Paramount has wisely chosen to cast George Clooney to portray me in the upcoming "Up in the Air" (releases in Dec?). It's hard to explain to people what I see / go through when on a trip. The visuals from the trailer are fantastic. 30,000' aerial shots of farmland, mountain ranges, looking down on clouds, etc. Hordes of people dragging a suitcase in one hand and a trench coat draped across the other. Each one focused on arriving at their next way-point on time.
I laughed especially hard at the part where Clooney takes his trainee through the security line. If you travel frequently and you're NOT assessing who's in line in front of you - you're wasting time. Note: The movie makes it a racial/profiling joke out of the situation. The reality is those of us in analytical jobs are always trying to find a way though faster - independent of race.
If you ever wondered what it's like to be on the road - the trailer pretty much sums it up.
You know you've been traveling too much when you can identify an airport by the carpet. :(
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xIUtRrTlgo
Where it diverges from my life is that cold, unattached, "relationships weigh you down" business. Clooney does pull off an impressive monologue in the official trailer.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
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We love you uncle Davin! Looks like a good movie :) But it sounds like you already have a better ending... Priscila. hahaha I mean you've got someone to come home to and the boys and the dog... They ALL love you and can't wait for you to get back home.
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