CAP #4

For this blog post I decided to watch The Terminal because I felt as though it was a good representation of short-term refugee The movie stars Tom Hanks and came out in 2004. The main character of this movie is Viktor Navorski and we are introduced to him as he arrives at JFK International Airport. He quickly discovers that he is not allowed to enter the United States because while his flight was in the air a revolution occurred in Krakozhia, his native nation. Due to the civil war, the United States no longer recognizes Krakozhia as a sovereign nation and denies Viktor's entrance to the US. Unable to leave the airport or return to Krakozhia, He ends up having to stay in the terminal because he cannot gain entry to the United State or go back home.

            I chose the term short-term refugee because I felt as though this best described the situations Viktor finds himself in. The concept of a short-term refugee is someone who involuntarily leaves his or her country to sometimes fleeing some type of armed conflict. Obviously the difference between the two types of refugees discussed in the book is the length of time they spend away from their home country.

            There were many concepts I could have used in relation to The Terminal but I found short-term refugee to be the best. While the movie begins with Viktor voluntarily leaving his country for a trip to the United States he quickly becomes a refugee. With a civil war happening in his home country and the United State no longer recognizing his home country he is forced to stay in the airport until one of those issues are resolved. Throughout the movie we see how being a refugee can be very difficult, especially when attempting to communicate.