Paperjam

i couldn’t have put it better myself

what a load of horse spunk

Mike : 20/11/2005 22:42:50

Maybe you really like films with madonna if u think revolver is such a big load of crap.
Fuck you Jim

Sonar : 15/12/2005 01:58:21

The film-going world is indeed divided.

Jim : 16/12/2005 00:12:01

WEll i really enjoyed the film after a few screenings...everything seems to make much more sense. I would describe this movie as organizaed chaos and its up to the viewer to pull out whatever they can.
However, I thought the filmotogrphy itself was brilliant.

idea : 08/01/2006 21:35:03

Jim can you please tell me what the film is about then, who is sam gold? why do zack and avi take all his money?, why does macha suddenly become a raging maniac? IM SO CONFUSED iv watched this film 5 times and still am not sure what the fuck is going on. i wish i did because i think the film is fantastic, please please help.

Josh : 31/08/2006 18:14:57

its all about fear people.

confrontin fear.

its fuckin amazing.

the ‘opponent and victim’ thing is also too good. use it, it helps life tick over just for you.

raoul : 10/10/2006 23:17:45

mega mind fuck,loved it.Thought the interesting use of multi medium filming rocked.sound track is devastatingly good.questions; was sam gold a made up figure? why did jakes fellow cell mates come in to help him? where did jakes brother go?LOVE THIS FILM,it is so refreshing to be made to think in this sanitised world we live in.Please can someone out there help me with those questions,greatly appreciated.

staci quinn : 05/03/2007 09:11:25

Guy Richie’s films are aimed at FHM reading, Ben Sherman wearing Lecister Square gelled spiky-haired Big Brother watching gimps. Anyone that rates him as a director needs to be nullo’d.

Why Richie : 24/05/2007 08:39:43

I can only agree to all of that. Plus I’m going to have to start saying “Nullo’d”. Very good. I feel old.

Jim : 25/05/2007 01:06:10

It was fucking amazing. One of the best films I have ever seen. Just finished watching it and right now only have gotten something about religion and the way that people interact with each other. I plan on watching it a few more times to really get a good understanding of it. But it definitely gets my vote for best film ever.

Charlie : 24/01/2008 04:29:12

Great review Jim. I absolutely agree with you. It seems to me that the true value of this movie is underestimated. I’ve watched ti over 10 times and every time I realize something new that I haven’t realized earlier. Brilliant… Truly, REVOLVER could be the best movie ever ...

Jake_Green : 27/02/2008 14:04:26

I find it really funny that so many of the above people didn’t get the point…

Braitmad : 22/03/2008 05:28:07

I find it really funny that so many of the above people didn’t get the point…

Braitmad : 22/03/2008 05:28:16

all you pretentious bastards need to calm down. it’s a movie. hey jim, madonna sucks. Brando and Deniro? really? do you have down syndrome? FURTHERMORE nobody is taken seriously when they say the words “to die for”, you’re a joke. I“m so glad you’re using this review to help people understand the movie, especially when you use words like churlish. Did you make that up, you bitch. also, braitmad, fuck off . This movie was good, but its not going to change mankind...seriously.

I liked the movie, good concept, jim stop sucking guy ritchies dick. 

fuck all you : 23/04/2008 05:41:46

all you pretentious bastards need to calm down. it’s a movie. hey jim, madonna sucks. and on par with Brando and Deniro? really? do you have down syndrome? FURTHERMORE nobody is taken seriously when they say the words like “to die for”, you’re a joke. I“m so glad you’re using this review to help people understand the movie, especially when you use words like churlish. Did you make that up, you bitch. This movie was good, but its not going to change mankind...seriously. also, braitmad, fuck off .

I liked the movie, good concept, jim stop sucking guy ritchies dick. 

fuck all you : 23/04/2008 05:44:22

Great, great movie, imo.  I was stunned that something (again imo) this deep and profound ever made it to the “big screen” and am not surprised that it would be met with a lot of resistance.  Here is my take on the meaning of the movie if interested :)
(If you have read Eckart Tolle or A Course in Miracles.. some of the concepts can also be found in these materials)

Mr. Gold is representative of the “dreamer” (or maker) of the dream, which is the entire world of chaos and fear.  You could also call Mr. Gold “the ego”.  Mr. Gold plays a game within his “world” by using players (people) that act out it’s wishes and thoughts.by placing them within each person’s mind, Mr. Gold’s biggest “achievement is making the “players” believe they are him - an ego - instead of their true nature; spirit.

Mr. Green and Mr. D represent two such personalities or “players” within the game or dream world.  Each one can listen to one of either two voices:  the ego/fear or the spirit/love—within their own mind. 

Mr. Green eventually listened to the voice of reason (avi and zak who represents the “other choice” orspirit/love/peace).  Avi and Zak appeared to be “bad guys” and exist in the world of games and fear, in order to help wake up Mr. Green (and others) to the truth. 

With the help of the Avi, Mr. Green started waking up to reality that his only enemy was within his own mind (ego/fear) and that the whole world is based on the projection of this fear and blame on other people or players.  Every rule listed during the game of chess *also* applied to the rules of the dream world as well. 

Mr. Gold is never seen because he is a voice in the mind.

As long Mr. Green did not ecognize this truth, then the ego (Gold) is never revealed for causing fear-based terror and pain happening within the dream world of many games.  A “game” could be likened to “a life”.  If a the game is “over” you die within the dream, for example. 

Mr. Gold is the master manipulator, and the voice of fear in everyone’s mind—the voice of the ego.  The point of the movie, imo, is …there is another choice/and voice within your mind, and that is love and the acceptance.  The ego is not who you really are...you are much more then this.  You are Love itself.  AAnd this is why Mr. Green said “I am on to you” to himself in the end, and had no more fear afterward.  He denied the ego, and took control back.

So...it’s a metaphysical movie that will not be embraced by all..whereas others will really love it if they can relate to it.

Thanks for reading ~ Sharon

sharon : 09/06/2008 00:32:35

aw...awright

ZACK : 23/09/2008 21:59:11

GREAT FILM
A BIT LIKE RELIGION ONLY IDIOTS FAIL TO UNDERSTAND WHATS REALLY GOING ON.
Q.
HOW COULD YOU NOT LIKE THIS?
A.
IF YOUR DUMB:)

ben : 06/10/2008 22:30:10

Too GOOD SHARON>> THANKS FOR THE EXPLANATION DUDE>>

Vishal : 02/12/2008 09:25:59

Sharon, not sure about all the ‘love’ stuff.. but the rest of it I kinda agree with. Mr Gold was a representation of ego and fear and not necessarily a real character. The scenes with his assistant woman meeting Macho did not necessarily occur either. We witnessed the movie through Green’s perception so it’s simply irrelevant whether those character’s were real or imagined. All other characters in the movie Green interacted with and therefore were assumed to be real. Avi and Zach were his prison cell neighbors and they upheld their end of their promise and assisted him to liberate himself from his ego, and they lived happily ever after.
I like the movie because it was ambiguous and provoked deep consideration, although some parts did seem a little pretentious.
I find it slightly ironic how the people that spew verbal vitriol after failing to comprehend the plot in this movie, feel the need to express it publicly. One could construe them as victims of their own ego, and exactly what subject of the film is focused on.

People don't like to be made to think : 06/12/2008 09:28:19

Actually on reconsideration, it’s plausible that Mr Gold was not a real character, but in fact Avi and Zach. They crossed paths with Mr Gold and lived. That would not be difficult if Mr Gold was their creation.

People don't like to be made to think : 06/12/2008 10:00:17

The explanation for Jake’s fake ‘blood disease’ I believe to be a temporary blood poisoning delivered via the card that Zach handed him in the casino.

People don't like to be made to think : 06/12/2008 10:05:01

You are a fool Jim, the fact that you are not capable of comprehending something complex does not mean that it is stupid, it means that you are stupid.

Alex : 19/12/2008 20:38:16

sorry about my previous comment, I was in a bad mood. Jim, you are not so stupid.

Alex : 19/12/2008 21:48:05

Can anyone tell me the rules… the first was, you can only get better buy playing a better opponent.

thank you.

chris : 21/01/2009 17:29:08

so what happened to the brother?  i know his daughter got taken but did he die or survive?  Plus where does sorter fit in to all of this?  i thought he was mr gold for a bit until i thought that mr green was.  i think my brain imploded watching this movie.  especially with the cartoon bit.

yehaw : 16/02/2009 16:46:39

Greatest movie I ve ever seen....

Watch it may be more 20 times…

What I realise or think is script has changed dramatically while producing the film.

Many interpretations is possible. Such as Zak and avi is Mr.Gold. They re for real. Zak and avi does not exist… So on. Which I think have minor importance…

What is stunning here is how they embed personal develepment therapies in a gangstar movie.  Secret or what the bleep is for example more direct. But this one is totally indirect, but direct to sub concusiosness.  I hope this will lead a new category in future. Intellectual+action and self development… Dangerous combination:)

ali : 19/02/2009 16:46:49

This movie has topped my favourite list since last week beating The Matrix.  After seeing it 4-5 times and reading about game theory and con tricks it seems there is a completely another world out there. Could anyone please explain how Green could have created the whole con game around macha in 2 yrs.
Statham is the best actor for such movies......Chaos another good movie of him....

abhishek : 02/04/2009 10:44:03

If you watch carefully, Mr. Green had a cell with a window next to the door.  So he could not have been in between two other cells. Maybe Avi (A or alpha) represents logic (chess). Zac (Z or Omega) represents perception (quantum theory relies on a perceiver as do con men). 

I dont think avi or zac actually existed.

Larry : 08/05/2009 03:08:38

To people who don’t like/understand this movie you need to watch it more than once because it is extremely deep. I watched it 5 times already and I’m planning to watch it more times. Only after 5 times I understand what its about.

Mr Gold is as his name suggests Gold. He is money, he is greed, he is the ego that wishes to be better than everyone. “Its the only reason you get up in the morning. The only reason you suffer the shitty puss, the blood, the sweat and the tears. Its because you want people to know how good, attractive, generous, funny, wild and clever you really are. Fear or reveare me but please think Im special. We share an addiction, we are approval junkies. We are all in it for the slap in the back and the gold watch. The hip hip hoo fucking rah. Look at the clever boy with the badge polishing his trophie. We are just monkeys rapped in suits begging for the approval of others. If we knew this we wouldn’t do this..”

“He is behind every crime ever commited”

Mr Gold is the animal instinct.

The other part of ourselves is the godly part. The spirit.
What seperates us from the animals. It is that we must embrace to free ourselves.

Avi and Zac are real, they have fought “Mr. Gold“/ego and won. They have faced their ego and defeated it so now they “control” Mr. Gold and they can use him. They are the only ones who have faced Mr. Gold and lived.

All criminals are afraid of Mr. Gold because they don’t know who it is. But Zak and Avi know the truth, so all the criminals fear them. They are untouchable because they have defeated the ego and they no longer have fear.

The film is about facing your ego and controlling it, to free yourself. To become yourself.

I always like Guy Richie’s movies but this film is unbelievably awesome.

Guy Richie is officially best director ever in my book and Revolver best movie ever. I can’t believe that a guy actually made a film that is so good. It is the definition of classic. In 100 years or 1000 years it will still be one of the greatest movie. It is true art that liberates the soul. Its almost mystical.

Thank you Guy Richie.

Best film ever : 27/06/2009 05:12:08

Sam Gold is KAIZER SOZE

BOOM THERE WE GO NEW MOVIE LETS FILM IT ITS GONNA SELL LIKE HOT POCKETS.

Mo : 14/08/2009 18:03:07

seriously mate, wind your neck in!!

rdrr : 25/08/2009 18:55:13

The movie is amazingly the best. Ive literally watched it so many times than i can count or remember. It is true that the only way to get smarter or stronger or successful is by overcoming the one person (opponent) that has been defeating us our whole lives namely ego and fear. They are the only true opponents we have to fight and win with our love and self knowledge.

: 29/09/2009 17:05:13

True (lasting and enjoyable) success can only come by beating this opponent continuously successfully not by overcoming anyone else. Macha was easily overcome when green overcame his opponent.  I REALLY WISH THERE WAS A WEBSITE WHERE THEY DISCUSS IN DEPTH THE DETAILS OF THE PHILOSOPHY OR SPIRITUAL MEANING BEHIND THE REVOLVER STORY

: 29/09/2009 17:14:08

We are always inside our opponents environment namely Gold’s world- the physical. Our opponent speaks 2 us constantly telling us our physical tools namely the body and senses is the real us. Hence we always live in fear of dying, fear of not having enough(greed) , fear of losing (attachment ) and the borbardment of sensual stimulation from the physical blurs and dulls the truest part of us namely our intuition and our mind. To master my mind and use it to exercise control over the senses is the only way to beat Gold

: 29/09/2009 17:25:29

there are no credits because credits are ego boosters and the whole idea of the movie is how the ego affects every aspect of society and our daily life.... you can appreciate art even if you dont know who it is ... most importantly we celebrate egos… people with the biggest egos fuck the most girls get better jobs but they are never truly secure

james : 20/11/2009 11:13:56

Thanks for this.  It’s reassuring to see a positive review of this vastly underrated movie.  I fully expected to see 95% on Rotten Tomatoes, but instead found an especially dismal 17%.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10004826-revolver/

sam : 11/12/2009 05:11:45

…and, by the way, there IS a director’s cut version.

sam : 11/12/2009 05:13:33

…and, the director’s cut makes it look like the official version was produced by someone who didn’t quite get it.  Some (maybe all) apparent plot holes are resolved.

While the credits are rolling in the director’s cut, there are short clips of PhD’s discussing the ego as the enemy.

sam : 11/12/2009 07:06:30

Ok here is what I also noticed after watching the film...reading the insightful comments here and watching it again… First a few details…

The asian female assassin that falls under the table represents the ego/greed...everyone is looking around at the obvious places for the enemy, but she is hidden under the tables (sub rosa) from them and represents the real threat . 

Also, note that the books Mr. Green has in his prison cell are the same stack of books that are in front of Zak towards the end of the film...suggesting to me that they are figments of Green’s imagination.

Also Also, the handwriting in the books shown coming from Mr. Green matches the handwriting that Avi is shown producing (notice the stylistic number seven is the same). I think the same number appears on one of the money bags that Green is shown to be leaving on an a doorstep. So IMHO Avi is a figment of Green’s imagination.

Here is my take on the whole film: Mr. Green gets out of jail with the intention ( perhaps we should say his Ego’s intention of getting revenge from Ganster Liotta. But the better side of his nature- represented by Avi and Zak - intervene. In fact, they save his life. The Ego, at first, doesn’t let Green take Zak’s advice (take the elevator-in other words, face your Ego) so Green makes himself sick (at an almost subconscious level-demonstrating the power of the mind over the body)...with the possibility of death through a rare blood disease and the possibility of being killed by the gangster, the Ego is now more vulnerable to listening to Avi and Zak who represent Green’s mental tools that he utilises to defeat his Ego.  In order to fool the enemy/Ego further Green let’s it believe that it is getting revenge on the gangster by stealing his money and drugs, but in actually he is setting it up for a final blow. This is the stategy mentioned in the movie of letting the opponent think he is getting what he wants when in actuality it is part of the plan of defeating him. In the final part of the film, after letting go of his attachment to money, by giving it away (he is tricking the Ego into thinking the “loan sharks” are making him do it), he delivers the killing stroke to the control that his Ego has over him, by grovelling at the feet of his enemy instead of shooting him as the Ego intends, and showing the Ego that he is in control not it.

a very interesting and thought provoking film disguised as a typical Guy Richie gangster film. Perhaps Guy Ritchie is deceiving the Ego in each one of us into watching what we expect to be a typical film, when in actuality his intention is to get us to think about the power the Ego has over each one of us. 

hakan guven : 29/12/2009 07:42:42

You really need to see the Director’s Cut version to fully understand the film. (I saw the official version after that and just thought ?wtf? - and even wore: the DVD region-1 version)
But imho the film, as it was intended by Ritchie, is nothing less than ingenious.
But, well, it probably won’t change the world - and not only because most people just seem to not get it…

just me : 17/01/2010 22:12:20

By the way, @hakan guven:

I really like your idea about the pertty female asian assassin. She really might represent the ego/greed - fireing from a hidden place invisibly. And I think this theory is supported by the fact that only Sorter noticed her, because he is one of the very few that knows about the evil nature and the camouflage of the ego. (later he puts himself in great danger and also accepts financial cuts to protect a child)

Your idea about the handwritings is also interesting. But I’m not sure what I shold think about it. Probably it’s just nothing.

But I don’t agree with your theory about Avi and Zach not being real. I think they are just some (real) guys who in combination with each other (“chess and cons - a dangerous combination“) were able to figure out what the ego is, what kind game he(the ego) plays and how to beat him. And they “steal” Jake’s money to put him at war with himself (To face the enemy “You’ve got to induce head pain” - “Nothing hurts more than humiliation and a little loss of money“).

So they test him pretending being loan sharks and taking him to their “clients”. But Jake proves himself worthy, by being good and hurting anybody, for the final challange. So he’s got to engage the “Opponent”. They go to Macha’s casino. Macha of course seems to be Jake’s worst opponent. But he isn’t. And after letting Macha live Jake finds his real opponent. (“The greatest enemy will hide in the last place you would ever look” - Julius Caesar) Jake finds him literally there: in the house of his supposed enemy, and in the elevator (which he generally doesn’t like). So after defeating his enemy, his ego, he returns to Zach and Avi, where he plays chess against Avi - and loses. Now he realizes that Zach and Avi were his former cell neighbor and they were playing a game with him to make him ready to come with them (“The only way to get smarter is by playing a smarter opponent.” Fundamentals of Chess).

In the elevator Jake has finally seen the nature of the ego, just as Zach and Avi got to see throgh the ego while the were doing nothing more than thinking for 10 years in prison in the cells next to Jake. They left without him because he “wasn’t ready to come with them”. But now that he passed all their tests and won the battle against the opponent (his ego) he is ready.

Macha acting as a weird psycho with a gun in front of the elevator is a extereme example for a man who is totally consumed by his ego. (The ego always says: “fear or revear me, but please think I’m special“) But as Jake just ignores him he is confused and very afraid. - The ego has consumed him, it has become him - while Jake however got rid of his “ego-boundaries” and leves as a free man.

So, this is my humble interpretation.
I hope we’ve seen the same version, the Director’s Cut.
I’ll be glad to hear your opinions.

just me again : 17/01/2010 23:40:49

the person whose commentary is the original is absolutely correct in the substance of his arguement but is not smart enough to properly get his point across. this script and film will be the discussion of intellects and philosophers. some are too stupid to see what its really about and so they are afraid to admit it and instead say it was bullshit rather than man up and say they weren’t smart enough to understand it fully. happens in many situations...shame, shame, shame.

bizzy : 06/03/2010 01:41:03

If you feel a deep change within yourself after seeing a movie you have just watched a masterpiece. Such are the consequences of seeing Revolver. Then again… if after seeing it you are still the same plain red-neck. So be it. Gladly I’m not you. I am aware of the change that has come over me.

ego : 06/04/2010 05:17:01

i threw on a random movie after a niteout to pute me to sleep. but the fucken movie woke me up and got me pumpd!. i cant believe i only found out bout this movie 2hrs ago

BEST FUCKEN MOVIE EVERRRRR!!!!

g : 10/04/2010 23:41:45

Awsome movie - if u guys liked it perhaps u should also ses, if u haven’t already, ‘Blueberry’ or ‘Renegade’ - similar themes.. When Avi and Zach say to Jake ‘we are you’ they are communicating to Jake that ego/gold (structuralisation, judgement, fear, attchment, desire, false percpetion, labelling) is the opponent and they are beings who know that all phenomena is one (god/universe) which does not adhere to structuralization or stagnatisation but rather is a fluiditic liberation of belief systems which sidesteps attempts to control perception. Ego/Gold is/are Mr Smith’s in the Matrix.

Carly : 26/04/2010 04:26:39

Sharon, You have got the perfect understanding of the movie!

What is your email?

mine: threelight@hotmail.com

ThreeLight : 12/05/2010 03:57:42

The true meaning of the movie is CABBALAH.
If you start reading about it the whole move will become clear!!
http://www.kabbalahlearningcenter.info/web/guest/what-is-kabbalah

ThreeLight : 12/05/2010 04:08:01

KABBALAH

threelight : 12/05/2010 04:09:11

what if this movie, like many other movies is meant solely to wake YOU up? 

It’s interesting the people who fault the movie for whatever reason, intrinsically deny any truth to it...perceived or real...Duality is a bitch sometimes, but it separates liars from thinkers...brevity is the soul of whit, and any further discussion is a joke!

your dad : 12/06/2010 03:59:33

Fantastic to see so many people open to the subjects this film provokes, and as i read the comments from start to finish, its encouraging to see the ignorance slowly dissapate!

In reference to many others here, but more directly ‘#44 ego’ and ‘#50 your dad’. I concure this film was most probably made to wake us up.

I have come to believe that the numerous disscussions I have read in regard to this film, proves there is nothing impossible if you imagine it. Indeed, theres nothing new under the sun. When you’re moved, you’re moved and you should seize the moment to express the feeling.

It’s that moment of expression, evidenced here with the (mainly) positives and within the negative comments seen by the ‘respected’ movie critics, that I define as ART.

I had never regarded Ritche as ‘provocative’ or (dare I say) ‘intelligent’ film maker. However, his credibabilty is compounded by the choice in not feeding the ego of its cast or crew by havng credits…

Something, I must be honest, did not notice until it was highlighted here!

rkowalewski : 13/06/2010 22:43:32

The film is a complete pile of horseshit, you are pretending to find some meaning where there is none.

I have read the comments people have made, and it strikes me that whilst calling people “dumb” for not liking it, not one of you knows what the frigging thing was about.

It was an egotistical film, I kind of compare it to a shit advert that doesn’t make anyone buy anything but wins some advertising award absolute bollocks, if someone had written it as an essay in secondary school they would have failed to get a grade.

Really this reviewer knows he alks shit “Did I understand it, no I wan’s meant to....” Well what a great film that is.

matt : 25/07/2010 14:45:28

This film is without a doubt one of the greatest films of all time. Its really all about Mindfulness, and it makes the whole thing very very cool.

Mindfulness meditation has been taught and practised for over 5000 years. It teaches one to be aware of their mind, which very often can be our greatest enemy. Once a person becomes mindful they become very much like Stratham at the end of revolver… free from the mind… its still there… like a barking dog… but it doesn’t bother them as much or control them. He becomes everything he knew he could be, he becomes great.

Right now mindfulness meditation is being used to treat suicide and depression in the NHS and America as well as many other mental problems. Its proving to be very effective, more so than prozac. The human condition is no where near perfect, evolution failed to give us an off switch for our minds. You are not your mind, thoughts are just thoughts, feelings just private events.. Yes they are useful, of course they are… but we still need to be aware of their true nature, or we lose touch of reality..spend our lives rushing from a to b never feeling complete..

A great historian recently quoted that the introduction of mindfulness into the Western world is the most important thing to ever happen to it. Its acceptance, understanding and integration into our society will really make a difference and help lower so much suffering.

Revolver shows the importance of understanding and mastering your true nature, accepting and being what you truly are.. and not letting the MIND take over.. It’s so sneaky it actually makes you think its you… And it makes it all very cool..

Kristian : 30/07/2010 13:02:26

I am sure that the “colours” are crucial and I think they are in the movie to help us digest the meaning. I think that analysis of the symbolism of each of the colours mentioned in the film can shed a lot of light on what each of the characters symbolize.

The way I see it:
The formula given by Avi and Zach is the way to gain true freedom, become human that is not controlled by fear, stress, greed, pride etc. Person without those traits is able to overcome every obstacle - understand the true meaning of life and gain control over his senses.  The formula gives you guidelines on how to evolve into that person: confront each of your negative traits, defeat all of your internal enemies. 
“Gold” colour symbolizes illumination, wisdom – Jake becomes Mr. Gold when he finally understands the game - the true meaning of the formula – at the very end of the film. Mr. Gold also represents fear (fear for unknown – nobody knows who is Mr Gold - human fear worst of what’s unknown for them, what they don’t understand – even the worst monster doesn’t seem that scary anymore when you learn everything about it)
Every negative character/trait(Mr.Green, Macha, Japanese mafia) is afraid of him because ultimately “he is their nemesis” (except Zach and Avi cause “they are him” in fact). 
Avi and Zach are Jakes conscious – true self, undistorted by Jake defects [and therefore weaknesess] (greed etc.) their colour is gold because they lead Jake to the ultimate awareness (Mr. Gold).

Sorter symbolizes integrity and logic (doing what’s right) he’s the one that “never misses” and “Is always right”. Colour Blue symbolizes integrity that’s why Sorter and Liotta(he symbolizes other blue meanings) are in a way connected. In the film he defeats the Japanese mafia (colour Red) that represents wrath, rage and anger. Logic and rational thinking is the only way to conquer the anger. Sorter (alike Liotta) can’t kill the little girl (white), he is “doing the right thing”.

Green colour is associated with ambition, greed and jealousy (Jake defeats “Mr. Green” in the elevator when he forgives Liotta character and gives him his money back).
“White” symbolizes innocence, purity and virginity and is depicted as little girl - Jakes niece.
“Blue” depicted by Riotta’s character symbolizes power but also softness, cowardice, stress and depression. Jake defeats those traits at the end.

Black is the absence of colour and symbolizes fear. Black colour is shown at the end of the film. This is the reason why I think there is no credits. If one has no greed, ambition etc. he in fact has nothing to lose and has no fear. By conquering those negative traits Jake has also defeated the fear (he walked into elevator, he was not afraid of Macha in the last scene etc.).

“There is no avoiding the war, it can only be postponed to the advantage of your enemy” – the earlier a person decides to get free from all those traits the easiest it is to do it (the more wealth and grief you have the harder is to eradicate it)

felix : 02/08/2010 23:44:44

Greatest film ever made. Intellectual powerhouse meets bad-ass gangster flick. Ritchie is God. Or is he Sam Gold?
If you didn’t like it you are normal - and unintelligent. Nuff said beeyotches…

Gold, Sam : 06/08/2010 10:09:21

First off sharon thnx that really helped. Secondly people ask me why did zak and avi help jake green out through the movie a lot so ill lay it down. In the movie jake is talking about his cellmates and he says that they said “your comming with us jake” and at the end avi says “we were always going 2 bring you with us but u just weren’t ready to hear how hard that was going to be”. Also in the end credits one guy said “people have no clue that their in prison they don’t no there is an ego they don’t no the distinction” so my point is that when zak and avi said they were taking him with them I think they really meant “we will help u get out of your mental prison (get rid of your ego) and we will show you that you don’t need to be afraid of anything. Since zak and avi kept their promise they came back and got rid of his ego and he was better off. But in order for zak and avi to know how to get rid of the ego they must have done that before right??? Yes they did that is why whenever jakes ego “don’t let them play games with you” avi said “is it ME who’s playing head games with you” the way avi knew what he was thinking is because avi knew the obsticles the ego puts infront of you and he predicted all of the resistance that jake would cause.  Oh quick question! Who was sam golds representative??? Was she real? Or was mr. D’s ego infecting his mind with what his mind wanted him to see????? 

Mike : 26/08/2010 02:28:23

1. You should hate this film

2. After thinking it through and watching it time and again you will love it after an “eurika! moment

3. Relise its a ball bag again.

4. Gains points back for reminding you not to fall prey to your ego. And maby even insecuritys.

Finally, this film makes you happier by taking something away. RARE
THIS FILM IMPROVES LIFE!

Fast Dog : 27/09/2010 10:28:59

Hi all,

Were can I get a copy of the Director’s Cut??? Have checked the usual sites etc, cannot find it.  Please can someone help?

Thanks,

Jay.

Jay : 08/10/2010 14:31:36

wat the fuck is up with the blood desease at the beginning??? it cant be the card as the dude who passed it to him done so without gloves

: 16/10/2010 21:31:07

Hmmm...saw the flick this morning early, had now idea what to expect and was quite drawn in by the whole thing, the visual style and also the performances. Some thoughts and I will add some later.

1. Mr. Gold represents life...no second chances and no extensions.
2. Avi and partner represents ego, in effect what we use to create what we project to the outside world.
3. Have not worked out the rest, will think on it some.

hmmm

Lu : 24/10/2010 09:00:17

Came up with a pretty cool theory after watching it the other day.  Mabey the whole movie never happened...what if everybody is a different part of Jake’s mind?  Macha represents greed and selfishness. Sorter represents making decisions or “feeling”. Jake represents himself. Sam Gold represents the ego. Zac and Avi represent the answers on how to break free from Gold’s world and “win the ultimate win”. 

Mike : 26/10/2010 04:23:57

This the greatest movies which I ever saw. And it is woderful in the aspect, that leaves a lot of place for self interpretation and adaptation for your self. The same as all religion books. As more I watch this movie as more is harder to understand for me, how Guy Ritchie wrote it. Man has to be enlighted to undertand those things. Or maybe someon els stands bihind Guy Ritchie…

But it is not important now. What is important - evryon want to understand it. Some of us embrace this chalange, others just find it too difficult and reject it.

And even at this point it is a beuty and answer to disappointed Guy Ritchie. Black and white, likers and disslikers, jus question of proportion. And Guy Ritchie is in the middle of those two parts. But the same answer i found in the movie - the balance.

The balance exist all ower the universe, light and darknes, ego and love, and etc…

And the movie represent this balance very well. Avi and Zack teach Jake how to owercome greed (Macha), but then Jake became greede in owercoming greed, thus Zack and Avi shows him the way how to unleash him self from the greed and show him another side - self recognition. And at the end of movie they also tell him, thate they are him, what means, that they are enemy too, just deeper.

By overcoming yourself (getting deeper) you expand your understanding about yourself.

Thats my thoghts about this movie.

Mantas : 09/12/2010 00:32:25

i’ve read all the comments...im agreed with all of them..bcoz everyone is right in their own place…
but in my openion this movie stunned me to the depth, and the scene in which green fights with his own ego is really appreciable...ive seen the shutter island, black swan, inception, fight club, machineist et cetera....And no one is as good as this one..
but if u try to understand this movie you’ll know no one can express better than this one, but you have to study a little psychology before it( ego ,id , superego concept especially)

And Finally i want to say that, You Should watch this movie atleast 10 times to understand what he wants to tell you in brief....but as people say the broader the thinking the deeper you get the meaning…
there is no end to its meaning unless you got enlightened…
so i just want to say get more spiritual and less physical..this is the only way you can get what you want…

Akash Sharma : 27/01/2011 20:49:46

Jim, i laughed my tits off / nodded solemnly at your analysis straight after watching Revolver on TV - alas only my 1st viewing. Thanks for restoring balance to my life, although ill not get those 2.5hrs (plus adverts) back again… No need to watch it again i think. cheers ed.

ed : 13/02/2011 23:28:31

Personally, I thought it’s a little bit of genius.

That line near the end, forget the specifics now, but it’s something along the lines of “the more you try to tell the truth, the less they’ll believe you”

Nothing new, but explains the the divided reaction to this film perfectly.

Everyone will have their own take on this film, and particularly differing from mine is the earlier guy who thinks Gold is the characterisation of illumination.  I presumed the “greatest trick he ever pulled was convincing you he was you” should have pointed out that Gold really isn’t your friend.  It seems to me he’s the embodiment of all lust for anything (i.e. for Gold).

At least one thing seems obvious to me:

Avi and the fat Sopranos guy aren’t real.  They are part of Statham’s psyche, as is Sam Gold.  Although Sam Gold is probably in everyone’s psyche, see the Devil (Christians), the Ego (although the Ego has been a little demonised in recent years.  C’mon guys, give the poor wee guy a break, it isn’t all bad), the Demiurge (Gnosticism), Ignorance (Buddhism) and on ad infinitum.

Personally, I think what this whole film is nothing but a quite clever exposition of the internal battle that everyone has to face up to at some point.

Perhaps the harsher reviews spread from those who don’t want to deal with that part of themselves/reality yet.  What’s humourous is how similar many of them sound to Gold.  Furious, huge inferiority complex.  Way to reinforce the films message in the process of disparaging it.

Regardless, this film came at quite a useful point for me, and I’m quite sure it’ll come in useful for many other people too.

Optimistic Gnostic : 14/02/2011 16:32:33

wow… a bunch of smart ass wannabe film critics can’t understand a movie, so they say its stupid...bravo!

... : 21/02/2011 23:39:06

its an decent movie ... dont get too extreme either way ... dont say its stupid and dont say its the best movie ever ... its somewhere in between that non sense

fuck you : 25/03/2011 15:50:12

seen it a few times now and prob one of my fav movies. i love the way guy richie does his films. and the cartoon part? prob the coolest concept ever for a movie. showing the true inner emotions that we cant do in real life. i would love it if i was having a heated argument with someone and as im making my point i grow 10 feet tall and my hair a blaze, than storm off with uzis and shred the carpet behind me as i fire off 100 rounds. i want that!

yo momma : 29/04/2011 07:58:54

“GREED is the only snake that cannot be charmed”
Loved the movie

JR : 16/06/2011 16:51:46

Hi, just stumbled across this website a year and 10+ viewings of Revolver. I was hell bent on grasping the messege in this film right from the start and many viewings later, both with comentary and without, i finally got it. I love Guy Ritchies desire to make the watcher tax himself to uncover the subtle messege he geniously buries in this film. Once i found out the messege, my awareness of my mind took a giant leap forward. Good thing or bad thing? Neither good or bad? This is truly a film for deep minds who love searching for meaning

Chris : 30/06/2011 11:25:19

Haha brilliant film review and even more brilliant film! However, I think those random comic sequences were quite confusing at times. He should have used this visualization technique throughout the film or not at all. It just didn’t make sense.

Dharma : 30/06/2011 17:56:27

Wake up, mr. Green…

Revolver : 12/07/2011 19:22:13

I think it is about stopping to play someone else’s game and starting to play your own. You can never win in the game, in which you did not set the rules. The dream is a metaphor. In our dreams we all set our own rules. In life it is the same, but we don’t know that. We only have to wake up and realize what we are doing, and why we are doing it, and this will make us few steps ahead of the others, who are still following the general rule in a sleepwalk.

Leo : 29/07/2011 08:16:31

It took me a long time to understand this movie and its message. This movie will change your life if you put in the effort to understand it.

vasi : 02/08/2011 14:34:35

If you’re new to this kind of thinking.. (like I was) what this movie does is - it plants a seed in your head, a seed of doubt – it makes you challenge “yourself”.  After that.. nothing is the same anymore, even if you want to :) (at least this is how it was for me)

vasi : 02/08/2011 14:43:06

…and I salute you! I totally agree. This is the greatest film ever made - But the ego thinks otherwise, hence the fear of seeing the truth of this fact.

Best wishes, Niclas

Niclas : 07/08/2011 16:19:31

I would totally kick the dogshit out of Jason Statham.  I can fucking fly.  I can stop bullets.  AND at the end of the day, my message blows your fucking mind And still makes sense within its medium (aka cinema).

People compare me to Jesus.  Not madonna.  Jesus.  Fuck madonna.

I liked this movie but just cause it was really violent and I am too.  I have been to known to jump inside Agents and copy/paste my code on their asses.  Agent Smith would pull ray liottas ballsac out of his own throat.  Easy.

End transmission.

Neo : 09/08/2011 06:50:31

Just watched it on Crackle and this is the greatest movie ever made! My ego says so! Lol, Honestly it has changed my life forever and I’m never going back! Did you hear what I said Sam, NEVER!!!

Red Star : 30/08/2011 15:43:26

Enjoyed reading everyone’s take on the movie.  But, I do feel that the significance of the chakras were overlooked. I.e., green is the heart chakra, blue, red, etc.

From a metaphysical standpoint the Zak and Avi characters could be viewed as a sort of transformation vehicle or mechanism (i.e, black can be associated with the melanin/pineal) one or both could relate to the pineal or third eye.  Red, gold, blue, green, yellow, orange, purple, white are chakra colors.

Statham had to see through the ‘dream’ that he was in (his own matrix)..

I also think the point is that we can not defeat our ego (like Buddha figured out) but we must dismantle/neutralize/rise above the fear.  That is why the confrontation at the end goes the way it does.

I’m still not 100% on the Andre & Pastore characters (debt collectors syn. to karma) their role and significance felt multi-faceted = I need to see the Director’s cut,

Right or wrong...just some observations

The Determined Observer : 31/08/2011 16:01:24

I’m so glad I watched this movie while I’m still young, before I’m old & cynical, & full of ego & preconceived ideas. I can’t believe I’d never heard of this movie until I watched it! I only watched it last week! But u can see it’s the same message from The Real Rock n Rolla. “That which starts sweet ends bitter, & that which starts bitter ends sweet.” “Beauty is a cruel mistress.”, etc.

intrinsic51 : 04/09/2011 17:05:36

…Shakespeare in the 21st century…

nautille : 11/10/2011 18:30:51

Excellent movie. I don’t completely understand it but i recognise that that does not make it ‘bad’.

Also, I find it funny that a movie like this gets 17% on Rotten Tamatoes and yet movies like Thor or Rio get 70+.

Hollywood has made the a sad, bleak place.

xxxxx : 18/10/2011 11:58:47

when i saw the movie i was like wtf?? then saw the end credits but while watching i pretty much figured that this movie is more hypothetical than actual reality. have some hypo meaning that just looks pile of shit...but going after the comments i understand what its about...thanks

ah well : 26/10/2011 04:24:37

IF U DON’T UNDERSTAND THE MOVIE JUST START READING ECKART TOLLE AND EVERYTHING WILL MAKE SENSE

VAS : 17/11/2011 21:45:16

1) In every game and con there is always a victim and there is always an opponent. It’s good to know when you are the former so you can become the latter.

2) But the question is how do you prepare yourself for this game?

3) You only get smater by playing a smarter opponent.

4) The smarter the game the smarter the opponent

5) Checkers is an example of such a game. Chess is a better game. Debate is an even better opportunity to learn and so on.

6) But the question is where does the game stop? or one can ask what is the smartest game one can play?

7) The answer according to the movie is: “The game of con you play with yourself”.

—i think thats the lot of em.

And i could be wrong, but isnt Jim congratulating the director and enjoying the movie in his review? I just saw quite a few statements knocking Jim for NOT liking the film.

Anyway, my take on this film is this:

Its all about enlightenment. This whole movie is not actual events taking place, but just metaphors for the struggle that is playing out in jake’s mind. jake is the sense of self trying to regain control and break free from ego (mr. gold). macha is greed. money and drugs represent power over mind. macha has been the dominant personality and has had jake imprisoned for 7 yrs because he provides mr. gold with drugs and money. zach is influence. avi is intuition, which is why jake must give up all of his money to him for his help and also why he always second guesses him and thinks he is playing mind games. we dont always trust our instinct. billy is realistic point of view. billy’s daughter is innocence. slim biggins is gluttony. lord john is lust. sorter is the conscience. the doctors are the super conscious. the guy who tells billy to tell jake to get out is the sub-conscious. the elevator is fear. which is what ego hides behind. after macha receives the newspapers and starts hearing voices in his head, that is ego turning on him. when jake emerges from the elevator and walks past macha he has taken himself back.

Free yourself from all that shiz, and you got enlightenment...ish.

Mr Biegs : 09/12/2011 12:33:49

Oh, and also. I agree with said statements above concerning how movie criticism works.

Criticism’s all a load of crap, especially when you remember its just someones opinion. The fact that “real” movie critics thought this movie sucked made me laugh. Even the ones that understood it called it “psycho-bullshit” or whatever. They’re too set in their ways to think differently, open their eyes and whatnot.

Mr Biegs : 09/12/2011 12:41:34