Croupier, directed by Mike Hodges in a film set in A London
casino, about a Croupier named Jack Manferd played by Clive Owen. Jake is an
aspiring writer from South Africa struggling to pay his rent with his girlfriend
Marion Nell played by Gina
McKee. Jack’s father is a shady criminal in South Africa who has set up “Jacko”
as a dealer (croupier) his new profession starts to dissolve his relation and
his own sense of morals. Jack creates a new identity as a dealer in the casino
known as Jake, As these twin lives begin to collide Jack and Jake begin to
become the same entity. Jack the writer begins to write about the backdoor
dealings and lifestyle of Croupiers in London. In the Scene where Jacks
girlfriend Marion meets his Mistress Bella, you can see the separation in the
editing. Jack first is fighting with Marion before Bella rings the doorbell.
When Bella enters the scene Marion is excluded until Jakes life collides with
Jacks and Marion opens the door and enters Jacks other life. Jani A struggling
gamblers is attempting to convince Jake to help rob the casino in doing so it
creates another moral cross in the road. The Narrator states the chapter an
says’ “Jake decided to see her the challenge was essential”, Jack becoming Jake
must rob the Casino but the action must somehow be validated by Jacks code of
ethics. Before Marion discovers Jacks involvement it morally weighed out.
Marion leaves Jack after this discovery leaving him finishing his book in his
basement flat. When he discovers that his father had set the entire scheme up
you also see Bella enter the room and kiss him Jack and Jake are finally fused
together.
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ReplyDeleteYou chose a great scene for the parallel of Jack/Jake. Bella’s forceful disruption of Jack’s home life busts his guise wide open. That catalyst sparked Jack’s willingness to indulge in the fragmentation of Jake. The conflict he has with deciding whether or not to rob the casino is interesting. Jake wants to do it to help Jani, but Jack never gambles. He tries rationalizing the action or convincing himself that there’s no risk involved so technically he is not gambling. I like how you’ve framed the narrative in that the story actually begins at that Bella confrontation, it causes his life to schism and he must somehow overcome some odds (writing the book for Jack, pulling the heist for Jake). The final scene then becomes all the more heartwarming as it not only is a traditional Hollywood happy ending payoff (the dad “dealing” his son a hand) but also of self understanding. It gives the movie a sense of completeness that I had not otherwise felt until reading your post.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely needs some grammar and punctuation edits, please. Making it difficult to understand you with out that.
ReplyDeleteAlso, his name is Jack Manfred , not Manfreds.