INDIA is an exotic mixing pot of iconic wildlife, secret locations, epic landscapes and colourful beauty. This iconic and landmark series is a celebration of India’s most spectacular locations and incredible wildlife. From the "home of snow" in the epic Himalayan Mountains we travel to the mighty River Ganges, lifeblood of India as it carves out its dramatic path across the subcontinent. We also reveal Thar, the “Great Indian Desert”. Its territory includes much of Rajasthan (“the desert state”), where the bleakness of its environment is juxtaposed with the striking colours of traditional Rajasthani dress and amazing wildlife spectacles Also featured is India's lost world of the north east, home to head hunting tribes, tiger infested forests, mountains not yet climbed, rivers waiting to be fished. And finally to the Western Ghats. This biodiversity hotspot is home to epic waterfalls, hill tribes, hidden caves and stunning wildlife.. Part 1: Thar Desert Sacred Sands Covering 200,000 square kilometres, India’s Thar Desert is one of the harshest places on the planet. Baking heat, desiccating winds and near permanent drought has earned this unforgiving land another name – “the region of death.” As we explore India’s great desert we unveil its hidden secrets, and ultimately shed light as to how the Thar has become the most crowded desert in the world. Part 2: Ganges River of Life The Ganges is the longest river in India. It flows from the glaciers of the world’s highest mountains, the Himalayas, to the largest bay in the world, the Bay of Bengal. Human pollution threatens to overwhelm the river, but somehow wild animals survive. Hindus believe that Ganges water has the power to purify, and it seems there is some scientific evidence to support this conviction: microscopic organisms actually eat bacteria that could cause disease, and uniquely high level levels of oxygen break down organic waste faster than any in other river. This self-cleaning property of Ganges water helps support some of the last remaining true wilderness in the world – the Sundarbans swamp. Here, India’s largest population of wild tigers have never learned to fear man, making them very dangerous neighbours. Part 3: Himalayas Surviving the Summits Outside Asia, no peak reaches above 7000 metres, but along the Himalayan range, over 100 mountains exceed this height by at least 200 metres, making it the tallest mountain range on the planet.As Earth meets the sky along this hostile terrain, powerful winds, sub-zero temperatures, and a lack of oxygen oppose virtually all forms of life, but remarkably, this immense geological feature somehow supports one of the largest and most diverse collections of creatures on the planet – including man. While the Himalayas rugged highlands offer little direct refuge to humans, in the shadow below, over a billion people in India rely on the mountains for survival. Part 4: Western Ghats Monsoon Mountains Stretching for a thousand miles along India’s west coast, the Western Ghats are a spine of mountains that lay claim to being one of the most bio-diverse places in the world. Mountains rear their heads into the path of monsoon clouds, intercepting rains and making the western slopes some of the wettest places in India. Tropical rainforests thrives, and explode with life. The Western Ghats hold the key to life across southern India. Rainwater harvested by the mountains washes down to the coast, feeding Kerala’s backwaters; huge rivers flow east across India’s dry interior, a lifeline to animals and people. Part 5: Indias Lost World Imagine a lost world – head hunting tribes, tiger-infested forests, unclimbed mountains, pristine rivers. Known as the Seven Sisters of India, there are seven relatively unexplored and isolated Indian states. What mysteries lie within this secretive land and why have they remained untouched for so long? North-east India is an anthropological paradise; there is no other place on Earth with so many different ethnic groups. The forest slopes are filled with mysterious tribes whose lives are dictated by the ebb and flow of the rain and the seasonal fruits of the forest. In these largely unexplored and isolated areas people scarcely known to the Western world continue a way of life steeped in ancient rituals.
因为会算牌，玩牌既可以打发时间也能挣到钱，他单调地活着，终日混迹赌场却清醒自持，不缺钱，缺活着的意义。碰见一个一心复仇的小伙子，他让小伙子跟着他，为了小伙子去参加需要资助人的赌博比赛，违背了一向小富即安的原则。给了小伙子15万，可以解决小伙子及其母亲的困境，可以从此开始正常的生活，他终于找到了活着的意义，热切地盼着小伙子跟母亲团聚的消息。可是，小伙子没有去找母亲还是去复仇并死求了。。。女资助人是他找的第二个活着的意义，这次进监狱，会盼着出来，因为有人来看他。。。想起当年看逃出拉斯维加斯，越看越绝望。这片不同，男主拼命找盼头，这是人和动物的区别，人需要意义，在冰冷中本能找暖和贴贴
选了打德州扑克的作为切入点着实让人迷茫。关塔那摩ptsd，主线隐藏蛮深，最后复仇的结局让人懵逼。不过看完好一会儿，才感到，后劲很大。
老中青三代男神都救不了的拉胯。9分的摄影风格，1分的剧本和对白。装逼过头的莫名其妙
本来以为是一部赌片，结果又是一部战后ptsd的片子。两种情节穿插在一起，整个片子的节奏都很慢，只是力度完全不一样，在打牌的时候很稳很平和，离开牌桌后，男主的动作和习惯以及和cirk的对话，却充满了力度。还不错
施拉德再拍一部就可以和《第一归正会》一起凑成“当代美国迷茫与救赎”三部曲了。故事框架上确实有些出租车司机，但此时此刻却又无比需要这样的电影。“USA”哥们儿可能是我年度最佳喜剧角色了。但也真的很绝望，男主不管到哪里，那滑稽的“USA”伴随到哪里，男主不管做什么，最后赢的都是“USA”。
如果最后算总账的那场戏略去，给观众一个想象空间，我会给多一星。【观影史 211202】
在3和4之间。
黑色电影斥体制，噱头过后尽催眠。
牌场较量很有趣又出彩。
“据说，人在被剥夺了自由之后，才能真正了解自己。我在想，你有多了解你自己呢？”
86+ 冷靜克制，深渾雋永。我們總是賭上命運，拼著我們的孤勇做一些自己以爲正確的事。所以泰爾最後放棄了算牌，放棄了秩序和平靜（或許不是真正的平靜），而選擇了終結那骯髒成罪的過去。隔著屏幕的指頭點觸摸，猶如現代的拯救亞當，把整部電影升華成爲震撼人心的神跡。
扑克手的特写，广角长镜头的梦魇，迷茫的自我救赎，对布列松的招魂，施拉德的回光返照。
隐藏在赌桌之下的复仇，但并没有激昂的情节，相当克制甚至拖沓，
莫名其妙的故事，人物关系和进展也很莫名，除了一点虐囚的镜头，真是乏善可陈
肉身肌肤上的疮口或许可以随年日慢慢被治愈，但内心里的惊惧忧虑却会一再撕裂，久久不得安心。在睡梦中、在神游中、在散漫的日常生活所有的琐碎当中，一而再再而三地想起从前身困囹圄，心困炼狱的往事。用鱼眼镜头展示出残酷的狱中记忆，如梦似幻，昏昏沉沉，惶惑、迷乱而惊悸。每逢赌场，必有叫喊令人两耳鸣叫的“USA”，暗自嘲讽。这是本片仅有的，乏善可陈的亮点之一二。其余部分实在是索然无味。不知是模仿了谁，是索菲亚·科波拉还是王家卫，风格不成风格，故事不成故事。涉及牌的玩法，想必对于早看过香港电影的人而言，未免显得太过于小儿科了。
漠视幸运，拒绝成为幸福的人，背负过往伤痛成为赎罪，算牌人最后把一手好牌打坏，但也是他不得不实现的救赎。
Boys help boys(不是。/《算牌人》不讲算牌，不讲赌博，甚至也不打算讲复仇。/回想起来看过的和听说过的保罗施拉德电影，导演确实拍的一直是同一个故事。/鱼眼回溯过往的方法为什么在每个评论都夸一遍，虽然很好但是——很稀奇？没懂为啥都在夸。/奥斯卡伊萨克帅到令人喷血。我承认我看他看得目不转睛。昨天刚夸了一遍哈维尔巴登。（这真是属于南美长相的一周。）/导演有一种自己的“反高潮”。尤其一个半小时结合拉进度条看内容的时候会有感觉。/结尾致敬《扒手》明确。/多嘴说一句，帅哥男主搭的不是幼龄傻白甜也不是符号化的尤物，同龄、风韵犹存但也像是有故事的样子。希望这种平权细节能多有。
沉闷的ptsd影片，理解不了情节背后的逻辑。。。
美军监狱里的刺激场景使拉斯维加斯的赌场黯然失色。
杰作！影片相当稳，非常符合个人口味，迷离疏远的音乐配合全片营造的气氛，还有特有的镜头感，使得观赏成了一种享受。本片其实是以赌牌为背景，主要细致展现主角的内心世界，逐步将主角的过往慢慢展现，主题是赎罪和自我救赎，并且以爱情为调料，总体上故事又不落俗套，本年度年末观影的一大惊喜发现。
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