Ocean's 11 is such a crafty film. It has a similar baseline plot to the 1960 Rat Pack version with Frank Sinatra but it is updated for the 2001 version and that resulted in some plot changes. I am not usually one for the special features part of the DVDs but I have been checking them out for this project. There is a special about the costumes in this movie that was really interesting. It is fascinating to see all the pieces of a movie come together. The clothes that they are wearing really does change the character and the impression we get as we watch the film.
The next time you watch it- look at what Andy Garcia's character, Terry, is wearing and how severe it is. There is also a strong Asian influence which apparently was intentional to add to the straight-lacedness of his look. It makes him look very no nonsense and just like the villain we are supposed to think he is. He looks just like a guy I would want to steal 160 million dollars from actually. Funny how they pegged that just right eh?
There is a lot of humor in the dialog of this movie. There is also only one woman who stars in this movie- Julia Roberts. Once this project is done it will be interesting to see what my film ownership says about me. I feel like every movie I write about in this project is funny and has something notable about the women in the films. We shall see. Anyway one of my favorite lines is from Carl Reiner in his role as Saul, he is trying to convince Rusty (played by Brad Pitt) that he is out of the game- no longer a criminal. "I'm seeing a nice lady that works the unmentionables counter at Macy's..." That is just funny. Watching that special features business about the costumes really helps to see why so much money is spent in movies today. But even when you think about the copyright to play music in a movie it must just add up. In another humorous scene Elliott Gould playing Reuben is telling us about the three casino robberies there are three different songs playing that help you to identify the eras he is mentioning and that scene is less than 5 minutes long!
Well I suppose by now you have figured out that this is a movie where George Clooney (Danny Ocean) and his criminal friends (his 11) rob a casino owned by Terry Benedict in Las Vegas. There are some shenanigans and mistakes that make the viewer root for the robbers as they twist the story into an incredible and unpredictable plot. Unpredictable for viewers like me, I think we have already established that I am slower than most to figure out the next step when I am watching a film.
My advice to any RAs who might show this movie- do not be surprised if your residents want to steal things after watching this movie. They make it look so cool! But seriously this is a good movie to talk about residence hall safety while watching. Maybe there can be a craft- like decorating hooks to put up by the door so that your residents always remember their keys so that they can lock the door on their way to class. Or it is a program that encourages your residents to write down the serial numbers for their electronics and keep that list somewhere so if something does get stolen they will have some evidence that they owned that item. You can never be too safe- and criminals are pretty crafty folk!
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