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Steven Soderbergh’s film Ocean’s 11, is a thrilling heist about eleven reckless men trying to rob three of Las Vegas’ wealthiest casinos in one night. Soderbergh remakes the 1960s rat pack version in a way that completely changes the storyline and many of the characters. He uses the glamour of Hollywood film making to contribute to the cleverness of the plans used by the thieves and the overall high speed feeling of the movie. In addition the cast selection creates emotional immediacy with the characters

Tough Guise is a documentary about how the media constructs how the male masculinity is formed and how it is to be a man in our society today. The man speaking throughout this film is discussing how there is a crisis in today's masculinity. Arguing there exist a crisis in today's masculinity and how everything that bad usually happens is because a man did it. The media advertises and portrays how men should act, but often how men are portrayed in the media are of violence acts and the degrading

means to get it. As we look at Terry Benedict, he is very slick and by the book. Everything runs like clockwork and his next move is always by the book. Mr. Benedict can also be an antagonist; an adversary. Terry knows that he is dating Danny Ocean’s lady and tries to rub it in his face every change he gets. But Mr. Benedict is a control freak; likes to be in charge. He does not want anything or

In the Film The Boxer, the main character Danny, a catholic boxer in Northern Ireland, gets caught up in the conflict between the Irish Nationalists and the Unionists and Loyalists known as “The Troubles”. He spends fourteen years in prison for un-specified charges and is released into an Ireland still embroiled in the same conflict. Having learned that nothing good comes from the segregation and hate that keeps the two sides at odds, he opens a boxing gym that is “non-sectarian” and allows kids

Ocean’s Eleven begins with Danny Ocean, a thief, who has just been paroled from prison. He plans to rob the three Las Vegas casinos: The Bellagio, the Mirage and the MGM Grand. They all belong to a wealthy Terry Benedict, who shows an interest in Danny's ex-wife Tess. During a boxing event, there will be $150 million in the safe, 70 yards below the strip. So, Danny starts to hire professionals from all over the country to complete the job. Danny's real aim is to take down the man who stole his wife

Steven Soderbergh’s Ocean’s 11 movie is produced with so much wit, brains, dazzle, and virtuosity that hit me like a bucket of ice-cold water. It made me wonder what was gonna happen next. Danny Ocean (George Clooney) is an ex-con and professional thief who is a compulsive charmer. Less than 24 hours after he struts out of prison in his penguin suit from a Jersey pen, the charismatic thief is already rolling out the most intricate casino heist in history with his eleven experts in Vegas—America’s

examined urban violence and police corruption. Hollywood has continued to make crime films, many sub-genres emerged from this genre; heist, juvenile delinquent, gangster and detective. The two films Ocean’s Eleven and The Bone Collector are both crime films. Ocean’s Eleven was released in the UK on the 15th February 2002. It was directed by Steven Soderbergh and produced by Warner Brothers, which suggests high production values. This film’s cast contains several A list

Final Review Ocean’s Eleven is an American heist film (first of the trilogy) and a remake of the 1960 version which features an ensemble cast of George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia and Julia Roberts. For the most part there are three elements to a heist film: Assembling the crew and setting up the scheme, the break in and looting, and then the escape. Ocean’s Eleven covers all of those elements plus more. The plot of the film wasn’t just about robbing the casinos for money for the

In Ben Mezrich’s nonfiction story, Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Student Who Took Vegas for Millions, MIT graduate Kevin Lewis has always been an overachiever, being known as the genius among a school of geniuses. However, in his final year at MIT, Kevin joins other students in a secret card-counting group under the guidance of former MIT professor Micky Rosa. This group of genius math students travels to various casinos in the United States, mostly in Las Vegas, swindling

Ocean’s Eleven Path-goal Theory In "Ocean’s Eleven" Steven Soderbergh did a great job as a director in keeping the audience interested throughout the whole movie time. Path-goal theory of leader effectiveness can be easily applied to the movie. The path-goal theory by Robert House holds that the leader can affect group’s performance, satisfaction and motivation by offering rewards for achieving goals, clarifying paths towards these goals and removing obstacles to performance. After