Today is a review of the Movie: Aftermath. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, it is based on a true, real life story. The story of a man who has his family torn apart by a freak plane crash. An Air traffic controller is doing two jobs at once and doesnt realise one plane is going straight into the path of another he has given co-ordinates to. This results in two planes colliding and there being no survivors.
The main character, Roman goes to the airport expecting to see his wife and pregnant daughter, instead he is met by airport staff and ushered into a back room. He soon learns of the accident and goes home alone to grieve. The acting is very well done and all of my sympathy was with Roman who has just lost his whole family and just wants to hear someone say "sorry"
The second "main" character is Jake Bonaos. He is the air traffic controller who is somewhat at blame here. He has his world blown apart by the grief of knowing he caused a terrible accident and this leaves him emotional and isolated. He can no longer do his job and his wife and child leave him. He is relocated, under a new identity to a new city and begins a new life.
Roman however, is still grieving and awaiting an apology from anyone at the airport. He doesnt get one so sets about finding Bonaos, who in Romans eyes is solely responsible as he directed those two planes.
One year later, a journalist is hovering around Roman and Bonaos, so Roman uses her help in finding Bonaos. He wants an apology. She reluctantly gives him the address he needs. She isnt sure if it is the right thing to do but Roman assures her that he just wants an apology from the man.
Roman sets of to Bonaos, who is having his estranged wife and child to stay for a weekend.
Roman finds the apartment and rings the doorbell but Bonaos' wife Christina answers, and Roman disappears. Later he sits in his hotel room and decides to go back, this time the right person answers.
Bonaos freaks out and argues with Roman, telling him he is crazy for coming after him. All Roman wanted was an apology. Instead the man he see's as responsible for his losses, pushes him away and calls him crazy. This tips Roman over the edge and he attackes and stabs Bonaos. Once he has finished he sits in a daze next to the now dead mans wife and child, hallucinating that they are his wife and child.
Roman goes to jail for 10 years for the murder and once released he goes to visit his familys grave.
He is followed by a young man who asks for directions. This turns out to be Bonaos's son, who is now grown up and holding a loaded gun. Roman accepts that he (Samuel, the son) has to kill him (Roman) to "fix" things.
However, Samuel cant bring himself to murder someone, not even his own fathers killer. He tells Roman "no, it wasnt what I was taught" and leaves Roman alone in the cemetery.
Overall I really enjoyed the movie. I felt more for Roman, he lost his whole family and just wanted to hear someone apologise to him for the accident. I can see how he flipped and attacked the man he saw as responsible. I dont think Bonaos was soley responsible though. He couldnt have been expected to be in sole charge that night and he couldnt have been focused enough with being alone to control all those flights. I would watch this again if I had the chance as it was a good, emotional thriller
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