Ryan Bingham (George Clooney) spends the majority of his
life on planes, flying all over America. When faced with the possibility of no
longer being able to do that, he panics; it is all he knows and he loves it.
But he comes to realise that maybe there is more to life than endless freedom.
I’ve always thought that it must be exciting to have the
freedom to go anywhere without any responsibilities or restrictions, it always
seemed like anything might be possible that way. But I’m not sure I believe
that now, and the film does a good job of showing the change. People don’t want
to be tied down in their lives and it’s natural to dream about being able to
just take off and leave it all behind. But at the same time, people do want to
be tied down. They want stability and someone to share a life with. Maybe it’s
better to think of the stable aspects of your life as a base, or a starting
point. And you can still be free and do the things you dream about, but you can
always come back to the people who care for you and who allow you to be
yourself.
8/10
