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We often don’t like, or even actively hate, movies that are adapted from our favorite novels
The idea behind a story inspires them so much that they can’t stop thinking about it;
Creativity is not coming up with something entirely original
When you share an idea if people start adding stuff in excitement, you know that it truly
For example, I love Greta Gerwig but I could only stand the first ten minutes of her
But it doesn’t mean people shouldn’t do it, everyone has a right to retell a
Earlier versions don’t disappear or get “ruined” as we sometimes say, so no harm is done
In fact, storytellers tell the same stories over and over again under the same or different titles
Keeping the same title is, at least, an honest way to tell the audience where you got
The movies were both based on a story by Jack Golden Russel, and George Clayton Johnson who
The name of the main character has been kept the same in both versions
And he has a brilliant, “high tech” idea to hit multiple casinos at the same time
And even though the earlier version is considered a classic and has its own fans, I prefer
It took a while for me to figure out that the eleven people are actually a group
In the movie, a few of the characters have emotional motivations, but in the center, the main
The characters don’t even pay enough respect to their dead friend’s body
The newer version, written by Ted Griffin, has a much tighter and more deliberate structure
It lays out the main character, his goal, and his motivation in the very first scene, without
Danny Ocean is interviewed by parole officers about his release
He mentions that his wife had left him, and he doesn’t answer the question about what
Later, when he gets back his possessions as he leaves the prison, we see his wedding ring
The whole thing is still mysterious, but we have a clear understanding of Danny Ocean before the
After his release, the first place we see Danny is a Las Vegas casino
Each member of the Eleven is presented with a memorable back story, never confusing or boring the
The heist music plays a big part in this process like an actor itself, accompanying and bracketing
After they make a deal, the Eleven begin implementing their plan
Again, the plan is kept as a secret from us but we see glimpses of it
For example, they have built an exact copy of the vault they want to rob, and the
Rusty realizes that Terry Benedict’s girlfriend is Tess, Danny’s ex-wife
He confronts Danny and asks what we would do if he had to choose between the two
Danny assures him that this won’t be a problem if the plan works well, but Rusty
But Tess is with Terry now, who doesn’t make her laugh but also “doesn’t make
When all faces turn to see the explosion, Danny doesn’t move and stares directly at Tess
” Every scene begins with a feeling of “We have a problem!”
The explosion causes a power cut and the hotel’s engineers discover and fix the infrastructural problem
The external “bad guys” are not the only problem here, also psychological tension rises
When Rusty finds out this happened because Danny kept pursuing his ex-wife, he decides that he is
Another critical character (Saul) is supposed to pretend to be an old European arms dealer and will
But now he looks sick in his bedroom and he pretends to be okay to Rusty, therefore
And as if these aren’t enough, someone recognizes him in the casino and begins shouting his
Linus completes his act masterfully by stealing Terry’s access card and managing to stay behind
Right after that, Terry’s goons take him and put him in a room with no cameras
At the same time Saul does have an heart attack! Danny expects that Terry will come to
The big man is Danny’s friend and he pretends to beat Danny up as he escapes
Linus also climbs into the air-vent passageway and he is met by Danny so they continue as
During this time Danny and Linus manage to pass the elevator shaft protected by laser beams and
Rusty then calls Terry on the phone in Tess’s pocket and tells him to go look
But then Rusty tells him to look again: this time the video is different and there are
Terry pretends to agree and half of the money is carried by his guards and put on
However when he goes there, he finds the place has blown up and there is no money
Terry suspects that this has something to do with Danny, who he knows he is being kept
He goes there and Danny is back from the vault, being beaten by his big friend
It’s the security footage of the corridor where Danny asks Terry “If I tell you where
But hearing Terry’s choice, Tess sees that he doesn’t care about her and he leaves
And of course, Danny doesn’t tell Terry where the money is, he just says “he knows
He gives turns him in to the police for violating his parole
Their 911 call was received by Ocean’s tech guy not the actual call center