"The Visitor"

The film is trying to show that one person can make the biggest difference in your life. The film expresses this when the character Walter, an educator who was still recovering from his wife's death meets the character Tarek, an illegal immigrant from Syria, and he becomes revived again. The director intends to show that just because you have different belief, customs, or cultures you can still come together for a common goal. The common goal in the movie was the love for music and the love for life. The storyline for "The Visitor" is very unique. I like the fact that the story shows people for all different walks of life, races, and cultures coming together to share with one another and help one another; whether it be Walter giving Tarek and his girlfriend a place to stay or Tarek reviving Walter and introducing him to the drum circles. The acting was good as well, from Tarek's fresh and fun loving spirit to Walter's uptight personality which loosens up as the film progresses. Unfortunately, the film didn't get as much recognition as it should. It hit the theatres in January 2008 an only grossed about 8 million. I personally liked the movie, and enjoyed how Tarek's mother and Walter came together in efforts to free Tarek from the detention center, and from their time spent together a romance ensued. The film affected me because it made me stop being so judgemental to other cultures and more sentimental to the illegal immigrant problem America is currently facing. I would recommend this film to any one who is closeminded to the gifts, smart, beauty, or love other cultures, races, etc. could bring into their lives. For more info on the movie visit http://www.thevisitorfilm.com/main.html