I think I can safely say that I've seen all of the 2009 movies that I want to see/are available to see.
UP IN THE AIR (2009)
It's no coincidence that Ryan Bingham is an expert in traveling light.
Such is the life of Bingham (George Clooney), a man so emotionally cut off that he has no "personal baggage;" a man that lives hub-to-hub, hotel-to-hotel, flying away from whatever connections he makes in the sheer seconds it takes to buy a plane ticket.
"Up in the Air," Jason Reitman's directorial follow-up to 2007's "Juno," tackles some of today's most stressful issues but with enough Hollywood schmaltz to keep you from hanging yourself from the rafters of the cinema.
Bingham works for a company hired out to fire employees en masse, flying cross-country to do so. When an ambitious young newcomer to the company suggests that they move to carry out firings with webcams to cut costs and boost efficiency, Bingham feels threatened that his livelihood will be ransacked; that he will be forced to settle down somewhere and make commitment.
Reitman's commentary on the modern day social disconnect — something in which technology can easily be considered a culprit — is one that rings true, especially when transplanted to the character arc of Bingham. Does it serve as the catalyst to bring him toward a life with love, stability, and a house instead of a hotel room?
Guess you'll have to find out for yourself.
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Such is the life of Bingham (George Clooney), a man so emotionally cut off that he has no "personal baggage;" a man that lives hub-to-hub, hotel-to-hotel, flying away from whatever connections he makes in the sheer seconds it takes to buy a plane ticket.
"Up in the Air," Jason Reitman's directorial follow-up to 2007's "Juno," tackles some of today's most stressful issues but with enough Hollywood schmaltz to keep you from hanging yourself from the rafters of the cinema.
Bingham works for a company hired out to fire employees en masse, flying cross-country to do so. When an ambitious young newcomer to the company suggests that they move to carry out firings with webcams to cut costs and boost efficiency, Bingham feels threatened that his livelihood will be ransacked; that he will be forced to settle down somewhere and make commitment.
Reitman's commentary on the modern day social disconnect — something in which technology can easily be considered a culprit — is one that rings true, especially when transplanted to the character arc of Bingham. Does it serve as the catalyst to bring him toward a life with love, stability, and a house instead of a hotel room?
Guess you'll have to find out for yourself.
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you left out the "best" part.
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