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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A Hologram for the King quotes

  • Alan: Showtime! Expect the unexpected.

  • [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.