by Makoy

Created on: July 29, 2009

The Terminal is a 2004 Steven Spielberg film that starred Tom Hanks and Catherine Zeta-Jones. The story of the film revolved around a man who was trapped in a terminal of JFK International Airport when he was denied entry to the United States of America and at the same time can't go back to his country due to a revolution. Despite of being a Spielberg film and casting two box office heavyweights Hanks and Zeta-Jones, The Terminal got mixed reviews from critics. Despite the reviews, the film was considered as a box office success as it grossed a total of more than $219 million. The film is said to be inspired by the 18-year stay of Mehran Karimi Nasseri at Charles de Gaulle Airport, Terminal I, Paris, France from 1988 until 2006.

The plot revolved around its main character Viktor Navorski (Tom Hanks). Navorski went to the United States to fulfill his father's dream of collecting the autograph of 57 jazz musicians featured in one particular photograph. Navorski is a native of a fictional country named Krakozhia and upon entering the United States, it was found out on the news that the rebels have overthrown by the rebels thus invalidating his passport and leaving him stranded and stateless and can't go back home because of the revolution in his country. Navorski was forced to stay at the airport for nine months and in the process befriended many of the airport's staff particularly flight attendant Amelia Warren (Catherine Zeta-Jones) but became a prime target of Officer Frank Dixon who wants to get rid of the "Navorski problem".

Navorski explains to Warren about his main purpose in going to the United States and Warren in return promised and did her best to help Navorski. When the war in Krakozhia is over, Dixon still refused to give Navorski the permission and Warren sought the help of a friend whom she had an intermittent affair with to help Navorski obtain a permission to get into the United States. Navorski however discovered later on that Warren have renewed her relationship with her friend and left him disappointed. Dixon on the other hand wanted Navorski out and wants to deport him but because of the interference of Navorski's friends, he was allowed to leave the airport and look for Benny Golson, the jazz player whom he aims to get an autograph. It was also the last time that Warren and Navorski saw each other as Warren exits a cab and gives Navorski a wistful smile. After getting Golson's autograph, Navorski boarded a cab and tells the driver that

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