The Bearded Trio

Fran Del Pizzo Lists Another Five Great Steven Spielberg Moments Viktor the Goat (The Terminal, 2004)  Steven Spielberg’s uplifting and charming 2004 film The Terminal follows middle-eastern tourist Viktor Navorski (Tom Hanks), who becomes stranded at JFK airport after civil war in his home country of Krakozhia renders his passport invalid. When a disgruntled passenger is denied permission to take (what we can assume from his reaction to be life-saving) medicine for his father out of the United States due to not having the proper forms, Viktor steps in as an interpreter and bridges the language gap that exists between Milodragovich (Valery Nikolaev) and Dixon (Stanley Tucci), the stern airport official who refuses to be swayed in his decision. Viktor no doubt relates to Milodragovich’s determination to help his Dad, given that Viktor himself is driven by a desire to fulfil a promise he made to his own father who has sadly passed away - this promise being the entire reason fo...