The Terminal

[mutinyco]

Mac, at 6664, you're 2 posts from giving Satan a run for his money.

[Ravi]

Do you have a link to the real story?  I don't know what to search for.

http://www.snopes.com/travel/airline/airport.htm

Thanks for the link.  I hope The Terminal retains some of the sadness of the real story.

On 17 September 1999, an international travel card and a French residency permit were put into Nasseri's hands. With them, he's now free to leave the airport, either to take up residency in France or to fly to another country that will allow him entry. He refuses to sign them, however, because they list his nationality as Iranian, and he wants it listed as British. He remains at Charles de Gaulle airport, determined to stick to this point rather than face life outside the terminal.

So he's going to stay in the airport forever because he doesn't want his nationality listed as Iranian?

[tpfkabi]

I heard that the opening scene of The Terminal is an homage to Tati's Playtime.  That excites me.

that sounds cool........if this isn't the title sequence, i hope he gets the same guy that did the Catch Me If You Can sequence

[MacGuffin]

I heard that the opening scene of The Terminal is an homage to Tati's Playtime.  That excites me.

that sounds cool........if this isn't the title sequence, i hope he gets the same guy that did the Catch Me If You Can sequence

From Entertainment Weekly:

Filmbuffs may also notice passing visual echoes of French director Jacques Tati's 1967 comedy "Playtime," the opening of which is set in a blandly homogenized airport and to which Spielberg says he's paying "very slight homage" here.

[meatwad]

that sounds cool........if this isn't the title sequence, i hope he gets the same guy that did the Catch Me If You Can sequence

the guys who did that opening title sequence were Hammer & Tongs, who are working on a film right now, so i doubt they will have time to do the titles for Terminal

[mutinyco]

Then he could always use Imaginary Forces, who did Minority Report...

[tpfkabi]

that sounds cool........if this isn't the title sequence, i hope he gets the same guy that did the Catch Me If You Can sequence

the guys who did that opening title sequence were Hammer & Tongs, who are working on a film right now, so i doubt they will have time to do the titles for Terminal

is it some kind of animated film in the vein of that sequence?
personally, i think that is one of the best title sequences in a long, long time......it makes me think of the great stuff that Saul Bass did

[NEON MERCURY]

Then he could always use Imaginary Forces, who did Minority Report...

thaT SH*T WAS PHUCKING KILLER.....

[meatwad]

is it some kind of animated film in the vein of that sequence?personally, i think that is one of the best title sequences in a long, long time......it makes me think of the great stuff that Saul Bass did

It's Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy. It's not animated, although it may have some animation, i'm not sure. They have done lots of cool music videos, you should check them out

[Pubrick]

is it some kind of animated film in the vein of that sequence?
personally, i think that is one of the best title sequences in a long, long time......it makes me think of the great stuff that Saul Bass did

that's cos it was an homage to saul bass. i don't expect they will be milking that technique again. if they do then they're really out of ideas.

they can and hav done better.

[tpfkabi]

did they specifically mention Bass in refernce to?

where can i check out more of their stuff online?

[Pubrick]

where can i check out more of their stuff online?

http://www.tongsville.com/

[mutinyco]

If you're curious to read an early review go to: http://www.moviecitynews.com/reviews/terminal.html

[matt35mm]

Neato.  Thanks.

[Alethia]

thats a hell of a good review....hope the film lives up to it