When it hot, you have to cool it down

In the movie the cooler there were many different times where free will seemed to not be as easily attainable as it might have been thought. Interestingly enough i did not know that the term "Cooler" is used to describe someone who is sent in to cool of table that are hot in a casino. Once again this movie along with leaving Las Vegas takes place in Las Vegas, Nevada and shows some of the dark parts that are not widely known.

There is a line in the movie in particular where the performer is talking to the owner of the casino and tells him about a national geographic show he watched where the lion that ruled is challenged by a new upcoming lion. This is show through the movie as the rising owner of the Shangri la casino who is going to change it and ultimately in the film kill the existing lion/owner. This displays the change and adapt or die style of business that is all around us in the American culture. If a company has something good going they must continue to strive for or else close up shop.

The main character of the movie Bernie is the cooler and is always down, not really having much free will or choice. He has seen the consequences of wrong actions in his now crippled walk and is happy just doing what he is doing until about half way through the movie. This is where the determination part of the film starts to take place. He meets a lady and starts to fall for her. When he does this the mood changes and there is a rooting for Bernie feel that the spectator has. Bernie goes after this girl and ends up having her fall for him as well. Until Shelley, the casino owner puts a stop to that for a while.

When there sad parts of he film the score is primarily done in blues style of music that really helps bring out the emotions that are trying to come across the screen. Like any good film the score is important and here it was very well done. The Shangri La was not going to change its ways and conform to be like all the other big casinos. This also is shown in the music that the composer chose by selecting crooning music such as frank Sinatra and other old tunes that remind us of better days. There is even a mention of the phrase "This town" at the dinner table by Bernie multiple times which may be referring to the Sinatra song this town, which in the song says, "this town is a make you town, or a break you down town." This could not be more true for Bernie.

What is good that the director does is he ends the film climax part in the same way as he started the movie. There is nothing but an elevator going to the ground floor but the mood in the beginning is dull and sad, while the mood in the end is happy and confident. The determination is held strong by Bernie while he is happy, but his free will and choices seem limited when he is sad. This is just the same with the female as well who is hired by Shelley and threatened with death if she comes back.
Over all the movie was good. Not a full spectrum of emotions i would say were hit here, but most of them yes. The transitions were good like the poker-chip to alka seltzer and the door open to scene change. But one thing i did have a question about was at the end of the movie. There is a black man at the craps table who is just watching. I do not know the significance of this person or if he was in the movie and i just missed it. If anyone else watches this movie and can explain that would be very helpful.