond. Therefore, Keren chose to leave.
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