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Movie
description |
-Tom
Hanks
Viktor
Navorksi
(Tom
Hanks)
falls
into
a
bureaucratic
crack
in
the
system
when
his
plane
lands
at
New
York's
JFK
airport
from
the
fictitious
country
of
Krakozhia.
Unbeknownst
to
Navorski,
his
country
fell
prey
to a
military
coup
while
he
was
in
flight,
causing
it
to
be
wiped
from
the
map.
This
effectively
renders
his
passport
null
and
void,
meaning
he
cannot
legally
enter
America,
nor
return
to
his
now
nonexistent
home.
Barely
able
to
speak
English,
the
hapless
Navorski
is
offered
a
sanctuary
of
sorts
by
kindly
staff
who
allow
him
to
freely
inhabit
the
airport.
With
little
money
to
his
name,
Navorski
has
to
quickly
shed
his
feelings
of
displacement,
confusion,
and
alienation
to
survive.
Fortunately
he
has
a
resourceful
nature,
and
makes
a
meager
amount
of
money
for
food
by
returning
baggage
carts.
As
time
passes
he
becomes
more
comfortable
with
his
surroundings,
even
finding
time
to
pursue
a
passing
stewardess,
Amelia
(Catherine
Zeta-Jones),
who
has
captured
his
heart.
But
airport
denizens
such
as
customs
chief
Frank
Dixon
(Stanley
Tucci),
who
is a
constant
thorn
in
Navorski's
side,
remind
him
of
his
outsider
status
throughout
the
ordeal.
Director
Steven
Spielberg
uses
the
airport
setting
of
THE
TERMINAL
to
represent
a
microcosmic
view
of
the
immigrant
experience
in
American
society.
Drawing
on a
fine
performance
from
Hanks,
and
a
supporting
cast
who
provide
plenty
of
laughs,
Spielberg
handles
some
delicate
subject
matter
with
an
acute
sensitivity,
providing
a
heartfelt
tale
in
the
process.
Portions
of
this
page
Copyright
1948-2006 Muze
Inc.
and
Muze
Europe
Ltd.
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