FREE ON CINEGEEK.DE Martin Scorsese - Casino 

What would America be without the Mafia? What would it be without Las Vegas? A country where there is nothing more than the usual rules. Martin Scorsese's casino knows the connection between the Mafia and Las Vegas very well. His film was inspired by a true story. Casino begins with a bomb attack. The car of Sam "Ace" Rothstein flies through the air. Rothstein (Robert De Niro) is a mafia boss who took millions from the casinos in Las Vegas. A man who doesn't like to be robbed. A guest tries Blackjack. The security forces stun him and work his hand with a hammer. The guest admits to having made a mistake. But above all we have to understand Rothstein as a sober businessman who doesn't like difficulties. But even a sovereign man like him can fall: Rothstein will fall through the noble call girl Ginger McKenna (Sharon Stone). He sees her on a security monitor and is instantly in love. But Ginger has been living with her pimp Lester Diamond (James Woods) since childhood. Rothstein will make her an offer she can't refuse. They get married. It is Rothstein's first mistake. Another mistake is the lifelong friendship with the killer Nicky Santoro (Joe Pesci)... Scorsese tells all this at his own high pace, full of details. Thanks to these details, the Las Vegas of the 70's is created before us before it should become Disney World. In the meantime, Ginger starts drinking. She is also a bad mother. Her fights with Rothstein become louder and more unpleasant. And he should be the silent accountant of the Mafia. Scorsese's Mafia movies "Mean Streets" and "Goodfellas" are especially interested in characters. Casino, however, is just as serious about history. About the story of Las Vegas. During the 70's Las Vegas was in the hands of the Mafia. In the 80s, investors were supposed to take over the city. A place for the whole family, the types we would avoid Rothstein. Who knows, the player certainly had the chance to win in the 70s? But in a Las Vegas of the corporations the bank always wins. It's a city without hope. A city that now exists within the existing rules.