Nice movie.

Rating: 10/10 (11 February 2014)

I first heard about Walter Mitty during English class in high school. The teacher just raved about this character. I remembered Mitty as a bumbling, ignorant fool who spent his life lost in thought about being involved in make-believe situations. Mitty the super-hero, as it were -- in the parlance of today's talk.
I knew about the Danny Kaye movie. I saw it, and I thought that it was good. Since then, I have noticed some actual people who act like Walter and are always lost in their very inventive fantasies.
I liked the Ben Stiller movie. I immediately recognized Sean Penn, right when he was first seen in this movie. I marveled at his sage sayings near the end when Mitty finally found him. This was a famous photographer, and Mitty and Mitty's mother (the wonderful Shirley MacLaine) actually knew him, FOR REAL.
I did not know Stiller was a movie producer. I feel that he did a good job both as producer and lead actor. I remember his parents from when they were on TV a long time ago. They were a very talented pair.
Stiller was very sweet as Walter Mitty. Mitty was a very dedicated magazine employee. He had a very loyal assistant, who was very helpful in trying to find the missing photograph. The actress, who became Mitty's love interest, was very kind. Mitty made a nice gesture in giving her son the skateboard.
Walter was relentless in looking for the photographer. He traveled internationally, at a great distance. He met nice people. The scenery was lovely and breathtaking. A great scene was when Mitty skateboarded a long distance. The helicopter scenes were quite good.
10/10