![]() ![]() By working as a janitor, he can remain off of anybody's radar. Eventually, Gupta stabbed the bastard in the chest after several days of extortion, and fled India and his family to not be charged with assault. Dark and Troubled Past: Gupta explains to Viktor why he is so obsessed with keeping his janitor job: he was a poor tobacco dealer in India who was shaken down by a corrupt police officer.Central Theme: The rules of bureaucracy, while well-intentioned and generally useful, can sometimes prevent good people from getting the help they need.He's the last musician that Viktor needs to complete his father's autograph collection of every single jazz musician featured in the legendary "A Great Day in Harlem" photograph. The Cameo: Legendary jazz saxophonist Benny Golson, whose appearance is very important to the film's plot.All that results is a big mess on his desk and Viktor is still hopelessly confused. Since Viktor barely understands English at this time, Dixon demonstrates what the revolutionaries did to the government, using his apple and a bag of chips. Blunt Metaphors Trauma: Dixon tries to explain to Viktor what happened in Krakozhia while having lunch.And that's not even mentioning that he and Amelia end up going separate ways. Bittersweet Ending: Viktor manages to get a visa for JUST long enough to complete his goal, but his immigration status is still up in the air, and he might end up staying in the airport for several more months while they figure out if he even CAN return to his home country again.And while the name on the license is Viktor Navorski in English characters, in Cyrillic it is "Гульнара Надыраўна Гуліна" (Gul'nara Nadyravna Gulina), which is an obvious female name. As Long as It Sounds Foreign: Viktor's driving license is from Belarus.Arc Words: I'll wait, and variations using "wait".Though he definitely crosses the line when he tries to stop Viktor from leaving the airport once it's legal, for seemingly no other reason (wasn't this what he wanted all along?) than pure spite. Besides, he arguably has a point since not all the newcomers have good intentions (see the drug dealer). ![]() Anti-Villain: The main antagonist, Dixon.555: The number which keeps paging Amelia begins with 555.So he starts living in the airport terminal, making friends with various workers, and developing feelings for a flight attendant named Amelia (Zeta-Jones). He can't leave the airport to go into the city, and he can't fly home, since his country technically doesn't exist anymore. But there's a problem: During his flight, Viktor's country ceased to exist due to a civil war. Viktor Navorski (Hanks), a man from the fictional country of Krakozhia, has arrived in New York City, more specifically at JFK International Airport. It was loosely based on the true story of Mehran Karimi Nasseri (1945-2022), an Iranian man who fell into a legal loophole at Charles De Gaulle airport and had to live there for 18 years. The Terminal is a 2004 comedy-drama film directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Stanley Tucci, and (in an early appearance) Zoe Saldaña. ![]()
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