Up in the Air

Up In The Air - I didn’t go to see this film when it played at the movie theater, but I was curious to see the film. Last night I had the opportunity to sit down and watch the film. There are many films that I relate too and this film is no exception.
As a person who traveled a lot I know what its like to try and rack up frequent flier miles. You sort of become your own competition. You set up goals with yourself as to what you want to achieve. There are certain places you’d like to visit, people you’d like to meet and experiences that you’d like to experience.

On top of all of that, the George Clooney character has the job of having to fire people. There are many people who get lost in their work so they don’t have time for relationships. Of course deep down that is just an excuse because on has some issues about the entire subject. Many people see relationships in their lives that didn’t work out and may have experienced it first hand and have decided its just not worth it.
Imagine giving 8 years to a relationship only to have it not work. Who wants to go through that trauma again? You put your heart out there and it get crushed.

The majority of people get to experience many things in their lives. Love, marriage, family, career changes, and job loss. Each situation is unique to the person that it involves. If you know its coming you can prepare as best one can. If you get blindsided then it’s a blow that not everyone can recover from. Working at a job for years is like a relationship. You’ve created a family and you feel as if you are a part of something. You feel as if you’ve given your best and you’ve invested in something that you had no idea would come to an end.

Up In the Air brings all of this to the forefront at a time when unemployment is on the rise. Despite what we hear in the media, people are continually losing their jobs in parts of the U.S. where it was never an issue before. Incidents are happening where people have no control.

The film is quite interesting as a man finds something he thought he was happy with and then realizes he would like to have more. Just when he allows himself to open up he gets hit with a bombshell.

If you are a fan of George Clooney then I’m sure you will enjoy this film. If you like Vera Farmiga you will see her in a way I don’t think she’s been seen before.
Up In The Air may just shed some light on the way the world is today and how it is constantly changing.

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