UP IN THE AIR

인 디 에어 - Up In The Air
영화

 The Original title is UP IN THE AIR not IN THE AIR. I don't know why they intentionally change the title. (I mean, it's just one more word, so why cannot put the same title with original one?) 

Well, I don't know how to start it. It was quite boring, but I don't feel like saying it was boring because the theme of the movie was pretty touching.   

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The story is about a corporate downsizer Ryan Bingham(George Clooney) and his travels. He flies to every part of the States letting workers know that they are fired. Riding planes, staying best hotels, having light relationship with cool girls Ryan has satisfied with his life. In an airport, he meets Alex who has same way of thinking with Ryan, and they begin a casual relationship. 

In the meantime, Ryan is called back to his company's offices in Omaha, Nebraska, where he finds out that an ambitious young coworker named Natalie Keener is promoting a plan to cut costs by having employees stay grounded and conduct layoffs over the internet. Ryan argues that Natalie knows nothing about the process of firing people, and the boss assigns him to take Natalie with him on his upcoming travels to show her what it's like. They fly together and step by step Ryan shows Natalie firing people is not easy job like she does over Internet.   

While on the road, Natalie's boyfriend dumps her by text message, and she is pissed off about how Ryan treats the deep relationship like a nothing. She tries to explain Ryan the importance of interdependence between people, and Ryan gets slowly realized. He takes Alex to his sister's wedding, and acknowledge the importance of being part of someone. Later, while his speech, he just stops giving speech and runs to the airport to fly to Chicago where Alex lives. When she opens the door, it's apparent that she's a married woman with young children. Stunned, Ryan leaves without saying a word.  

On the flight home, the crew announces that Ryan has just crossed his ten million miles mark and the airline's chief pilot comes out of the cockpit and the two have a conversation. When the captin asks Ryan where is he from. Ryan ponders the question for a moment and then answers: "I'm from here." 
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I was so upset about Alex having her own family. The only one who was not cool enough was Ryan who might have found out how living someone is gonna be. Nobody can lives wtihout counting on somebody. It just doesn't work becaue we live in society. Long time ago, I had also thought like Ryan having fun by myself, and enjoying life by doing whatever you wanna do. But I know I end up seeing someone and looking for being secured. That is just how we are.  

Pretty good movie as it makes me think about life, but somewhat slow and boring.