This story is no exception. Although it is very, very warm and even warm, and has a bit of romance, it has to be admitted that the design of the entire storyline and its reflection on American society is still an obvious Steiner's style; naturally, it is not vulgar, but still Let those who know Spielberg have fewer surprises.
Putting aside the harsh expectations and strict requirements for Spielberg, this is still a pretty good American sketch, telling a warm story full of humanity and life.
Victor (Tom Hanks) is from Eastern Europe and came to New York alone in order to fulfill his father's unfulfilled wish (to ask for the autograph of a Jazz singer). However, upon arriving at JFK International Airport, news of war and coup d’état in his homeland came; and because his nationality was not recognized, his passport and visa became a piece of waste paper. Helpless Victor can only stay in the airport lounge, waiting for the day when the motherland war is over and the United States is recognized again.
During this long period of detention, Victor has been subjected to unjust torture and accusations from Dixon, the head of the airport. This is a perverted and bureaucratic guy, and racial discrimination is concentrated here, which is also a kind of irony. But at the same time, Victor also met a bunch of people working in the airport, and established a deep friendship with them. The cleaners, cooks, security guards, and even encountered a sudden romantic love with the beautiful stewardess Amelia (Zeta-Jones) here. In the end, Victor got a special one-day visa with the help of Amelia, and came to New York in the snow.
Spielberg's perspective through an airport here actually epitomizes the entire American society. The injustice that Victor encounters here is also a portrayal of the racial discrimination of Asians, Eastern Europeans and blacks by the mainstream American society. However, Spielberg is also an American after all, and is also a mainstream commercial director in the United States. Therefore, the warmth of the whole film is also an atmosphere deliberately created by Si Chong, which is still a typical American style of "slaps and rubs three rubs". . It can be said that this airport is a window to the United States, where Victor has encountered all of himself and everything in the United States.
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