was touched by this movie that i didn't planned on watching at all..it was a been there so done that kinda thing...
but as usual..everything i embark on don't usually get completed if it's not done in 3 hours...so here's the incomplete version of the movie..
just thought i'd post it so that at least you can read what's there..
not much though...
ain't love a messy affair?
david and diana were the ideal young couple.
they had everything. love. affection. companionship.
everything that is...except for money.
they met during high school.
everyday david would drive diana and her best friend home.
it started when david found diana staring at him in the viewfinder mirror. diana held her gaze. david did a double take and held his as well...
diana broke into a smile.
when they were 19, david proposed to diana. diana said yes but their parent objected saying that they were too young so...they eloped.
they got married the hippie way. spontaneously. admidst strangers who were more than happy to share in their joy....
and away into the sunset they went. in a trishaw. with used metal cans dragged along.....
years later...
david is drawing. he's an architect. you can see that age has started taking away his hair.
diana, to help supplement their income, is a realtor.
she comes beside him. lies down on the tiled floor and lays her head on david's folded lap. she gazes lovingly at him.
'D. have i ever told you i love you?'
'no.'
'i love you.'
'still?'
'always.'
and they are happy...
one day diana comes across a piece of land. a perfect piece of land. alta vista.
she comes home with the plans. it's perfect to build the dream house that david was designing for them.
'but we can't afford it.'
'yes. we can. we've just got to take up a loan like everyone else.'
and so their dream house starts its construction.
but then recession hits.
david is fired.
and nobody buys million-dollared houses anymore.
the bank presses them for the money.
forgetting his pride, david borrowed five thousand dollars from his dad.
a meagre portion of the fifty thousand dollars they need to repay their creditors.
that night in bed. both of them couldn't sleep. they laid there both thinking. worrying.
suddenly david sat right up straight. grabs diana's hands.
'di! get dressed! i know what we can do!'
and to a place where people of all financial status flocked to.
all to try their luck.
LAS VEGAS.
they strike big at the jackpot machines. they hug and kiss.
jack goes over to the dice table. where three african american women are on a very very lucky streak. jack joins them and wins money too.
elsewhere, diana has found good-quality chocolates on a bowl in a public area. the surroundings are decorated lavishly. a place....for the affluent.
she hangs around the place. nibbling on a piece of chocolate.
secretly though, she is grabbing a handful of chocolate.
she proceeds to dump them into her bag.
but. she is being watched by a man.
she looks up and sees that someone saw her act. she looks sheepish and then breaks into a smile and walks away.
she is now in store. a beautiful gown catches her eye. taking it down from the rack. she hangs the dress over her neck, hanger not taken away and dangling behind her neck.
it's beautiful.
she pulls her jacket lower down her arms to get a better view. and then her singlet.
'why don't you try it on?'
diana whirled around.
it was the same guy who saw her snitching the chocolates.
'well. i can't afford it...'
'why don't i buy it for you?'
'no. i don't think so. i better go.'
she finds david at the same dice table we left him at.
'hey D! look what i've won us! nine thousand dollars!'
diana gave a delighted yelp and kissed him.
'it need a little more of your luck.'
david handed the dice to diana.
diana slowly brings the dice to her lips and kissed it. looking up she finds the guy she met earlier on at the shop looking at her.
david rolls the dice and yes! they've won yet again!
they hug and kiss. out of the corner of her eye. diana sees the guy watching them embrace.
it's ten in the morning.
they sat glumly at the table having breakfast.
'D. i'm worried.'
'i know. how did we lose all that money?'
diana sniffs and a tear rolls down her cheek.
'hey D! look here.'
David grabs a coin from their loose change on the table.
'heads we go back and bet on our remaining chips. tails we head home.'
the breakfast lady looks at them, shaking her head slightly. she has seen too many of such couples. what do you expect? it's vegas.
david spins the coin. it landed on the table and he quickly covers it with his palm.
lifting his palm up. it's heads.
they look at each other.
'we're going to do roulettes.'
david placed a small stack of chips on red.
'that's it D. we're going to bet everything 'rect?'
diana gives a small hopeful smile and nods.
'i'm going to roll now.'
said the casino employee. he rolls the roulette wheel and throws the ball in.
the ball spins round and round.
black. red. black red. black. red. black. red.
suddenly, david stands up and moves all the chips to black.
'david! what are you doing?'
'it's black! it's black! no! it's red! go with your instinct man!'
and he shifts the pile of chips back to red.
'no more changing of bets allowed!'
bellowed the employee as the wheel slows down.
black. red. black. red. black. red. black. it's red! but then it tithers over to the groove beside.
it's black.
in shock. diana reaches for the chips and shifted it to black.
'i'm sorry lady. you cannot change your bets anymore. the wheel has stopped.'
with that, he sweeps the chips to his side of the table. and starts arranging it.
david and diana gets up to leave vegas.
but. they are drawn to a crowd gathering around one of the tables.
they pushed their way to the front.
it's that guy!
'D. let's go.'
the guy was clearly someone very very wealthy.
'that's john gage. the billionaire. his chips are ten thousand dollars a chip!'
offered the stranger next to them.
john wins this round. he looks up and see diana.
diana turns to go away.
but john calls out.
'hey mister. may i borrow your wife?'
then adds.
'for luck.'
david stares at him.
'well. you've gotta ask her yourself.'
'i think not.'
the crowd groans. come on lady!
reluctantly diana joins john at the table.
'fleece him if you can!'
shouts the stranger. then turning to david.
'i wouldn't let her go if you asked me. you sure she's gonna come back after this?'
