The walk

Marion 2022-04-20 09:01:41

This is a true and very paranoid story. I like this reminiscence and slightly witty narrative style. After checking the information, I found that the great "Forrest Gump" was also produced by the director, and I suddenly realized. The hero of the movie reminds me of another man, Strickland from The Moon and Sixpence, another man who is paranoid to the point of death. What they have in common is that they are all pursuing something that is supreme to them in art or life, which makes their hearts wild, their souls restless, and their bodies are not even afraid of death. Some people say that the power that drives them is a dream, and I disagree. Dreams often contain noble and sunny connotations. They are given too many positive meanings by the morals of this world. This is why I don't like the word dream. And Philip Pat and Strickland, who are not noble in everything they do, are sometimes paranoid to the point of evil, blooming obscenely beautiful in the ultimate twist. I believe that what drives them to take all their adventures is simply a desire deep within their hearts, a desire so strong that they tear their souls apart. There is no reason for it, it is difficult to be satisfied, it needs to devour the last drop of blood to be freed, and it is difficult for me to call a person who realizes his own desires great. I just want to use Rousseau's words, They broke free from the shackles of life and gained true freedom.

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Extended Reading
  • Dylan 2021-12-01 08:01:27

    It's quite satisfactory, there are not many surprises; my eyes were wet when he took the first step, I don't know if it was moved or scared

  • Bernadette 2022-04-24 07:01:06

    It's okay to be dizzy, but in the end, I felt that he was too much and wanted to drag him down...

The Walk quotes

  • [last lines]

    Philippe Petit: You remember Guy Tozzoli from the press conference, one of the men behind the creation of towers, he loved the walk, and he gave me a pass to the observation deck, so I could go any time I wanted. And I went there many times, alone. I would find myself there looking at the void, to see how the thought comes back. How the feeling returns. Because it was a beautiful day.

    Philippe Petit: And you know this pass I was given?

    [holding up the card]

    Philippe Petit: Well, these passes they have a date on them. A date when they expire. But on my pass, Mr. Tozzoli, he crossed out the date and he wrote on it: FOREVER.

  • Petit's Father: [sigh] My son, the circus clown.