Casino Movies: New Genre in Modern Cinematography
Casino movies are popular in cinema. The subject of gambling has been popular for decades. Crime action films have always been extremely popular among film lovers. Three examples of successful casino movies contradict the principles mentioned above.
Martin Scorsese's Casino is probably the most successful casino movie of all time. The film is glamorous and gripping. It is not about gambling. It could have been about fishing or volunteer work in Ethiopia. Whatever the setting and the events, everybody has to be wearing beautiful expensive clothes and lights, colours, and music have to improve.
Super Casino 2 is a computer game with advanced and innovative 3D effects. It is produced by Nintendo and has had a great success. The main reasons for its popularity are excellent graphics, thrilling 3-D effect, fantastic sound and a gripping story. Some of the most authoritative computer games magazines in the United States have given it 8 out of 10 stars. In Super Casino, the main hero in Super. Casino is given free spins for the first stage of a gambling venue. He can use this money to make enough cash for moving to the higher levels.
Leaving Las Vegas is not about casinos or gambling at all, but a psychological drama. The film is about a man who killed himself. The director used the man's suicide note as a script for the film. There is virtually no gambling in the movie.
What attracts people to casinos is still a hot topic. It's not the wealth, glamour or crime action that we've learned to associate with the gambling setting.