THE GAME (1997) | FIRST TIME WATCHING | MOVIE REACTION

This is one of those movies you wish you could forget, so you can experience seeing it for the first time again!

I feel like this is one of those underrated movies of all time. Just didn't get the recognition it deserves. So glad you did a reaction to it.

Nicholas’ trauma over his father’s suicide had consumed his entire life to the point that he no longer cared about anything. The only problem was that he couldn’t recognize what his life had become. So, either it was years of therapy to correct his life’s trajectory that was born from the trauma he experienced or something dramatic was needed to shock him into recognizing the harsh reality of his destructive life. When you’re living a life that never dealt with severe trauma, it’s extremely hard to recognize your own self destruction. His brother, knowing Nicholas was probably too far gone to even consider therapy, chose to give him The Game. The Game had actually helped Conrad gain his sobriety and put his own life back in order. The entire experience was to allow Nicholas to hit rock bottom and ultimately end a life that was on a path that could actually end just like his father’s life ended. Let’s not forget that Nicholas actually jumps to what he believes is his own death. The ultimate goal of the game was to allow Nicholas to emerge from a life that was slowly moving towards his actual demise similar to his father’s. Although Nicholas jumps himself, there was a plan in the game to throw Nicholas from the rooftop. Essentially, Nicholas was born again. Hallelujah! 😂😂😂

The time in cinema History when movies would really actually playing with your head in a mindblowing way... miss those days

This is one of my top 10 movies . Remember, the gift was to provide what was lacking and he said what if there's nothing lacking. What Nicholas did not realize is that he didn't have a life and acknowledge the people around him that actually care about him.

This film is simply a masterpiece! I envy everyone who has the chance to experience this film for the first time.

Ultimately what he got out of the game was through having everything taken away from him, he realized what mattered most to him, family; his brother when he realized he wasnt dead, and his ex-wife when he realized how he had treated her.

A small piece of advice here...Watch this movie again a few days from now! Some of your questions will be answered because you trying so hard to remember all the details. Your dad rocks if he likes this movie also!

The most traumatic thing in his life was watching his Father commit suicide on his birthday. He never got over it. He was headed there. His brother showed him he could have a life. It took intense feelings to get him there.

David Fincher had one of the best movie runs in the late 90s. The Game, Seven, and Fight Club. Thats a hell of a run of excellent movies for just a few years. LOVE THIS MOVIE

I knew this would be an EPIC reaction. Thanks girls!

Also, his game started once his brother gave him the card. The psychological and physical examination was all part of the game. Then when he was denied, they played on his ego that nothing could be denied to him.

In drama there is a concept called "catharsis." It is an emotional purging, that allows you to feel what you have refused to feel, to scream when you have remained silent far too long, to weep when you have made it your life's mission never to cry. It breaks all the chains you have put around your heart, and mind, and soul. This game was Catharsis.

What was lacking in his life was humility and empathy while he lived in fear of following in his father's footsteps - which he absolutely was... for me the seminal moment of the entire movie is when he's standing there in the diner, asking - begging - anyone for a ride. He had become the people he tended to ignore or dismiss out of hand, and that moment was the crystallization of that. He had literally walked a mile in someone else's shoes at that point. (Hair's getting long, Carly - looks good!)

This was an absolutely amazing movie in 1997 unique and trippy. Nice to see that it can still blow minds three decades later.

FATAL ATTRACTION (1987), BASIC INSTINCT (1992) and FALLING DOWN (1993) are three great films starring the great Michael Douglas :goodvibes:

The ending scene was a perfect blend of ambiguous romance and mystery as Nicholas contemplates leaving the party to hang out with Claire. The credits roll and leaves the audience hanging as to what Nicholas will do. But that feeling of leaving the audience hanging is parallel to what the whole movie was doing throughout. And it is just the right note to end it.

Sharing this with you was magical. I remember, in the theater, the audience just sat there almost silently, as the credits scrolled by

The Game is one of my favorite paranoid thrillers and you and your sister's reaction lives up to it, Cassie. Carly has come a long way in a very short time. She's a critic and on-air talent now. She immediately picked up on this movie being a retelling of A Christmas Carol with Nick van Orton as Scrooge. It took me a few years to realize that. Then, when you were at a loss for words or thought after the movie, Carly stepped in to wrap up the show. Great teamwork!

The actor who interviewed Michael Douglas' character at the beginning in the CRS office and carried out the examinations, was the late character actor James Rebhorn. You may recognise him from Independence Day, Scent of a Woman, My Cousin Vinny, Meet the Parents etc.