Michael Douglas
Nicholas Van Orton
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- What Happened in The Game’S Ending?
- Why Did Nicholas Need The game?
- Was The Game A Scam?
- Why Did Nicholas’ Lawyer Tell Him His Bank Balance Was Untouched?
- Was Christine & Nicholas’ Connection Real?
- The Real Meaning of The Game’S Ending
Nicholas Reaches The End Of The Game
Toward the end of The Game, when Nicholas is left for dead in Mexico, the assumption is that he has finally broken free of CRS’s script. However, they are still in control. Everything up until Nicholas throws himself from the roof, landing in the party, is still in the game. The panic expressed by Christine (Deborah Kara Unger) at the sight of Nicholas’s “real” gun and her revelation that they’re still in the game is part of the game. Christine must pretend that the game has gone wrong in ord...
The Experience Gives Nicholas A Second Chance
When The Game begins, Nicholas is isolated, cynical, and stagnant. He lives alone in a vast mansion and estranges himself from those who truly care for him, including his brother and his ex-wife (Anna Katarina). To top things off, Nicholas has just turned 48, the same age at which his father died by suicide, jumping from the roof of the very house in which Nicholas now lives. The Game depicts Nicholas as haunted by his father’s death and living out a cycle that may even end the same way. At o...
Nicholas Was Told CRS Was Robbing Him
As the movie progresses, Nicholas comes to believe that the game is not actually an entertainment experience, but an elaborate means of robbing people. Conrad tells Nicholas that CRS has been harassing him for money, and Christine admits that CRS is only interested in draining Nicholas’s bank accounts. However, this all turns out to be part of the game. Getting Nicholas to believe he’s at the mercy of a sinister organization is all part of pushing him into action. Still, Nicholas’s reaction t...
Sutherland Was Unaware Of The Game's Elaborate Lie
When Nicholas believes his bank accounts have been completely drained, a contradictory call from his lawyer, Sutherland (Peter Donat), states that his accounts are completely intact. This is because, unlike most of the characters in The Game, Sutherland is not in on the game. Nicholas’s calls to his bank were actually rerouted to CRS, but they don’t expect him to call his attorney. When Sutherland calls Nick back and tells him the truth, Christine is caught off-guard for the first time. Force...
The Game's Ending Suggests They Have A Future
Christine is Nicholas’s tentative ally for a significant portion of The Game, and the two have obvious chemistry. At their first meeting’s ending, Christine admits that she finds Nicholas attractive. When they see each other again, the connection is again clear, but no romantic moves are made, and Christine betrays Nicholas. When all is revealed, it’s apparent that Christine was never real, and Nicholas knows nothing about the woman who played her, Clare. Still, the connection between N...
Fincher Draws Inspiration From A Christmas Carol
Beneath the shocking twists and thrills of The Game’s ending, the movie attempts to connect audiences with the values of an older, more fantastical story. The Game, while not strictly another adaptation of A Christmas Carol, can be interpreted as a reimagining of the classic Charles Dickens story. David Fincher even likens Nicholas to the novel’s protagonist, calling him a “fashionable, good-looking Scrooge." Both characters are rich, isolated men who have chosen money and the world of busine...
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Aug 26, 2023 · Anson Baer is played by Armin Mueller-Stahl, a German actor with extensive filmography. Mueller-Stahl is best known for his work in Eastern Promises and The Thirteenth Floor , as well as the...
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Armin Mueller-Stahl (born 17 December 1930) is a retired German film actor, painter, author, writer and director who also appeared in numerous English-language films since the 1980s. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Shine .
The Game is a 1997 American mystery thriller film directed by David Fincher, starring Michael Douglas, Sean Penn, Deborah Kara Unger and James Rebhorn and produced by Propaganda Films and PolyGram Filmed Entertainment. It tells the story of a wealthy investment banker who is given a mysterious birthday gift by his brother—participation in a ...
Apr 25, 2023 · Armin Mueller-Stahl as Anson Baer - Anson Baer is Nicholas’s first suspect for organizing the film’s central game. He’s portrayed by Armin Mueller-Stahl, who is best known for playing Semyon in Eastern Promises and Peter in Shine, which earned him an Oscar nomination.
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Sep 12, 1997 · In honor of his birthday, San Francisco banker Nicholas Van Orton, a financial genius and a cold-hearted loner, receives an unusual present from his younger brother, Conrad: a gift certificate to play a unique kind of game.
