Movie - 61, The Station Agent

The Station Agent (2003)

by 

Thomas McCarthy

Movie Seen: 06 December 2015

Note Written: 08 December 2015

Ronnie Manuel Joseph (my cousin/aspiring film-maker/already short-film-maker) recommended this film to me. Another incentive to watch was that there was Peter Dinklage in it. When I did a brief search online I found that this film was his breakthrough role. The story follows a lonely man who moves to a train depot which he inherited and his experience with the people whom he meets there. 

'The Station Agent' is a light-hearted, simple film. Some of the characters were really great - my favourites are Cleo the kid and the non-stop talking Joe. The alienation faced by people who are 'different' in our society and the general public's attitude toward them, shown through the film, is easily recognizable from all around us. People should see people as people. The walks through the railway tracks, the train watching, the pocket watch, all were elements that strike you emotionally as well as being realistic. It is the normality of the whole film that makes it special. A wonderful watch.