The Gambler, Deadpool, The Road To El Dorado

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On the topic of exceptional movies there are quite a few movies that could be added to the ever growing list of exceptional movies. Every person has their own list of movies that they view as a good quality film even if that person is not a movie viewer per se. For myself the top three movies that I deem as exceptional movies are as follows: The Gambler, Deadpool, The Road to El Dorado. In this essay I will give a short synopsis of the films in their respective order, as well as the reason for their inclusion in this list. The film “The Gambler” follows as a man, Jim Bennett, suffers from a severe gambling addiction due to his core value of “If you don't have it all you have nothing.” After the death of his grandfather Jim finds himself owing Lee, the proprietor of an underground gambling ring, 240,000 thousand dollars and a loan shark of the name Neville 50,000. Jim finds himself going to his mother at their family's luxurious estate only to find that she will no longer be aiding in his addiction any longer. The story follows as Jim tries to completely eradicate his debts with one enormous gamble. This movie has been added to my list because of the message that no matter what happens their is always a way out. A way to make things right. …show more content…

This movie follows as a man, a former special forces operator by the name of Wade Wilson, is diagnosed with a garden variety of terminal illness. To prolong his life for the love of his life he accepts the offer of a very experimental procedure that may or may not cure him of his illnesses. The experiments are better described as torturous mind control procedures but do cure him of his afflictions by giving him very fast regenerative abilities. Wade escapes the facility and vows revenge upon the man behind it all, Ajax. The story follows as Deadpool tries to locate Ajax and save the woman of his

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