The Chinese translation of the movie is "The King of Gambling", which is a bit clichéd, because after all, this film is different from the Hong Kong-made gambling film "The King of Kings" series that we love to see. The male protagonists of the Thousand Kings series are extremely divine, nonsensical and happy; while the film, Rounders, is a very simple narrative of a spiritual journey about Texas Hold'em. There is only real technology, no flashy and sci-fi. In the Thousand Kings series, the male protagonist and the female protagonist are always in love in the casino. They become the winners of life and reach the pinnacle of life. The audience can watch them easily and happily. In contrast, in the Rounders, the male protagonist Damon lost at the beginning of the film. All his savings, and what's more, under the trouble of Edward Norton, a pig teammate who was just released from prison, Damon encountered a series of sad events such as breaking up with his girlfriend and giving up a promising career as a lawyer. At the end of the film, Damon only defeated the powerful character KGB who had won all his savings at the beginning, and was going to Las Vegas to participate in wsop. As for whether he can get a gold bracelet in Las Vegas, or whether he doesn't know the mother who lost, it is unknown.
In this way, this is like a sad story telling us not to gamble, because we will lose a lover and a good future. In my opinion, this is a spiritual journey, and there is a sentence in it that touches me very much-"We can't escape ourselves". There are billions of people on the planet who are born with certain characteristics, such as Damon in the film, who was born to play Texas Hold'em. His choice only conformed to his heart. It can also be said that his heart or The subconscious helped him make various choices. This is not to promote gambling. After all, Texas Hold’em is more like a competitive game. Compared with a small probability event such as luck, its contest is more about IQ, how to respond, and observing the opponent's psychology. The male protagonist Damon has exactly it. These qualities happen to be his dream of being a wsop champion. Speaking of this, I want to mention the role of Edward Norton. In fact, Norton is like the shadow of Damon's heart, and the expression of Damon's heart. It seems that Damon gave up his studies and love to help Norton pay back the money. In fact, everything is Damon's own choice, a subconscious choice to follow his heart.
My best friend said that he likes Matt Damon's cute but genius look. I think, rather than saying that he is staying, it is better to say that he has his own "child" traits. Damon's profile, when he is not smiling, his nose is upturned, with a kind of innocent and fragile temperament. He lowered his eyes when he laughed, and there was a shy, slightly sweet childishness. His temperament is very suitable for playing the lost genius, and the lost genius most needs the guidance of the soul, the hands that turn stones into gold. The magic is that the role played by Damon does often follow this routine. Like "Mind Catcher", in "Rounders", there is also an elderly professor who gave Damon enlightenment. This professor is the male lead's legal tutor.
Two scenes of the old professor attracted me. In the middle of the film, Damon was lured by Norton and returned to the gaming table. In order to help Norton pay back the money, Damon even delayed the court internship, and his girlfriend was about to break up with him completely. He met with the law professor at the bar. The old professor told Damon the story of his youth: The professor's native family was a Jewish teacher, and his understanding of the exegetical collection at the age of 12 exceeded that of the 40-year-old. But one day, he discovered that he could not become a Jewish teacher because there was no God in his heart. He finally chose to betray his relatives and become a lawyer—the job he really yearns for in his heart, the love he has for a lifetime. Because of the professor's experience, he was able to keenly discover Damon's love for Texas Hold'em, and deeply understand Damon's troubles and choices, and then he has the spiritual enlightenment-"We can't escape ourselves".
Another scene of the old professor is at the end of the film. Damon went to nowhere to ask the old professor to borrow money. The professor said with tears in his eyes: "When my mother asked me to leave the Jewish school, she was almost bankrupt, but she knew... She knows that this will be my life. Do the same thing again, it can be said that the merits are boundless, and that is also what I owe. Then you take this money, you can get rid of the current predicament, I know, you can "I think besides the check, the professor seems to have given Damon something else--just like the old professor's mother gave to the professor. I think it is a kind of spiritual "blessing". I am very moved to see this. What the professor did is like a miracle to Damon. So really, people have their own divinity.
The whole film has a circular structure. Damon seems to have given up so much, but he is actually getting rid of the many yokes, so when he sits in front of KGB, he will definitely win. This is a kind of psychological calm and leisure, fearlessly accepting his choice, trusting in his own technology, especially having defeated the real wsop champion (that is a Chinese), the moment he sat down, it was already Completely different from the person who started. 20160909
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