Gambling for me is leisure, but for some it is a way of life. Betting for something and just letting chance do the talking will always be a part of being human and not only in gambling but for other things too.
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When I was a kid I became fascinated by older people around me whenever I see them gambling. There were times when I see several teenagers’ playing cards in their backyard. Sometimes there is money at stakes and sometime there are not. From the place where I grew up, there lots of gambling games that old and young people are hooked into. There are guys who play poker. Some kids are playing dices and other card games. There are simply some games that are not meant for gambling but because it is a competition, then for sure money will always be bet on.
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People have different ways to spare time. Some leisurely play games like sports and other activities and some are engaging in playing on odds. There may be money involved in these actions. Gambling is popular because anyone can play it. It is also by nature in man the instinct of winning, of why there is a need to excel in anything. There is an inert desire to gamble on odds and see what it can bring and believing in luck. There is no extra talent needed to acquire in playing unlike in playing sports. One just needed to know the basics and practice. One needs to be bold and daring at times. Knowing when to play and stop is a good characteristic of any gambler. For some it is hard to stop when he or she is already losing money, but inevitably, when luck is not at your side, even if how much money one have as a capital and how long you play, you will still lose.
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I have watched this Hong Kong film twice already and I am proud to say that this is my all-time favorite foreign film. I am impressed on how the film was presented by Wong Jing, the most prolific director in Hong Kong and by the performance of the protagonist, Chow Yun-Fat who played Ko Chun, a very lucky gambler and was renowned because he never loses and taught to have ability that he can read cards. This is a gambling movie with a mixture of violence, comedy and a twisted plot. For me, I like how Chow portrays different state of mind of character and represented it beautifully. Much of the film is comedic but still shows some fighting scenes and hostility, which is evident on most of the film of Wong.
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Before, gambling is only rampant in the streets and in dens, in nearby abandoned dockyards or mills, and in the pubs. Crooked gamblers, thieves, lawbreakers, and their pimps hoarded on visitors on sprees to fancy gambling dens and adjacent brothels in the area and the vile joints around. In what is called as street gambling, the structure might be only a lantern-lit, floored in dirt inside tents, with a gambling outfit made out from wobbly tables, some chairs, and decks of cards. Visitors enthralled by the boozes and gambling bets and noises are lured in, where in some unfortunate times, were robbed or get beaten by the local gangsters, and often the situation is not reported or the authority figure itself is composed of the gambling units across the area, such that no one gets arrested.
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