Wednesday, December 06, 2006
The Terminal - A review
When the movie came out, I thought it was a silly show when I read the synopsis. But I was wrong!
Years ago when I read Sim Wong Hoo's (spelling?) Chaotic thoughts of the millenium, he mentioned that Singapore was NUTS (which stood for No U Turn Syndrome). Basically, in the roads of US, you cannot make a u turn only if they specified so. But in Singapore, it's the other way round, i.e, you are only allowed to make a u turn if they specified so. It pointed out the presence of unnecessary beaucracies in Singapore, the lack of human touch, the need to go by every rule in the book. Anw, back to the movie! Hence, I felt that it was quite ironic that the movie was set in America, the land of the free, that the people were just as imprisoned by the rules as we are. What would I have done if I were the in charge of the airport? Would I have been wrong to close an eye and let him go? (w/o attempting to get the FBI after him of course..) Responsibility and sympathy. Where to draw the line?
Gupta: To escape 7 years of imprisonment, he was stuck in a foreign land fo 23 years, without his family, not being able to see his children grow. Was it not 23 years of imprisonment as well? Was it worth it?
It seems like we're always waiting for something in our lives, for love, for a dream, for a career or maybe just for a flight.. But when is the wait worth it? and when is it a mere waste of time?
So many questions.. so little answers... Life is just so confusing..
The movie was thought-provoking while funny as well! Not many films can do that!! :):) Thoroughly amused by the ways of jio-ing girls in the show! (guys should watch this!) I want a fountain too! :D
7:13 AM
iyiem took a shot at 7:13 AM
