The Ocean’s 11 (1960), an iconic movie, was great. The Ocean’s Eleven (2011) remake, however, was more successful at engaging a modern audience. The remake featured plot twists that were inspired by the original. They turned greed into passion. The sequel was seen as a more complex Vegas movie than the 1960’s. It was therefore not a remake of the original. However, it was a new adaptation that best suited an audience from another era. The remake movie’s directors acknowledged that new times bring new advances in technology and mentality.

Ocean’s Eleven (2006) and Ocean’s 11 (1960), are top-rated movies, both based on Las Vegas Casino Heists. Although they are minor, these changes can make an action movie duller and less interesting. In the original, men were motivated solely by greed. Danny Ocean, however, wants to vengeance against the man who robbed his wife and is the owner of the casino. The original movie shows greed as the motive but the remake shows there’s more to the story, with the fight for love and marriage. It was a clever way to draw in females, particularly the alpha females who prefer chick flicks over action movies. The original 1960 movie featured World War II vets. In contrast, the sequel version included highly-skilled and specialized individuals with a history in heists and scams. The men in question were skilled thieves which made the story more thrilling. The film’s most notable difference is the fact that the gang get to keep the money at end. None of them actually dies, which makes it a much happier and more uplifting ending. Bergdorf was the only member of the group who died from heart attacks. The money was left in Bergdorf’s coffin for shipping back to San Francisco. When Bergdorf’s wife decides to cremat it, it is destroyed. Bergdorf’s character, who is far more sensitive than the rest of the cast, died unexpectedly. This made the ending extremely sad. No one in “The Rat Pack”, shows sympathy for Bergdorf’s death or an interest in his repose. It was almost like I hoped that they wouldn’t get the money. It’s not what you want to see. It wasn’t as complicated as modern Vegas. Anyone who has seen both versions will notice that the supporting cast of the remake had different names. Directors believed that the new names would give the film a fresher perspective. Although I’m not sure how it worked, I believe it did. However, I will give credit to other aspects of the new version in terms of having a fresher feeling.

The original “Rat Pack”, as it was known, had a break-and-run approach to their heist. This seemed quite easy considering the security challenges at the time. For a city this large, the plan seems far too simple. It was revealed that safe doors had been left open in the event of a blackout. Now we know that this doesn’t happen in a facility that holds millions upon millions. The heist is shown in the more recent movie at the well-known Bellagio casino and hotel. The method they used was to break into the vault. It is pretty difficult. The original movie focused more on the robbery of the casino. It was very straightforward, predictable, and boring. However, the new movie had a technology genius who hack into security systems and monitor all cameras. A completely new character was also added to the group to be an asset for casino information. Another was a casino dealer, who was added to the group to distract from the truth. It’s thrilling to see how complex their plan is. This is key to making action movies that are entertaining and unpredictable.

Ocean’s 11 (1960), is a poorly-paced film that drags on because it spends too much of its time focusing solely on the boring parts. Instead of focusing more on the heist it made it more complicated. One scene shows a man who promises to take his son to a ballgame and meets his son.

That scene had absolutely no meaning. We never saw him again, and the topic of the ballgame wasn’t brought up again. In the original Frank Sinatra, many times Sinatra seemed bored while performing. Some scenes felt improvised. Another dragged-out sequence that followed the heist was Romero calling his friends before telling them who robbed him. It felt like Romero was just sitting on the phone to get more movie time. The scenes that were unnecessary, and even the ones that could be significant if they had been shorter and more focused, took away time from the main focus of this film. It made viewers feel unrealistic and too general about the gangs methods to rob. Either the director wasn’t very broad-minded or was simply lazy. Ocean’s Eleven (2001), was loved by many viewers for its easy pace and engaging style. The new version was more concise. This version of the heist was detailed and in-depth. Every possible complication encountered during the heists was raised and dealt with. Ocean had a motive to revenge the man who took his wife. This alone dramatizes matters and makes the movie even more intriguing. The gang members are all in it to make money. But Ocean, who is the mastermind behind everything, is fighting for his girl and it takes a different kind of passion and determination to succeed in crime.

It would be unfair to discredit the 1960 classic, even though it gave the 2006 platform. The iconic cast was present in both versions. Ocean’s 11 (1960), Frank Sinatra was a star as well as Sammy Davis Jr. and Peter Lawford. This film is a must-see. The remake’s filmmakers knew this because they had to recruit Brad Pitt, Brad Pitts, Julia Roberts and Matt Damon. The actors may have been “cool” in their real lives, but so was their portrayal in the movie. Every aspect of the films, from dialogue to costumes to overall appearances, was cool. They were not trying to get through Las Vegas’ nightlife as nerds and smoked cigars or drank whiskey. They were these dudes.

The changes in eras are the reason for the Ocean’s 11 (1960), Ocean’s Eleven (192001) differences. It was suggested that the plot would be changed due to the advent of high-tech gadgets and the development of casino businesses. Instead of trying to recreate a classic story, the latest version only reinvented the plot and made a slight nod at the original in order to appeal to younger viewers. Ocean’s Eleven 2001 is worth the effort, but you can skip it if you don’t want to.