The end of your own happiness

Donna 2022-03-23 09:01:12

The film tells the story of Victor Navalski (Tom Hanks) from Eastern Europe, who came to the United States to fulfill his father’s last wish-to collect the signatures of 57 jazz musicians. On the way to the United States, his hometown was caught in a sudden coup, so the US government temporarily cancelled the entry application of his country’s citizens. He had already set foot on the United States, so he could only stay at JFK Airport with his passport from a non-existent country. He who had been staying in the lounge of the airport had to wait and wait for the day when the Motherland War ended. .
During those days when he was stuck at the airport, Victor had been enduring the torture of the airport official Frank Dixon. Dixon regarded Victor as a thorn in his eyes, thought he was a big problem, and tried every means to solve it. he. But this did not cause too much trouble for Victor. He still happily lived in such a small space, observing the people passing by here every day, and discovering the lives, temperaments and hobbies of different people, and the various colors there. The staff made friends and shared their life experiences, and he also had a romantic love with the flight attendant Emilia. It can be said that Victor met everything in the United States at this airport. In the end he fulfilled his father's wish, but lost his love.
98% of the scenes in the film take place at the airport. From the beginning to the end, there are comedy and moving things happening from time to time, which left us too surprised.
After gaining weight in the play, Hanks, who looked downright, portrayed the protagonist's image very well: a little helpless, self-satisfied and versatile, in fact, he really likes Victor. Perhaps this airport is the epitome of the entire American society, where many joys and sorrows are staged every day, and all kinds of people perform their own lives here. Victor is trapped here, he is enjoying life with self-entertainment, which is not something everyone can do. The United States is on the other side of the door. In fact, he only needs to take a step to reach his destination, but he has not done so. Although he wants to go to New York quickly, he knows what is illegal. He has not been tempted by airport officials in his heart. He firmly believes in his waiting, waiting for the end of his national war, waiting for him to be fair and justified. The day I entered New York. As he said, you either have a red chapter or a green chapter. This shows that I also have a 50% chance to come to the United States. Victor's determination and perseverance is what we should learn from.
At the end of the film, the taxi driver asked Victor where to go? He said that the moment he went home, my nose was sour. For a promise, he lost his personal freedom. Not only did he wait for nine months at the airport, but finally lost the love he had just had. Now he can finally go home and return to his happy place. Perhaps the terminal of happiness is the place that people most yearn for.
Victor’s experience touched me very much. Life is not static. Facing changes in destiny, all we can do is try to cater to them, put ourselves in an active position, and don’t despair because of any bad things. As long as you maintain a positive and optimistic attitude and are good at observing, you will definitely find a way to survive. After all, when God closes a door for you, he will definitely open a window.
In those difficult days, the protagonist desperately went to find one job after another to survive. He first made a living by placing a cart, then went through several twists and turns, and finally became a construction worker by an engineer. During this period, the airport official had repeatedly made troubles, and Victor didn't mind. At the same time, he also helped a stranger board the plane with illegal drugs to rescue his critically ill father, bringing the passenger riot to an end.
In the play, Victor's sincerity and kindness enabled him to have the friendship and respect of all the employees of the airport. At the airport, he was in pain and happiness. The protagonist is very persistent. His persistence enabled him to have nine months of life at the airport. His persistence led him to the love between a young man and a female official. Also, because of his persistence, he did not stay with the heroine in the end. But they all found their respective destinations of happiness. At the end of the film, only the space left for a group of unfinished, regretful and moved viewers to continue their imagination.
There is a scene in the movie that is very moving and shocking. When a cleaner learned that Victor had given up going to New York because of himself, the sixtieth man broke into the airport with a mop and turned towards a plane on the orbit. The taxiing plane staggered away. Finally, he raised the mop and put it on the huge front wheel of the plane, and the old man was finally taken away by the police. The old man did this so that the protagonist would not be threatened by the airport officials and could enter New York without hesitation. This incident indirectly tells us that we need to help those who need help at ordinary times, so when we need help, someone will come forward. The old man’s spirit is also respectable. He fled for 23 years to escape the seven-year sanctions. The 23-year escape life must have been bitter, but he endured it. In the end, for the firm commitment of his friends to his father and the sincerity of his friends, he resolutely chose to live in prison, firm and peaceful, great and eternal.
But after being moved, he found that the price paid by the protagonist to fulfill his promise to his father was too great, but the protagonist was happy. I think this is a great father-son relationship, a family relationship embodied by keeping promises.
I think this is a very successful movie. Although it is a comedy, it reflects the theme of the movie by telling a person's story and tells us a lot of truth at the same time. While moving, let us further understand the kindness, persistence and sincerity of human nature. The film also seems to indirectly tell us that as long as you treat others sincerely and kindly, and hold a firm attitude towards things, you will definitely find and reach the end of your own happiness.

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The Terminal quotes

  • [last lines]

    Cab Driver: Where you wanna go?

    Viktor Navorski: I am going home.

  • [first lines]

    PA announcer: United Airlines announcing the arrival of Flight 9435 from Beijing. Customer service representative, please report to gate C42.