This
morning an acquaintance asked me about the turmoil in Egypt. It was not
difficult for me to answer because I have read and watched the news about Egypt
ever since the protests started there. The pictures of emotionally charged
women protesters on facebook speak aloud of the frustration of the people with
the present regime. I told him that the aspirations of the majority people for
liberation, democracy and development should be fulfilled and that this massive
struggle should not pave way for an extremist or fundamentalist regime to come
to power. I said when the aspirations of the majority in any community are
fulfilled it makes the whole world happy and I amusingly added that everyone
was happy when the civil war came to an end in Krakozhia.
He
said that he has never heard of Krakozhia and wanted to know about it. I told
him that Krakozhia is a fictional country in the movie “The Terminal” of 2004,
one of my favourite movies. In this movie, Tom Hanks plays Viktor Navorski who
is stranded at JFK International Airport when his country “The Republic of
Krakozhia” becomes unrecognized by the USA, just as he lands at the airport on
16th January 2004. This is due to a rebellion in the country which is not
acceptable to the USA and UNO. This unfortunate situation forces Navorski to
remain stranded at the Airport and make many friends there. Ten months later in
November 2004 when news breaks out at the Airport of the end of the civil war
in Krakozhia there is a large scale celebration not only among the friends of
Navorski but all the passengers at the Terminal and the audience watching the
movie! In the movie, shot entirely at the Airport we are not told much about
Krakozhia but feel extremely happy when that country is liberated because
Navorski can keep the promise he made to his now-deceased father, visit Benny
Golson the saxophonist in New York, get his autograph and go back to Krakozhia
happily.
May
the aspirations of the people of Egypt and Telangana be fulfilled very soon,
may they live in peace and prosperity forever.
A video clipping from the movie “The Terminal”:
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