As soon as we learned about this movie, our Hallmark-loving, slasher-hating team had to stop what they were doing and immediately watch all 345 seconds. The group chat (OK, it’s Slack) was lit up like a Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center. Let’s say you have an idea.
Scientists should know better than baggage screening
“Love in Plane Sight” begins with a monologue from a woman worried about returning home to see her family without her lover. “I can’t wait for my girlfriend’s parents to ask me why I’m still single,” the fair-skinned heroine laments to the check-in agent with secret magical elf ears, who she seems oblivious to. Masu. “I don’t know, maybe because I’m an astronomer? …Maybe I should just say, ‘Dad, mom, my partner in life is the sky!’ ”
“It’s a classic romantic comedy setup: a big-city astronomer heading to the airport, not exactly looking for love,” said Gabe Hyatt, associate editor. This is exactly what we expect from a movie like this, cheesy and stomach-churning, but we’re here for it.
we do not have She’s here for the fact that she’s checking luggage during the holiday rush. This is a big red flag for editor Amanda Finnegan. “Remember the Christmas Crash of 2022?”
Does United Airlines really make latte art with their logo on it?
Our leader plans to have a frictionless travel day with plenty of time to sip gingerbread lattes in the United Airlines lounge, complete with perfect latte art of the airline’s logo ( Of course, this movie is an advertisement for an airline).
Our airport coffee experience usually involves a mad dash to Dunkin’ or a long wait in line at Starbucks. “I’d like to know if United Airlines really has gingerbread lattes with logos in their lounges,” Finnegan said.
It turns out that a gingerbread latte with logo art will actually appear! “This scene was filmed at our takeaway United Club. denver united club fly We opened last year and offer latte art, among other things,” United spokeswoman Madeline Martin said in an email. “Gingerbread lattes are seasonal.”
A wink to 2023: Creepy or cute?
An astronomer with a latte in hand receives a push notification on her phone that her plane is boarding (hats off to her for downloading the airline’s app. Dealing with travel headaches during the holidays) (This is an important action to take.) On her way to her gate, she stopped to thank Carol’s group in the concourse, and a white-bearded man (yep, it’s Santa) winked as she passed.
This celebrity sighting prompted Hyatt to ask, “Will a wink be attractive or offensive in 2023?” I’ll give this movie a pass since the wink is accompanied by a jingle bell sound effect. on the board.
It’s a problem to wear a white sweater at the airport.
Friction enters the chat when BAM (Very Tall Traveler) rams into the astronomer like a defensive end. Gingerbread’s latte left a manhole-sized stain on her white knit sweater. It’s a very relatable moment, as it seems like everyone in crowded airports these days is staring at their phones without checking their destination. But a white sweater? Are you on a plane? Beg for disaster.
“Airport attire needs to be carefully planned,” added Finnegan. “Black always moves. Even if it’s just yoga pants, it hides spills and keeps you looking fresh.”
Mr. Chaos (not his real name, wait a second) stumbles through a stumbling apology, hands her a napkin, and storms off, saying, “I’m about to board a plane.” Accidents happen, but her rude apology is unforgivable. “Hey, at least offer to pay for the dry cleaning!” Hyatt said.
How much do astronomers earn?
Upon boarding, we learn that the heroine’s name is Miss Tow, and that she did not have time to meet the Hudson News for a new shirt. Plot twist: Gate agents also have elf ears. And in an even bigger development, Tow is flying first class! Astronomy is more lucrative than we think.
“How much do astronomers make to fly to the North Star? Maybe you need a career change,” Finnegan said.
Oh, Santa is on a plane. Maybe reindeer are just for Christmas Eve.
I caught it with a gingerbread hand!
Mr. Chaos was her seatmate and apparently turned out to be a top-notch bastard. After insisting that he could not offer Toh any further help as he was in a hurry to catch his flight, he boarded while drinking a gingerbread latte he had made himself. “Yours felt good,” he confesses.
“If you had time to drink a gingerbread latte, you would have had time to sincerely apologize for spilling your hot coffee on someone,” said photo editor Lauren Balvin.
These two are weirdos just like everyone else.
While the two of them are enjoying the spoils of business class, Mr. Chaos continues to act strangely on the plane. He swirled the wine around the glass so violently that it splattered all over Tou’s sweater. He does a lot of flat-seat crunches because “exercise is really good for jet lag” (although you can actually overcome that problem). He watches her movie over her shoulder (also relatable). Her strange revenge: Tou eats the plane meal.
A ray of hope for a crying baby
After hours of unknown mayhem on the plane, the baby started crying as his seatmates read on their tablets. Instead of yelling at their toddlers or demanding new seats, travelers engage in Operation Happy Baby, making faces and waving. A sliver of human decency endears Tou to his eccentric companion. United’s famous sundaesparks start flying.
They decided to make things official and exchange names. His name is Sam K. Young, he added, “but my friends call me by my initials.” “SKY” groans. He gives back with his work working on United Airlines’ Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) program.
“Okay, somebody trying to make sustainable aviation fuel? That’s the dream guy in 2023,” said copy editor Jamie Zega.
The ultimate move: Airport transfers
By the end of the flight, the air travelers were so in love with each other that he offered to give her a ride to the airport. This is the most loving thing you can do for your friends, family, and loved ones, but what about strangers?
“Can I get a ride to the airport from a total stranger?” Hyatt said. “This man could be an ax murderer!”
Ever since I spilled my hot coffee, I’ve been happier.
The movie cuts to a year later, and we meet again in business class on a United flight. Not as archenemies who clash, but as newlyweds holding hands. Tou doesn’t learn her lesson and is draping the white sweater over her shoulders again.
“I dedicate it to the sky, the love of your life,” SKY says as he holds up a glass of beer, which is served to him by a flight attendant. do not have Has secret magical elf ears. “And I’m a close second.”
As they toast, an overhead announcement blares with greetings to the beloved birds. “This is your pilot, Pete speaking” (perhaps a nod to 2020’s “The Bachelor” Peter Weber?). “We would like to welcome the newlyweds Mr. Sam K. Young and the famous astronomer Miss El Tou.” (Get it???)
As Pete wishes them a pleasant flight to Honolulu, it turns out that Santa, wearing a Hawaiian shirt, is sitting on the flatbed behind them. He winked at us thinking about the old days.
For half the staff, the movie was a horror story. “Her neighbor, who is so talkative, is a nightmare of missing flights. I don’t know why she didn’t install her partition right away,” Ms Finnegan said.
Brubin agreed. “If someone sat next to me on a plane and acted obnoxious, I wouldn’t marry that person. I would ask the flight attendant if there was another seat available.”
I beg to differ. No matter how you find someone to pick you up from the airport, you’re the one to lock it down.
Zega appreciated the essence of romantic comedies: content.
“I love making fun of this kind of thing, but it’s a 100 percent decent way to kill time on a plane. I don’t think this is a waste of six minutes of my life,” she concluded. Ta.