February 28, 2009

Visitor


I think that the movie, Visitor, is really touching, and mak me deep contemplation.The main idea of the movie is that one professor, Walter, lost his passion to teach. When he attends a conference in Manhattan, he is surprised that two persons, Tareck and Zainab, had lived in his apartment, who was deceived by the agent, the professor allowed them to live with kindness, and was attracted by the African drum, Tareck teached Walter this instrument, and Walter resumed his spirits of life with the strong rhyme of drum. However, Tareck was arrested in the subway, and the policemen found his illegal status. Wlater tried his best to rescue Tareck, and during the time, Tareck' mother, Mouna comed to look for her son, and Wlater had a good time with Mouna . Finally, Tareck was deported to home , and Mouna was also back home.

From this movie I see the loneliness and alienation of urban people, like Walter, and the power of music cure the gap between different cultures and renew one's life. Wlater and Tareck become friend through the African drum , Walter is energetic again, he even has delicate feeling with Mouna, maybe Wlater's life has already changed when he decided to accommodate Tareck.