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blah essays Vegas city lights are the oasis of the Nevada desert. For miles there is nothing. The roads are pitch black and the only sign of existence are the headlights on the other side of the road. Then the lights appear and draw everyone in. The line between morality and immorality is blurred, and the desire overcomes everything. Oceans 11 symbolizes the blatant desirability of those Vegas city lights, and everything from the actors wardrobe to camera direction emphasizes it. In Oceans Vegas, Sin City is exactly that- a fast paced, bright blur through the metaphor of desire. Oceans 11, which was released in 2001, is basically a heist movie. Eleven people decide to rob three major casinos in Las Vegas on a fight night, where money comes rolling into the casino. Danny Ocean (George Clooney) is the lead man and he has Rusty (Bradd Pitt) as his right hand man. Although this movie doesnt really seem to have a message as its main objective, the theme definitely seems to be desire. The desire basically for anything, but in the movies case, fine living, which money, definitely, can bring. The color choice in wardrobe as well as lines and shapes in the movie can definitely bring out the point of desire the movie is trying to bring. Through out the whole movie, very elegant and class wardrobes are picked out to represent the life style that these con-artist desire for. Also noticed is that Rustys wardrobe is always a much more lighter color than Dannys, representing that Rusty symbolizes Dannys conscience, his right hand man; representing more of a saintly character than Danny. Terry Benadict, is the owner of the casino that Oceans 11, is raiding. Hes always wearing black which helps with his bad guy, character in the movie, although hes really not the bad guy. T ...