The original post: /r/movies by /u/specter-146 on 2024-12-25 00:49:20.
I don't seem to understand how Jim doesn't profit at the end of the movie. In chronological order:
-
Owes Mr. Lee 240k
-
Owes Baraka 50k + 10k interest = 60k (300k total owed)
-
Pays Mr. Lee back 40k (260k total owed)
-
Gets 260k from mother and loses it all (260k total owed, still)
The movie doesn't imply that he owes his mother. Pretty sure he just took the money and that she didn't expect the money to be returned.
-
Gets loan from Frank (has 260k, owes 520k now)
-
Gets staked by Mr. Lee for 150k (has 410k, owes 670k)
-
Pays Lamar 150k (has 260k, owes 670k)
-
Doubles money through Dexter's bet in Vegas (has 520k, owes 670k)
-
Offers Dexter 50k but he turns it down (has 520k, owes 670k)
-
Pays Baraka (has 460k, owes 670k)
-
Doubles money at roulette table (has 920k, owes 670k)
-
Pays Mr. Lee and Frank back (has 250k, owes 0)
So where does the 250k go? Clearly, he is broke at the end of the film.