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Entry: Global Hybrids Go Home Link: http://www.takimag.com/blogs/article/global_hybrids_go_home#25734 Post contents: It's important to stress that the "message" that the director is trying to send in The Visitor is probably not the same as mine. He clearly identifies with Tarek, while Walter is supposed to be the detached observer who under the influence of the events, is being forced to get "involved." From my perspective, and this is in response to Ploni Almoni, in the real world -- 9/11, terrorism, anti-immigration/Arab backlash, etc. -- globalization as an ideology of transformation remains a fantasy. And those who are the middle -- who try to assert their cosmopolitan identity while preserving their ties to their roots -- are bound to fail. And when Walter tries to cross over, he also find himself in a dead-end. He should have continued with his piano lessonss. Sent at: 2008 08 30