The Terminal

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Tom Hanks is a perennial favourite in our house, and his 2004 movie The Terminal is one that somehow I missed along the way. Ive now fixed that and its time to talk about it. Lets start with the official description:

_Victor Navorski is a man without a country; his plane took off just as a coup détat exploded in his homeland, leaving it in a shambles, and now hes stranded at Kennedy Airport, where hes holding a passport that nobody recognises. While quarantined in the transit lounge until authorities can figure out what to do with him, Viktor simply goes on living - and courts romance with a beautiful flight attendant. _

A man stuck in an airport for mont...

Great watch, will likely watch again, and do recommend.

I should be able to recommend this just based on "Tom Hanks trapped in an airport", especially given how popular "Cast Away" was.

I really love what they did with him being foreign and trap in an American airport, but being hard-working and intelligent. I'm sure there is a "Larry the Cable Guy" version of this movie when it's a useless American trapped in another country that would be much funnier, but clearly a worse movie.

The progression of Hanks' character is wonderful, and while there are definitely components of this being a romantic movie, it is refreshing to see a movie that can hold the character's romantic motivations in parallel to the story's motivations and allow...

I may have watched The Terminal a while after it first came out, but I remembered no details, so I took the opportunity o watch it on Netflix recently. Whether or not I watched it before, I may not remember the details very well now either. It is a quiet movie with a slow moving plot. It stands in direct counterpoint to Spielbergs Schindlers List, which was slow moving in a way, but it had as a backdrop the murder of millions of people and one mans character growth towards a time when he would try to save some of those lives. Its quiet tone is interrupted by spurts of emotional and physical violence. The Terminal does not offer such exclamation points to add to suspense and tension.

That is not to say The Terminal is boring, though some ...

"The Terminal," starring Tom Hanks as Viktor Navorski, is more than just a heartwarming comedy about a man stuck in an airport. It's a profound exploration of human resilience, fueled by love and an indomitable spirit. The film transcends its comedic elements to reveal a powerful message about the ability of the human spirit to adapt and thrive, even in the most challenging circumstances.

Viktor's plight, thrust into a bureaucratic limbo within JFK Airport, becomes a microcosm of the human experience. He is separated from his homeland by political upheaval, facing a future shrouded in uncertainty. Yet, Viktor doesn't simply succumb to despair. Instead, he embraces his unexpected reality, turning the airport into a makeshift home, a haven...