Basically that I had the impression that the only thing they're after is to get a guy. Whether it is to get him in bed or to marry him to be able to retire. Any motivation in having a life of one's own? Is there life before death?
That they treat and talk to each other all too often as if the other one represents the lower end of the people on this planet?
That they sit in uniform in a flat waiting to be called when being on call or standby or reserve or whatever it's called? And that whilst constantly using their cell phones for all the other calls? The least would be to hang around in private clothes? Or go somewhere do something? The idea of a cell phone is that it's mobile?
That they don't go out to see the city they basically live in or at least are based in?
That they sit at the bar and actually chat about the pilots and even find them hot when they get to the bar in their uniform wearing their hats??? And that you sit at a bar wearing your uniform in the first place? Don't you want to get rid of that the earliest? Besides the fact that the company might not like to see that (subject alcohol and flying / being on duty or representing the company)?
That the pilots wear their uniform (especially jackets) even in hotel rooms? And wear their hats even when sitting in the flight deck? Or even worse, are at a party with other colleagues - be it flight attendants or pilots - in their uniforms? And go on funerals or whatever official date it might be in their uniforms?
That you have to arrange for your transport even when away from your home base? Or let's say take a cab of your own?
I guess I could go on like this for a long time.
I do think what was captured well were the ever changing time zones and bad departure times, the inability to live a normal life according to real people's ideas (I liked that expression
), the constant and ongoing life out of a suitcase and just the feeling of being in the air and flying, looking down on things small and far.
But in general I would say that it shows the job or the ones doing it as very simple minded. I got it for X-mas for my sis who's a FA as well, but I think I might need to get some protective gear to be able to absorb the beating I will get from her when she watched it.
Yes I do know that there are some simple minds around, but for a movie that was labeled the best and most realistic one so far I had hoped for a more representative view. But then, I live and fly somewhere else and only look at it from another perspective without the immediately direct touch, just what I can see happening and what I get told.
Basically what I can say from my experience is that reality is better the way I know it and that I've seen way more interesting and smarter people doing the job. The other ones I guess I don't get to talk to very much.
By the way, in case it's not very obvious, this can be considered as a compliment for a largely understated and mis-represented career group.
