Uplifting. Life affirmation

Rating: 7/10 (4 March 2016)

When life becomes burden, one's muscle strength may not be enough. You need to find more motivation. The most powerful thing enough to carry you on is hope and dreams. They are the best fuel for your life.
"To see the world, things dangerous to come to, to see behind walls, draw closer, to find each other, and feel - that is the purpose of life" The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.
Walter Mitty, a negative assets manager, works at Life Magazine. For 16 years, he has co-worked with photojournalist Sean O'Connell, processing his photographs to final output. Mostly occupies a dark room of negatives, he hides in a world of photos. We know little about Walter's life, but it seems ordinary. He owns a small apartment, carefully notes financial liabilities, no chaos in his life, no surprises. With black pants, a white shirt and a creme jacket he is mostly invisible to coworkers and the rest of the world. We can say Walter is very responsible and down to earth. His lifestyle has left him with overcompensation by imagination and zone-ing out. Whenever there is an opportunity, he dives in imagination where he is bold and adventurous. He needs to put a vast amount of courage to send a wink on a social network. Walter would struggle with his life till a small error has occurred. The unpredictable failure that forced him to take action and sets his life in a new direction. Walter back as a changed man.
Ben Stiller based his screenplay on a James Thunder's short story published in The New Yorker in 1939. This is not a first adaptation of The Secret life of Walter Mitty, in 1947 Norman Z. Mcleod decided to rely truly on a Thunder's plot. Stiller did not make a faithful adaptation of a novel; he decided to exploit an idea of daydreaming as well as keep humble and restrained Walter as a protagonist. The director has built a two-dimensional figure. At first, Walter is passive and submissive, as resigned by his gray life. On the other hand, is a person with dreams and desires, who is hope driven. This one's life is caught up in a situation that makes Walter believable. Stiller transferred character in modern times. It may seem as a surprise, that Ben Stiller has undertaken this project. To the wider public, he is known as a director of pastiche movies with high attention to media personalities or media influence. Zoolander, Tropic Thunder, The Cable Guy were a production that presents a complexity of annoying protagonist that seeks attention and emotional need to connect with other people. Funny and awkward at the same time. At first, the person cannot be understood but eventually finds his place in the current situation. This is a core of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. Stiller took the awkwardness of character and surrounded him with realistic scenario and jaw-dropping plot twists. Some might think that Walter is very trivial character , but his simplicity and frugal personality makes his life more dramatic. Walter Mitty is a person that has stage of the life based on growing up figured out, he persevered with the obstacles that life have thrown him, but it is hard to say that he is a happy person. For him things didn't turned out so great. When you see Walter You think, no, for him life is done.
Ben Stiller does the best job of directing, especially with the ironic, neurotic play of Walter. Stiller tends to undertake topics that are a black comedy with a hint of intelligence and humility. Walter is in his career most mature developing character. A bit tired with life's baggage, got a chance to leave behind the old ordinary life. Walter has grown up from this. His directors work has been still mature but served in a light way, and this is a merit of cooperation with established cinematographer. Stuart Dryburgh known from the movie: "The Piano" or "The Painted Veil" cups Walter in extensive plans, landscapes giving center character lightness and freedom. There's no denying that the actors invited to the shoot Kristin Wiig, Kathryn Hahn, Patton Oswalt. can not have a substantial role, but create reliable characters, original and amusing. All the actors managed to give unique characteristic. Oswald with his voice expresses sympathy and companionship, Hahn wit and peculiar clumsiness Wigg, a quiet lady that is just like the main character is clumsy. An attractive choice seems to be the soundtrack. Despite the good selection of songs from the so-called scene "indie", it sometimes appears that the whole musical character had to get a younger audience sympathy. I would recommend this movie to all of those that like stories full of life affirmation. It is light and fun story that will lift your mood.
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