Urgh. Swimming Gala today and the mighty discipline prefects said my navy blue jeans look like black jeans, which means I've violated the rule so they jotted my name down. Well Whatever, perception of color is a subjective matter, if they think my jeans are in black instead of navy blue, what more can I say?
Watched "The Terminal" today.
Steven Spielberg's fairy tale.
The movie's like a dream, a sweet dream. Somehow after watching it, you just realize the reality is more cruel. Imagine that you're stuck in the airport, would there really be so many people helping you, like what had happened to Tom Hanks in the movie?
Steven Spielberg always has that heart of a child, but that's what makes the movie interesting. On one hand, with comparison, you see that the real world is much more brutal. On the other hand, it gives a kind of hope that somewhere in the real world, there are people who are really generous.
"Good things only come to those who wait" seems to be the message of the film. Tom Hanks mentions more than twice that what he does in the airport is to wait. But good things do not only come to those who wait. Tom Hanks doesn't really wait in the airport. He takes action. He takes the initiative to help out and so he's got friendship in return (though Catherine Zeta Jones decides to pursue her ideal love after all). This is how human relationships should be like, you give and you take. When you take without giving, you isolate yourself and this is how disconnection (which is something we're experiencing now because of the advancement of technology) is formed.
Catherine Zeta Jones mentions in the film that it's destiny that she has to wait for her boyfriend, whom surely she won't have a happy ending with. But is it really destiny? Is it just the stubbornness or fantasy that leads her to give up a possibility to happiness? Somehow like Jones, we let go of a lot of opportunities because of our stubbornness and unwillingness to take risk.
Good things do not come to those who wait.
Good things come to those who reach out and seek.
By the way, Catherine Zeta Jones' really pretty but the spotlight's on Tom Hanks, who potrays charmingly the role to perfection , like he is actually Viktor Navorski himself. The rest of the cast is great too, especially Stanley Tucci (security manager Dixon) and Kumar Pullana (indian worker Rajan). The scene when Pullana stops the plane for Tom Hanks is really moving. It's also nice to see Tom Hanks finally fulfills his purpose of going to New York at the end. Refreshing movie.
