Written By : Riri Oktriani and Risky C.H. Ondang
Film Identity
Title : Up In The Air
Year : 2009
Cast : George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick, Jason Bateman
Director : Jason Reitman
Ryan Bingham (George Clooney), spend almost his life to be in the air just to make his living, and not by a purpose. His job is to firing people for a coward boss to afraid firing his own employees in company. So, he flew around the united states of america to firing people as his duty, travel many company to make his job done.
But, his pleasure to flew around, didn’t last long. Because a young ambitious women, who “rookie” in his company, Natalie Keener (Anna Kendrick) make a lay-off program that look like efficient to firing people by using advanced technology media by via livecam. This program make Ryan’s Bingham company in Omaha, Nebraska, can minimalize the outcome of the company.
Of course Ryan doesn’t agree. They make a complicated argue, involving their boss, Craig Gregory (Jason Bateman). On Craig’s decision, Natalie must become partner with Ryan Bingham to travel together and fire people, so Natalie can learn from Ryan Bingham about thing that she doesn’t know. So Natalie travel in the air with Ryan. Both of them, learn a lot of experience from their own perspective of life. Natalie has a great life with her boyfriend, feeling love, and also heart broken. It is differently with Ryan’s life who look so simply and live alone on his apartment. He also doens’t like make a commitment with other women he meet, and keeping distance with his own family.
On his way travelling, Ryan met a women name’s Alex (Vera Farmiga), a success women career who has same thought and life, seems not differently with Ryan. Quickly, they have a same view and thought untill they like each other and have a intimate relationship. But clearly they don’t even need a commitment for what they do.
After a lot of flying around with Ryan, Natalie resigned on the company. She felt guilty because on of the employee who was fired by her, death by suicidal. However, Ryan seems like having a new feeling about his life. Ryan, who also a motivation speeches, with his own slogan “what’s in your backpack ?”. In the end, he must admit that he also need someone else to fill his life. He crush on Alex. Unfortunately, Alex had a family.
During travel around with Natalie, Ryan had a thought to get back on the track. He also sent a recommendation letter to company, where Natalie trying to get a new job. So, life goes on, Ryan keep in the air, living his lonely life as usual. Nothing change, but both (Natalie and Ryan) perspective life, and meaningful.
In making decision, we think, we have to trust and believe what we decide and never hesitate. Even for all the risk and obstacles. After that, we can learn from decision we make. Also include with Ryan, dare to decide how he gonna track his life. Release his epic and dread of commitment.
On this film, we can see how charming George Clooney as Ryan Bingham. So with Anna Kendrick with her brilliant act on her role as Natalie Kendrick, a straightforward girl on this film. No wonder why she got a nomination for supporting cast with her talented act. The Director, Jason Reitman (who also director on “Juno” and “Thank You For Smoking”), got juice on this film, with his characteristic about direct and angle of this film. Simple, unusual but attractive to watch.
He also appraise on George Clooney, “If you’re going to make a movie about a guy who fires people for a living and you still want to like him that actor better be damn charming and I don’t think there’s a more charming actor a life than George Clooney. I was very lucky, he said yes.”
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