Up in the air, got to anywhere?

Annie 2022-04-20 09:01:14

Part of the success of Jason Reitman should be attributed to the script, as Diablo Cody, who went from stripper to hot screenwriter, is the best example. And also adapted from the novel [Thank You for Smoking] and [Up in the Air] look so similar at first glance.
[Juno]'s aura and sincerity touched some of the audience at that time, including me, and [Thank You for Smoking], which relied on dialogue and cheating, was really addicting. When I finally saw this [Up in the Air], I thought that Clooney and the little valet would repeat the scene of a tobacco spokesperson and a female reporter, and the ups and downs of the workplace were instantly thrown into the air. The most anticipated philosophical dialogue and distorted sermons were hastily completed in the first half hour, and the second half of the movie seemed to be discouraged.
It's not mileage that you fly, it's loneliness. When Clooney's Platinum Supreme Card couldn't be exchanged for a sense of accomplishment, I knew I shouldn't have the mentality of watching another [Thank You for Smoking]. It's just that the so-called point-and-click ending is wonderful, I can't feel it. It's better to reminisce about Clooney's dashing self-confidence before the disappointment, the unmarried couple popping out of the suitcase, and the quick editing without any technical content.
The U-turn at the airport, the renewing of the marriage with an irresponsible identity and tone, and the resolute exit during the speech, the intention of the sudden turn seems too obvious. The twist is that Natalie, who left the field of vision in a hurry, was put on hold for a long time and then reappeared. The disappointment in love and the "lost and found" in the workplace seemed to be forcibly screwed together at the last moment. As for the few faces that finally said the topic, the protagonist's self-talk when he entered the cloud again seems to be an unsatisfactory end to the film.

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Extended Reading
  • Kiarra 2021-10-20 19:01:56

    Unusually full movie.

  • Onie 2022-04-24 07:01:03

    Depend on! ! Get married! Get married! ! ! !

Up in the Air quotes

  • Bob: [Shows them a picture of his children, after having been informed he's been let go] What do you suggest I tell them?

    Natalie Keener: Perhaps you're overlooking the positive effects your career transition will have on your children

    Bob: The positive effects? I make about ninety grand a year, unemployment is two hundred fifty bucks week is that one of your positive effects? We get to be cozier because I won't be able to pay my mortgage on my house so maybe we can move into a nice one bedroom apartment and I guess without benefits I'll be able to hold my daughter as she suffers from her asthma that I won't be able to afford the medication for her

    Natalie Keener: Tests have shown that children under moderate trauma tend to apply themselves academically as a method of coping

    Bob: "Go fuck yourself",that's what my kids will think

    Ryan Bingham: Your kids' admiration is important to you?

    Bob: Yeah of course

    Ryan Bingham: I doubt they ever admired you

    Bob: Hey, asshole, aren't you supposed to be consoling me?

    Ryan Bingham: I'm not a shrink I'm a wakeup call, I see guys who work at the same company their entire lives guys exactly like you they clock in and they clock out and they never have a moment of happiness you have an opportunity, this is a rebirth, if not for you do it for your children

  • Natalie Keener: [sitting across from each other, while having dinner] Fear of mortality: it's like, yeah you're going to die one day

    Ryan Bingham: Why do you think that's singular to men?

    Natalie Keener: Probably because you can't have babies

    Ryan Bingham: The "baby argument"?