Have I told you my current liking towards Tom Hanks?
Oh, yes, I just did. And right now, I want to share some facts about him.
He was born in Concord, California on the 9th of July 1956. He's old I know, but come on, age problem doesn't matter as long as he got something amazing under that, right?
First. I was impressed by the way he acts in "The Da Vinci Code" which was filmed in the year 2006.
The story tells the investigation started by symbolist Professor Robert Langdon
and a good-looking cryptologist, Sophie Neveu, around the murder of a
Museum Louvre's curator. Symbologist Robert Langdon is thrown into a mysterious and bizarre
murder. Alongside Langdon is the victims granddaughter and cryptologist
Sophie Neveu, who with Robert discovers clues within Da Vinci's
paintings. To further find the truth, Robert and Sophie travel from
Paris to London, whilst crossing paths with allies and villains such as
Sir Leigh Teabing and Silas. Wherever their path takes them, their
discovery which is about to be revealed could shake the foundations of
mankind. Unless Langdon and Neveu can decipher the labyrinthine puzzle in time,
the Priory's secret and a stunning historical truth, will be lost
forever.
Second. For those of you who enjoy watching Sci-Fi movie, must have favorited this one.
Despite his notorious relationship with the Roman Catholic church,
Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is once again called upon to decipher
the clues to a catastrophic conspiracy. Following the murder of a physicist, Father Silvano Bentivoglio, a
symbolist, Robert Langdon, and a scientist, Vittoria Vetra, are on an
adventure involving a secret brotherhood, the Illuminati. Clues lead
them all around the Vatican, including the four altars of science,
Earth, Air, Fire and Water. An assassin, working for the Illuminati, has
captured four cardinals, and murders each, painfully. Robert and
Vittoria also are searching for a new very destructive weapon that could
kill millions.
Third. This is not about a movie but a book. A book concerning Robert Langdon which is entitled...
This is about a Harvard symbologist, Robert Langdon, who is summoned to give a lecture at the United States Capitol, with the invitation apparently from his mentor, a 33rd degree mason named Peter Solomon, who is the head of the Smithsonian Institution. Solomon has also asked him to bring a small, sealed package which he had
entrusted to Langdon years earlier. When Langdon arrives at the
Capitol, however, he learns that the invitation he received was not from
Solomon, but from Solomon's kidnapper, Mal'akh, who has left Solomon's severed right hand in the middle of the Capitol Rotunda in a recreation of the Hand of Mysteries. Mal'akh then contacts Langdon, charging him with finding both the
Mason's Pyramid, which Masons believe is hidden somewhere underground in
Washington D.C., and the Lost Word. Pretty much recommended to all of you who are interested in reading mysteries plot. Too bad they haven't yet filmed this one...
Fourth, I admired his act when he was in "The Terminal".
Viktor Navorski, a man from an Eastern European country arrives in New
York. However after he left his country war broke out. Suddenly Navorski
is a man without a country - or one that the U.S. cannot recognize,
thus he is denied entrance to the U.S. However, he also can't be
deported so he is told by the Security Manager that he has to remain in
the airport until his status can be fixed. And also Navorski doesn't
speak English very well, so he cannot talk to or understand anyone. But
he somehow adapts and sets up residence in the airport, which makes the
man who placed him there unhappy, as it seems he is in line for a
promotion but Navroski's presence might complicate that. So he tries to
get Navorski to leave but Navorski remains where he is. Navorski makes
friends with some of the people who work in the airport and is attracted
to a flight attendant he runs into whenever she comes in.
Fifth. Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close. This movie is actually not really about Tom Hanks himself, in this movie he was just being a father who was killed in 9/11 tragedy so, yeah.
Sixth. He was also involved in Forrest Gump, well yeah, who doesn't know this movie.
I bet most of you guys already knew the movie plot, so let's just skip this off.
Seventh. Yes, The Money Pit.
The story begins with attorney Walter Fielding and his girlfriend Anna Crowley learning of his father Walter Sr.’s wedding in Rio de Janeiro, after escaping the country after having millions of dollars from their musician clients. The next morning, the
couple hears noises and are surprised to find workmen putting
furnishings around their apartment and a man asking them, "you’re still
here?!" It becomes clear that Walter and Anna do not own the apartment;
it belongs to Anna's ex-husband Max Beissart), a self-loving conductor who has returned unexpectedly early from a tour in Europe
and intends to take up residence again.
Eighth. Comedy movie.
Happy-go-lucky advertising executive David Basner (Tom Hanks) who recently got a promotion at his
Chicago ad agency, returns to work from a vacation. He is utterly carefree
until his parents split up after 36 years of marriage. Out of the blue,
he must care for his aging, bitter father, Max, as well as be there for his emotionally fragile mother, Lorraine.
To add insult to injury, Max has just been fired from his 35-year
career in the garment industry. At work, David is developing a commercial for Colonial Airlines, owned by the rich and eccentric Andrew Woolridg.
A successful ad campaign would likely promote David to partner in his
company. David develops a relationship with Woolridge's daughter,
no-nonsense Cheryl Ann Wayne.
His father is well aware of David's playboy nature. Asking at one point
if his son is in bed with a woman, Max adds: "Anybody you know?"
Ninth. Tom Hanks won the Academy Award for Best Actor.
Andrew Beckett (Tom Hanks) is a senior associate at the largest corporate law firm in Philadelphia. Although he lives with his partner Miguel Álvarez, Beckett is not open about his homosexualityat the law firm, nor the fact that he has AIDS. On the day he is
assigned the firm's newest and most important case, one of the firm's
partners notices a small lesion on Beckett's forehead.
Tenth. Yes. Sleepless In Seattle.
Sam Baldwin, a Chicago architect, loses his wife Maggie to cancer. He
and his young son Jonah start new lives in Seattle, but Sam still
grieves. 18 months later, on Christmas Eve 1992, Jonah—who wants his father to
find a new wife—calls into a talk radio show. Jonah persuades Sam to go
on the air to talk about how much he misses Maggie. Hundreds of women
from around the country hear the program, and touched by the story,
write to Sam.
Eleventh. The movie has the unusual distinction of being partly in the Judezmo language. As of July, 2006, there were only five movies in the entire IMDB that are even partially in the Judeo-Spanish language. Much of the film was shot on location in Israel, mostly in Jerusalem.
Twelfth. The film depicts his successful attempts to survive on the island using
remnants of his plane's cargo, as well as his eventual escape and return
to society.
Thirteenth. Road to Perdition. Something about murder.
Fourteenth. Catch Me If You Can. Yes baby. DiCaprio and Hanks were both involved in this movie.
The ending credits reveal that Frank has been happily married for 26
years, has three sons, lives in the Midwest, is still good friends with
Carl, has caught some of the world's most elusive money forgers, and
earns millions of dollars each year because of his work creating
unforgeable checks.
Fifteenth. Cloud Atlas is an upcoming German made English-language historical/science fiction film. The directors wrote the screenplay based on the 2004 novel of the same name
by David Mitchell.With an ensemble cast to cover the film's multiple storylines, production began in September 2011 at Studio Babelsberg in Germany. The film is scheduled to be released in October 2012. Can't wait for it.
Oh and, Tom Hanks were also included in Toy Story 2 and The Simpsons Movie. He fills up the voice for some of the characters. I think that he's as astounding as DiCaprio. (Well it's just that Tom Hanks is much older than him but I don't mind at all.)
