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Posted by Peter DM - 04/09/2010 20:36 Posted by isawusaw2 - 04/09/2010 15:15 Posted by Peter DM - 04/09/2010 05:13 Posted by isawusaw2 - 04/09/2010 04:45 |
Who will you be voting for in the coming federal election?
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Reviewed by Kerrie Ternes
Up in the air is a phrase that is used to describe an indefinite conclusion, as in, the decision was left up in the air. It is also a phrase that describes a flying object like a kite or a plane or even a cloud. Perhaps it is closely related to the phrase “castles in the air” in regard to the use of the imagination in seeing recognisable shapes in clouds; often a metaphor for hope.
 How does any of this preamble relate to the issues developed in the film starring George Clooney? There are many issues, not least of which is that in the USA there are companies that have grown out of the outsourcing of sackings of employees. The apparent need to distance oneself from the person who is being fired. Is there any hope in the life of the character played by Clooney, when his stated purpose in life is to travel 10 million miles in a plane, cris-crossing America, and to meet the Chief Pilot of United, his airline of choice.
Does Clooney’s character believe the words he speaks to his sister’s fiancé on the morning of their wedding when he experiences ‘cold feet’ and thinks to call off the wedding? Clooney encourages him with thoughts of companionship and partnership through life into old age.
 The film attempts to present the effect of the betrayal of these thoughts when Clooney visits the home of his erstwhile travelling lover, with Clooney fleeing to the safety of the anonymity of the aircraft only to be feted by the airline on that flight, as he reaches his target.
Clooney is indeed left “up in the air” in all senses of the phrase. Film makers often think they are presenting a new issue to the public. What do you think?
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