By Consuelo Naranjo
Is it faith or is it luck? That is one of the biggest questions that will lead you into a story that begins by presenting a funeral.
The sound of hard, full motion waves from the Pacific Ocean takes the spectator into a not so familiar California. “The Gambler” a film directed by Rupert Wyatt, it is one full of suspense and symbolism.
Starring Mark Wahlberg, this movie glamorizes the complex life of Jim Bennett, a disheartened literature college professor who is looking for spiritual freedom and detachment at any cost.
Living as a careless, high-risk taker, Bennett borrows astonishing quantities of money from gangsters to feed into his emotional addiction, gambling.
Bennett’s neglected life-cycle takes a radical turn when an unexpected intrepid romance with his student Amy (played by Brie Larson) begins.
According to Wyatt, also director the successful “Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011),” The Gambler presents complex decisions that individuals need to take in real life.
“The films that I have done before were different than the ones that I am doing now; it is risky but I wanted to take the chance.” “The choices we make create who we are,” Wyatt said.
Writing by William Monahan, The Gambler also engaged with veterans in the industry such as John Goodman and Jessica Lange that play a key rolls in this film.
Rivera, a FIU TV Production student, describes this movie as having a low character development where a love story is what makes Bennett, the protagonist, a better person based on “such basic archetypes.” This movie was not his cup of tea; however, you can be “The Gambler” own judge.
Moreover, hidden symbolism that changes with continuity of the story are the base of this melodrama that plays against the rules.
The Gambler is now playing in theaters.
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