A tribute to The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

Rating: 10/10 (31 March 2019)

Technically and objectively speaking, this is a good movie. It has a good balance of ups and downs, surprises and fulfilment, color contrasts, moving shots and stills (pun intended) and an imaginative use of special effects.
Emotionally and subjectively speaking, this is a phenomenal movie. This movie connected with me on a deep level. Let me tell you why.
Ever since I was a kid, until halfway through my thirty-first year on this planet, I did not really understand traveling for pleasure. I accepted that it was something other people liked. I understood the charm of a nice view and meeting nice people. But I never *really* understood.
Growing up, I had always been relatively distantiated from my emotions. I would suppress my emotions to some extent, take the sharp edge off. I was making sure I would let some of the good emotions shine through, and suppress the bad ones, venting them through music. Later in life, I found that I was suppressing too much of my emotion. I started trying to change this aspect of myself. To allow stronger emotions. To allow myself to fall in love again.
It was not until seeing this movie that I felt like I truly understood why certain people travel. That I am succeeding in changing myself. This is living.
Thank you, C, for recommending me this movie. You have made me grow.