简介："YOUTHEBETTERisafilmbasedongamesofchance,andasgamessuchasroulette,orcrapsgo,thisoneisclosed–meaningthattheplayercannotreallyaffecttheoutcome.Ateamofuniformedplayers,ledbytheartistAshleyBickerton,performsthemechanicsofagameservicinganoff-camerabettingentity,the‘House’. Althoughthegamekeepschangingandplayersareswappedout,onethingremainsthesame,the‘House’ishiddenandcontrolsthebets,the‘chance’ofwinningisnil.Thegame,infact,isnotbetweentheplayers,butratherbetweenthe‘House’,andthe‘Bettor’.” E.B.1983 “MorecompellingthanMondayNightFootballBeckman’sYOUTHEBETTERsituatesthevieweraschallengerof‘thehouse’or‘establishment’.It’sabrisk(halfhour)meditationoncompetition,jealously,andprobability.Asoneoftheprotagonists,againstallodds,repeatedlywinsatthewheeloffortune,hisadversariesgrowhostileandjealous-theverymoodsprovokedinBeckman’sNYFilmFestivalaudience,whowerebusyfeigningnottounderstand.Beckman’swastheonetrulyvanguardachievementintheFestival,andtheonlyanalysisandindictmentofthecompetitionthatkeepsthewheeloffortunespinning.Beckmanmadeanartmovie,whentheaudienceclamoredforArt.” -CarrieRickey,ArtforumMagazine,December1983…