Great Movie

[Yodrak 7]

I saw a great movie on DVD last night, The Terminal, starring Tom Hanks and Catherine Zeta-Jones, directed by Steven Spielberg. I think it will resonate with many VJers - the premise is a person coming to the USA who falls into an immigration 'black hole' due to circumstances beyond anyone's control. At the POE (JFK) the CBP finds that they can't admit him, they can't detain him, and they can't return him, so he spends the next 9 months living at Gate 67 in the terminal building. Many aspects of CBP trying to figure out what to do with him mirror experiences some of us have had with the various immigration agencies.

One scene involved an issue that some VJers would do well keep in mind - sometimes it's better to just give them what they ask for so that they can say 'yes' than to question why they want it. But it's a very short step from that to another issue brought out in another scene - when they offer you enough rope to hang yourself, don't do it.

Watch the movie but don't question the issue of law that the movie is based on too closely. Just enjoy the human reactions and relationships that develop as a result.

Yodrak

Edited September 30, 2006 by Yodrak

[sparkofcreation 0]

I saw a great movie on DVD last night, The Terminal, starring Tom Hanks and Catherine Zeta-Jones, directed by Steven Spielberg. I think it will resonate with many VJers - the premise is a person coming to the USA who falls into an immigration 'black hole' due to circumstances beyond anyone's control. At the POE (JFK) the CBP finds that they can't admit him, they can't detain him, and they can't return him, so he spends the next 9 months living at Gate 67 in the terminal building. Many aspects of CBP trying to figure out what to do with him mirror experiences some of us have had with the various immigration agencies.

One scene involved an issue that some VJers would do well keep in mind - sometimes it's better to just give them what they ask for so that they can say 'yes' than to question why they want it. But it's a very short step from that to another issue brought out in another scene - when they offer you enough rope to hang yourself, don't do it.

Watch the movie but don't question the issue of law that the movie is based on too closely. Just enjoy the human reactions and relationships that develop as a result.

Yodrak

IIRC it's (very loosely) based on a true story of someone who lived at Charles de Gaulle airport in France for the same reason.

[vartan 0]

It was a very interesting movie.. I liked it .. I liked the cart returning.. I always wanted to do that as a kid.

[Yodrak 7]

sparkofcreation,

Thank you for inspiring me to investigate more about the movie. I understand that there is speculation to the effect that an Iranian refugee at de Gaulle was the inspiration for the story, but there's no indication by the writers or any one else associated with the movie that it's the case.

Yodrak

IIRC it's (very loosely) based on a true story of someone who lived at Charles de Gaulle airport in France for the same reason.

[almaty 19]

i liked it too

[gimygirl 0]

i enjoyed some chuckles throughout this movie as well!!!

:thumbs:

[Ladylethal 12]

I love that movie!

[kitkat1 5]

Seriously? I watched the first 15-20 minutes of the movie and I was so frustrated and annoyed by it that I turned it off and never finished it. I just couldn't take it!

[Scott & Lai 12]

Yep, great movie! We own the DVD

[Vipul and Jamie 0]

That's one of our favorite movies. One of the main themes in the movie is "waiting", be it for a visa, a way home, a love, and ect. Vipul and I could relate to that.

-Jamie

[YuAndDan 153]

I am hard pressed to think of a bad movie with Tom Hanks, but anytime Hanks works with Spielberg special things happen. This one is one of his best!!

http://www.theterminal-themovie.com/

Edited September 30, 2006 by YuAndDan

[homesick_american 1]

IIRC it's (very loosely) based on a true story of someone who lived at Charles de Gaulle airport in France for the same reason.

The guy at CDG could have left anytime he wanted to after 1999, though. They're saying now he's not quite right in the head.

[Fuzzness 2]

I loved that movie. tom hanks was great!

[MrMrsKnight 0]

I love that movie....

[Garfield fan 0]

That is a great movie !!