On a movie set, there are three technical departments: the camera department, the lighting department, and the sound department. They are commonly known as "Satsu-teruroku," which is an acronym for each of the three departments, but in fact, it is closely related to the theme of this issue, as they apparently enjoyed "drinking, gambling, and buying" in the order of "shooting, lighting, and recording." In other words, the camera department drank like crazy, the lighting department was busy gambling, and the sound department was obsessed with women. It is unclear whether this is a characteristic of specialized professions or a tradition that has been passed down through generations, but it is a story that makes you feel the connection between movies and pleasures.
Now, to the main topic. Leaving Las Vegas has a fantastic beginning. The scene in which the main character, Ben, skips around in a supermarket and puts bottles of liquor in his cart expresses the entire humanity of this man. As you can already guess, this is a story about an alcoholic. His life literally falls apart as he loses his job and is abandoned by his wife and children due to his drinking. However, this is where the alcoholic's mindset comes in. If his life is hopeless, he decides to keep drinking until he dies, and heads to Las Vegas.
