Cause of death: savage gutting; crime weapon: playing cards. The Cincinnati kid (Steve McQueen) is a prodigy of the stud poker game, but is he going to dethrone the most reputable player of all, “the man” himself (G. Robinson)? And will the earnest dealer and friend of both (Karl Malden) remain impartial? A dream cast at the service of a minimal though sharp story. As far as scripting goes, sometimes less is more – it makes every action, though innocuous it may seem, actually loaded with meaning. By the time the twist-in-the-tail ending slams down ruthlessly, we reel back & ponder the forces that drove to the fateful outcome. The writing was on the wall, we just weren't inclined to read.
笔记(2022.8.20):殖民主义者在一个已经被完全建立的殖民地中的最终境遇正如同这个父亲在「啊儿子我今天晚上都是你的了」的家庭中的境遇他有了太多的钱他想花掉它;女孩们对他没有帮助关心于自己的钢琴、动物、诗歌以及(最重要地)新来的忧郁的美国人;唯一的男孩死于对本地人的模仿接替他(殖民父母强烈的生育力所赐)的是个女孩而她(可以想象)也会和Harriet一样格格不入然而兴味盎然地观看并抒写这里的一切并且在可怕的发现和绽开的爱情之反讽统一中逐渐理解历史的精髓(那个有趣的本地男孩并不真正做什么他是一种催化剂)在这样一种命运的发现中美国人久违的书信又能算什么呢// B