Inner Symbols and Suggestions

Monique 2022-03-26 09:01:09

This film tells the story of a middle-aged man in his forties who was asked by his boss to travel to a Middle Eastern country such as the United Arab Emirates to follow up on the progress of a project. The
man was divorced and had a good relationship with his daughter, but his wife argued real estate, asking him to pay for his daughter’s college tuition, and he was an executive at a successful bicycle business,
but moved the business’s production to China, shut down U.S. domestic production, laid off workers, and was his own The layoff speech released by the employees was very difficult, and his own father was also very opposed to his decision, which is simply a very sad person.

Traveling to the Middle East has brought him some new people and experiences.
I met a black car driver, a mysterious female doctor, and a westerner from a Nordic country. They did different things for many days, including almost having sex with white people in northern Europe, getting drunk, cutting their own small tumor, doing Surgery, taking part in hunting in the desert, broke out after a day of waiting, visited the new city, solved things that couldn't go on at work, made presentations, and finally lost orders and jobs, found love and a new job.

A core or theme in this film is about excuses. Hanks has a bag on his back. He has been troubled by this bag for a long time. He always looks at him in the mirror in the shower, even after getting drunk once. I chose this bag for myself. Because he has this bag, he can’t work with peace of mind, and he can’t actively solve the problem because he went to the hospital for surgery and was enlightened by the doctor. If there is a problem, he must find a solution, not an excuse. , excuses are useless.
After learning that the bag is just a small tumor that needs to be removed, go out and relax, and then go to solve the problem. Although it's not as resolved as I thought, it's all resolved.

Hanks' role is actually quite tragic, but I don't understand why he was the boss of a well-known car company before, and now he is so miserable,
and the dramatic conflict about this excuse part is not very strong, more conflicts will be more intense, The touch will be even more profound.
Maybe everyone has some excuses in their hearts that allow them to give up. But many times it's not a problem, right, so going to the hospital, going to a psychiatrist, going to the boss, most of the time it's not a problem.

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Extended Reading
  • Kameron 2022-04-20 09:02:10

    Really spare no effort to black China, the old man has reached the point where he can't see Ding Ding when he takes a shower.

  • Sidney 2022-04-21 09:02:53

    American Sandstorm+Groundhog Day+In the Clouds+American Beauty+Waiting for Godot, which combines the taste of life of the American middle class with the political dilemma of the American imperialists, which may be the reason for doing overseas projects, such a slow narrative There is actually a sense of substitution under the rhythm, and many scenes have really been experienced personally. It doesn't matter at all whether it is black or not. It's actually the work of Tom Dick Wei, a little surprised.

A Hologram for the King quotes

  • [first lines]

    Alan: [mimicking The Talking Heads in his music video TV commercial] You may find yourself living in your garden shack. And you may find yourself not at home in your home. And you may find yourself looking for your large automobile. And you may find yourself without a beautiful house. Without a beautiful wife. And you may ask yourself "Well, how did I get here?"

    Alan: [riding a roller coaster for the chorus] Same as it ever was. Same as it ever was. Same as it ever was. Same as it ever was.

  • Alan: [in an email] Dear Dr. Hakem. I hope this message finds you well. Your skill made quick work of that cyst. So I want to thank you again. I've been feeling increasingly energized since the operation and I've already been able to transfer that energy to others successfully. The only catch is now I don't have anything to blame my problems on. That little growth explained everything, and now it's gone. I am sincerely grateful, though, I think. Alan Clay.

    Zahra: [her response] Dear Mr. Clay, even though it went a little harder than I expected, it was a simple extraction. Usually the discovery that you're not dying of a malignant tumor leaves most people with their spirits high. But you are not most people, are you? Dr. Zahra Hakem.

    Alan: Dear Dr. Hakem, actually, my spirits are very high indeed, maybe too high. I'm feeling a little dizzy. The cause is mysterious. But I have felt a strange new lump in my back. I'm no doctor, but it feels like a rubber glove. Is there a chance you left one? Sometimes people leave things like gloves with someone they like in hopes their retrieval will provide an excuse to see that someone again. Yours, Alan.

    Zahra: Dear Alan, I actually might have left something. I'm thinking a sponge? Or maybe part of a snack I ate during the surgery. I think I need to see you again. Perhaps out of the hospital? We don't want to worry your insurers. Zahra.