電影幸福終點(diǎn)站英文論文

1、Name:Class:Date:TheTerminalofHappinessTheTerminalisasweetanddelicatecomedywhichmakesyouholdyourbreathandsmileswithtears.Italwayscanbringbiglaughs,butitneverseemstomakeaneffortforthem.ThemovieisSpielberg?staleofanalmostchildlikeinnocentandinitiallyimpressesasanextraordinarygambleformainstreamAmerican

2、filmmakersbecauseSpielbergweretomakeamoviein2004wherethereisnosex,noviolenceandwithaplotsohomespun.Howeverit?safilmofquietlyeffectiveperformances.TheTerminalissupposedlybasedonthetruestoryofanIranianmanwhocampedoutatanairportinParis.InthisfilmairportischangedtotheJFKInternationalAirportandtheprotago

3、nistisavisitornamedViktorNavorski(TomHanks)fromafictitioussmallEasternEuropeancountrythatwastakenoverinacoupwhilehewasairborne.Thereforehispassportandvisaareworthless,becausehiscountrynolongerexists,hecannotgoforwardorgoback.Inotherwords,heisonlyfreetoremainintheInternationalArrivalsLounge,forbidden

4、tostepfootonAmericansoil.Althoughintherealworld,ViktorwouldbedeclaredapoliticalrefugeeandallsortsofU.S.andinternationalauthoritieswouldbecomeinvolvedinhiscase.Dixon,thecustomsandimmigrationsofficial,goesbytherules,buthehasnogreatloveoftherules.Sometimestherulesarecruel,buthetakesnojoyinthecruelty.At

5、first,DixonwantsNavorskispontaneouslyoutoftheterminalbecauseViktor?ssituationisanexception.ActuallyDixon'splanistopassNavorskiontoanotherjurisdictionsuchasFBIandNYPDwhichwilltakethematteroutofhishandsifheleavestheairport.ButViktorhasnoguile,nohiddenmotives,andnosuspicionofothers.Hewantstoaccesst

6、oAmericathroughthelegalsystem,soherefusestobreakthelaw.LaterDixonoffershimpoliticalasylum."Areyouafraidofreturningtoyourcountry?"Unexpectedlyheisdeterminatetosay"Notafraid,"Heisunwillingtobetraytohishomelandevenjustlie.Attheend,heseemstobecomeapermanentresidentoftheterminal.Inthe

7、terminal,ViktorshowsremarkableingenuityinmakingitahabitableplaceandlearningEnglish,atthesametime,impressestheterminalstaffwithhisgenerosityandindomitablespirit.Viktorhelpsthefooddelivermantowooanattractiveimmigrationofficer;makesfriendswithanEastIndiancaretaker,whowaxesafloortomakepeopleslipforlaugh

8、s;winsagreatreputationthroughhelpaRussiangetpillstosavehisfatherbylyingtothecustomerofficialbutstillabbeytheregulation.BetouchedbyViktor,thestaffassistshimwhenhefallsforanexceptionallyprettyflightattendant(CatherineZeta-Jones)whoistrappedinahopelessaffairwithaslickmarriedmanwhosomehowmeetsherinthede

9、partureloungewithoutaticket.Thereareseveralpartsunsatisfied.Atthebeginning,SpielbergshowshisracialdiscriminationonChinesetravelers.Asabigdirector,heshouldn?tshowhisoutlookonsomesensitivetopicwhichmaymakeabadeffectoninternationalrelationship.Thefilmasawholeoffersasenseofclosure,buttwosubplotsareleftf

10、rustratinglyunresolved.What?sthewaytomakeuptheleakoftheCustom?ssystem?Whytheflightattendantcan?thaveahappyending?Thentherearetheproductplacements,andtheyareallovertheplace.Audientsrecentlycomplainedaboutthesamekindofcommercialism,butit'sworsehere.BurgerKing,Sbarro,Borders,Starbucks.Nearlyeveryki

11、ndofestablishmenttohaveafootholdinanairportgetsplentyofscreentime.Ofcourse,withallofthefastfoodViktoreats,onehastowonderwhetherMorganSpurlockwillsuddenlyshowupwithhisSuperSizeMecameras.Althoughitbecomesincreasinglysentimentalandwhimsicalinitsfinalactwithaclimaxthat'ssosaccharineandmovie-ish,unfo

12、rtunately,it'salmosthardertoswallowthanthefilm'srelentless,shamelessproductplacement.Yetforallitsfaults,"TheTerminal"couldturnouttobe2004?striumphantpieceofsummercounter-programming:agentlealternativetonoisykid-orientedactionflicks,raucouscomediesandtheagitpropof"Fahrenheit9/1

13、1."ThereishumanityinitshumorthatremindsyouofsequencesinChaplinorKeatonwherecomedyandsadnessfindafragilebalance.AboutfreedomJFKInternationalAirportisamicrocosmofAmericansociety,customsagentsareredeemablebureaucrats,andforeigntravelersareresourcefulinnocents.Spielberggivessomequick,weakstabsatpol

14、iticaltopicality.whenherushedtothesnowyNewYorkCity,allairportstaffcelebratesforhisunwaveringwilltofulfillhisfather?sdream,notforAmericanfreedominorallyorso-calleddemocratic."(ZhuXubin)AboutordinaryTheTerminalisnotabig-scenemoviewithaheroicprotagonistworshipedbythepublics.Thereisonlyordinarypers

15、onwithawarm-hearttohelpothers.ThefilmmanipulatesanactivelifeattitudeNevergiveupandkeepoptimisticthroughsuchaliving-lovingordinarypeople.(GuLi61-65)Aboutdestiny“AmeliamentionedthatNapoleongivesJosephineanecklaceasweddingpresentwiththeword,destiny?onitsback.Destinymightisheldineveryone?shand,butsometi

16、mesit?snotlikethat.Wecan?tcontrol,change,andchoosejustlikeAmeliafinallychoosestostaywithhertroublesomelove.,Destiny?isacomplicatedphilosophy,sothefilmhasnotanall-satisfiedending.”(GuoShilei,ZhangNannan096-097)AboutwaitingWaitingisakindofbelief.Afterlongtime?swaiting,Viktorfulfillshisfather?swill;seesthepeaceofhiscountry;accessestoAmerica;waitsfortheopportunitytogohome.Buthappinesshasn?tthefinalterminal,soweshouldwawithaspiration.IliketousetheconversationbetweenViktorandAmeliatoendmypaper.Ihavetogo.Ihave