Victor's Happy Wandering

Kaylee 2022-03-22 09:01:10

"Happiness Terminal" is directed by Stephen Spielberg, and the main actors include Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Stanley Tucci and Qi Maibeit. The script was adapted from the original story by Sasha Gevasi and Andrew Nicole. The film tells the story of the protagonist's coup d'etat on his way to the United States, the government was overthrown, the documents he held were not recognized by the U.S. immigration authorities, he was refused entry but was unable to return to the country, and was forced to stay at JFK International Airport.
The airport, to any passer-by, is just a station for a short stay. No one will arrange their waiting at the airport, that is, it is short-lived. But there is such a person-Victor, "The Terminal of Happiness" tells us a story about waiting at the airport, and this wait is only a few months.
He lost the support of the country, so he became the only person on this earth who did not belong. Victor became the only occupant of this airport. He wore a nightgown and pretended to be in the airport building. He took a bath with the tap from the men's toilet. He put together a chair as his bed. He even worked in the airport building. Earn living expenses for yourself. No one knows what he did, he is just a strange drifter, just because of a reason that can never be predicted, he has become an abandoned and forgotten person. But when he stood in the airport lobby and looked around with his luggage; when he didn't know how to pretend to understand, and when he didn't answer the question, we could always find his honesty and kindness. And the fact is, when he used "goats" to solve innocent travelers, when he was holding a red line for his friends to get food again and again, when he was willing to give up his promises for the future of his friends, his We were moved by the kindness.
He was at this terminal to wait. Many people in life can’t know what they need. Although they are busy and running around, they will find that they have nothing to wait and expect. Living just as a state of life. Existence is just more breathing and thinking than death. Especially when this problem occurred in a terminal such as an airport, many people couldn't make it clear. Life always prevents many people from finding their true self, and Emily is such a person. As a flight attendant, she has been running around for 21 years, but she cannot know what she is waiting for or what she is looking for. In her life, apart from a man or a man, this man has nothing to do with love; there are books and stories in her life, because there are The story of men killing each other might make her feel excited. Victor knew himself, he was waiting for a promise, for a wait. The movie didn’t give him too much regret, because for love, just as Napoleon gave Josephine a gift after the Battle of Waterloo, the golden pendant was followed by the word “fate”; he got Emily’s love, But he was destined to not have her. Regarding the promise, he fulfilled the promise to his dead father. The long wait at the airport was to get the signature of the music master whom his father admired. He rushed into the snowy New York City amidst the cheers of almost all the staff at the airport, not for the freedom of the American census, not for the pursuit of so-called democracy, but just to fulfill a promise that should have been fulfilled.
There is a mockery of American-style democracy and freedom in the film. A tourist who came to the United States to travel with a personal purpose was restricted to all his personal freedom; and under the malicious restrictions of the airport leaders, he also lost the so-called democracy. . At the beginning of the movie, it was natural to start with the Chinese. I understand that too many Chinese people yearn for the United States, but this yearning was maliciously mocked in the movie. The Chinese tourist team began to try to break through the barrier at the airport because they were seen through the smuggling attempt. When this group of Chinese people's congress I screamed and ran behind Victor, I just felt a kind of sadness and regret. Because this phenomenon does occur too much in Western countries. Watching the movie, I was moved by Victor's persistence and waiting, and this kind of moving happened in this inn. There are many such stations in life, but I don’t think anyone can look into his heart to make clear what he is waiting for during his stay in them. He knew that he looked at Emily and said, "You, I'm waiting for you." In an instant, the glazed wall behind which should have been sprayed with water shone brightly. I think of my beloved her. After 30 years of waiting, I finally met unexpectedly. From the moment I saw her, I believed in the existence of miracles in the world. "You, I'm waiting for you, dear!"
Happiness? Do you want to find happiness? Then I tell you, you are an unfortunate person. Happiness exists in itself. Looking for it will only make you more lost. It is better to savor each day quietly, pay attention to your heart, listen to the flowers blooming, and watch the sun rise and sunset quietly.

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The Terminal quotes

  • Frank Dixon: Do you know, one of my own men came up to me the other day, asked me if I wanted to join the big pool. Look at 'em, look at 'em, look at 'em. Place a bet on when Navorski was gonna leave this airport. Have you heard about this?

    Thurman: [nodding] I have January 3rd.

  • Amelia: I just keep injesting these poisonous men until I make myself sick.

    Viktor Navorski: You're not sick, Amelia, no. You're a little far-sighted.