I finally saw The Secret Life of Walter
Mitty. This has been one of my favorite movies since my grade
8 English teacher let us take up an entire two classes to watch the original
with Danny Kaye. First of all I adore Danny Kaye, he is a comedic
genius and simply a fantastic actor in my books. I have a
photo of the late great actor on my wall; actually it is a still from the
original movie. I can't remember what it was I loved about the
film, only that I did. I sat in rapture of the VHS I was watching.
For those of you who aren't familiar with this archaic word, it was back in the
dark ages when the tapes were about the size of a Kleenex box and as loud as
generators. I have sought to find and re-watch this movie to
rekindle my affections for it, but it has proved to be difficult and/or almost
impossible. I was thrilled to hear that they
were remaking this classic, and somehow I managed to miss it while it was new
in theatres.
The 2013 version of this epic story succeeded my expectations. I don't know that is received the best reviews, but in my books it had everything I could have hoped for. The cinematography was beautiful, the acting was great, the music... uh. (That’s a blissful, satisfied - uh) While watching Ben Stiller long board like a pro, I harassed my little brother with imperative remarks- instructing him to watch the film. My little brother IS cool he pretty much defines the word. (I may be a little biased) He, in a lot of ways, reminds me of Ben Stiller’s character, Walter Mitty mid to post metamorphosis. Aaron is the type of person to backpack through Europe, climb a mountain in the Himalayas, and explore the Middle East while making friends with the Bedouins, surf sand dunes in South America...he is just cool!?
Not sure why exactly I felt compelled to share all of that but... seeing this movie makes me want to throw caution to the wind! I feel compelled to by a plane ticket to anywhere and live a life that feeds off of new experiences and adventures. I want to climb a mountain, and explore the outer reaches of civilization. Uh! If you haven't seen the movie, WATCH IT! Find it in a theatre or wait till it comes out, whatever you have to do... just watch it. Be inspired to be fearless.
Beautiful things don't ask for attention - The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty.
The 2013 version of this epic story succeeded my expectations. I don't know that is received the best reviews, but in my books it had everything I could have hoped for. The cinematography was beautiful, the acting was great, the music... uh. (That’s a blissful, satisfied - uh) While watching Ben Stiller long board like a pro, I harassed my little brother with imperative remarks- instructing him to watch the film. My little brother IS cool he pretty much defines the word. (I may be a little biased) He, in a lot of ways, reminds me of Ben Stiller’s character, Walter Mitty mid to post metamorphosis. Aaron is the type of person to backpack through Europe, climb a mountain in the Himalayas, and explore the Middle East while making friends with the Bedouins, surf sand dunes in South America...he is just cool!?
Not sure why exactly I felt compelled to share all of that but... seeing this movie makes me want to throw caution to the wind! I feel compelled to by a plane ticket to anywhere and live a life that feeds off of new experiences and adventures. I want to climb a mountain, and explore the outer reaches of civilization. Uh! If you haven't seen the movie, WATCH IT! Find it in a theatre or wait till it comes out, whatever you have to do... just watch it. Be inspired to be fearless.
Beautiful things don't ask for attention - The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty.
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| Danny Kaye as Walter Mitty <3 |
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