Wednesday, October 6, 2010

The Terminal (2004)

Personal Rating- 7.0 out of 10           IMDB Rating- 7.1 out of 10

Plot Summary-  The Terminal is the story of a man named Viktor Navorski (actor Tom Hanks) who finds himself in a pickle after arriving at the New York airport to find out that he is a man without a country. As it turns out while in flight to New York in his home country of Krakosia there was the breakout of a war, causing the downfall of the current government, leaving Mr. Navorski without a country, and thereby deemed "unacceptable" to enter New York or even to get on a plane and go back home. He is forced to live within the terminal, and while he is there surprisingly he finds friends, work, becomes a "hero", and even love. The movie is inspired by the true story of a man who lived in Charles DeGaulle Airport from August 1988 to August 2006



Personal Review-Given the assumption that any movie with Tom Hanks in it will be an amazing movie ( i.e. Forrest Gump, Castaway, Big...) of course you would be right with this film. I personally really love the acting style of Tom Hanks and he really pulled this one off rather well, even nailing down the European accent with perfection.  I thought the storyline was a little unbelievable but with most comedies they usually are. I mean really there had to be some way for this man to either enter America or be deported back home, legally. It was hilarious when Viktor actually got a job inside the airport while LIVING inside the airport, much less than a legal US citizen. I was also surprised that he was actually allowed to stay within the airport and even have as much as a makeshift bedroom for I believe around 9-10months.




Movie Clip- (spoilers sorry)


-I chose this clip because it shows the landmark occasion for Viktor to leave the airport... but due to a curious camera he stays, and from this point forward is in for good.



Memorable Quotes-

Businessman/passenger in bathroom: [Viktor is shaving in the bathroom] Ever feel like you're living in an airport?
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Gupta Rajan: [after catching Viktor digging through his trash cart] Do you have an appointment?
Viktor: "Uh?"
Gupta: "I'm sorry, I don't let anyone to look at my trash without an appointment."
Viktor: "Uh?"
Gupta: "I have an opening next Tuesday."
Viktor: "Tuesday. Tuesday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Tuesday."
Gupta:
"Tuesday."
Viktor:
"Tuesday."
Gupta: "It will be good time for you to come back and get lost. Okay, goodbye. Sorry."

9 comments:

  1. I watched this movie with my mom. I'm a sucker for chick flicks!

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  3. great movie !

    supporting you
    take care.

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  4. you've got some good insight in this post :)

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  5. I like your reviews and the movies you review as well. This move was amazing.

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  6. I've never seen it. Doesn't sound too bad by your post.

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  7. Yeah, anything with Tom Hanks is def a win.

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  8. security nowadays wouldnt let this happen.

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