Because of this, the clarinet and accordion feature prominently in the film’s soundtrack. The legendary composer John Williams also provides an ethnic texture to the soundtrack. Little did we know that we were looking at a star-in-the-making back in 2004. Much of her role sees her interacting with Tom Hanks. Meanwhile, Star Trek and Guardians of the Galaxy‘s Zoe Saldana was a complete unknown when The Terminal was produced.
At least in non-pandemic times! The Don Rickles-esque Kumar Pallana steals the show with his performance as Gupta Rajan. If this film were to be made now, one can only thing that there would be more authenticity in terms of casting practices.īeyond the main cast, there is a solid supporting cast–one that seeks to represent the same diversification that we see daily at the airport. Living in an airport is the only similarity between Alfred and Viktor Navorski. Known as Alfred or Sir, Alfred, he has the history of living at an airport in France. On top of this, Viktor and Amelia get one last reunion before he gets the final autograph–more on this later.ĭreamWorks previously purchased the rights to Mehran Karimi Nasseri’s life story. It’s because of this that The Terminal gets to end on a happy note. The officers working under Dixon have more empathy than he ever will. However, Dixon still gives him trouble and even threatens Gupta Rajan (Kumar Pallana) with deportation back to India. Nine months later, the war finally ends and Viktor gets his green card. This leads to Viktor showing her the photograph in his Planters can. Dixon eventually asks Amelia if she knows the real reason why Viktor is in the US. While living at the airport, Viktor falls for flight attendant Amelia Warren (Catherine Zeta-Jones). You can’t help but hurt for him since he’s between a rock and a hard place. He isn’t in a position to fly home but he can’t leave the airport either. Navorski certainly leaves the film having gone on a whirlwind journey of his own. He isn’t the type to lose patience and wants to help in whichever way he can. The character himself has so much thick skin. Hanks was more than willing to do his own stunts. There’s a solid amount of slapstick comedy but it’s completely in character.
Tom Hanks brings so much to Viktor Navorski that it’s hard to imagine anyone else in the role. Customs and Border Protection temporary director Frank Dixon (Stanley Tucci) does what he can and even suggests that Viktor break the law. A stateless man, Viktor decides to make the airplane terminal his home for the near future. What this means for Viktor as a traveler is that he can’t return home nor can he enter the United States. Viktor Navorski (Tom Hanks) basically becomes a man without a country. Because Krakozhia breaks out into civil war during his flight, the United States no longer recognizes the country. So much has and hasn’t changed when it comes to immigration. It’s fascinating to watch The Terminal in 2020, over fifteen years following its theatrical release. The Terminal may not be the top of the line for filmmaker Steven Spielberg but the film still makes for compelling material when viewing.
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