The film is based on James Thurber's 2,083 short stories published in The New Yorker in 1939. The RKO producer had a remake of famous producer Samuel Goldwyn in 1947, starring Danny Kaye, a popular musical actor at the time. The author Mr. Thurber sneered and called it "The Public Life of Danny Kaye". It can be seen that adapting such a short and incisive humorous philosophy is by no means easy.
In 2005, the copyright of the book came to Paramount. Over the years, many experts are eager to try. From Jim Carrey, to Sacha Baron Cohen and then to Owen Wlison. From Steven Spielberg to Ron Howard, they have tried again and have given up and ended. In the end, Stiller became the director and male number one in 2011. The task is arduous, he explained in the interview: "We were aiming for something indefinable, a movie that left you with a feeling at the end. I have never made a movie like that". This movie brings you some feelings at the end, I have never made such a movie).
The male protagonist in the film, Walter Mitty, is an obscure film development manager in a magazine. He often enters a state of fantasy in his life, such a state is often inspired by others, temporary thoughts and masturbation. Most of the time his fantasies come from the old-fashioned procedures of various heroes to save the United States, and there are also some resentment towards the boss. One day, in order to find a missing film, he was inspired by his favorite person to embark on a fantasy journey of life. Find yourself in all kinds of extreme adventures. Feiyan walks the wall, explores the mountains and listens to the sea.
The response of the film was not satisfactory. Only 47% of the 138 filmmakers on Rotten Tomatoes gave an average of 60 points. Among them is of course Peter Bradshaw, who is known as a devil from the Guardian. The overall evaluation of the film is: there is no lack of ambition, but there is not enough content and substance under the beautiful and magnificent lens design. Peter Debruge of Vanity Fair commented that he lacks the black humor of the original book (Why are the people named Peter so mean?). Having said that, inspirational and upward routines have never been the dishes of independent film critics.
As a mildly obscene patient, I have a good opinion of this film. It is not only the magnificent mountains and rivers of Iceland, from the snowy mountains of Vatnajokull to the lake town of Grundarfjörður. This is because after "Thor", "Prometheus", and "Oblivion", Hollywood once again made great efforts to shoot free travel movies for Iceland. It's not just my love of snow leopards. I adopted a snow leopard in 2010. There is also a 2014 Lynx calendar on the wall. It's not just the movie's ridicule of any adulterous patient. Who doesn't fantasize about having a big fight with the boss at a certain moment? Who has never imagined that the person of his mind will appear next to him on a special occasion? This film amplifies this kind of ridicule to the limit, and fights with poison. Leaving aside some unrealistic details (such as the telecommunications signal in Afghanistan’s no-man’s land, the U.S. passport obtained a Yemen visa in a short time, and the silk tie tied with a rock for 18 kilometers.)
There are three other places in the film that make me feel deep. Resonance:
One is about the true essence of photography. In the film, the master played by Sean Penn has a wonderful line: Beautiful things do not ask for attentions. Suddenly, he was shocked. Although I know very little about photography, I hate the illusion that cheap visual processing, Instagram, and iPhone bring to the world. Those overwhelming selfies, those men and women posing in poses, those beauty that has been processed and copied in large quantities, make the world suffer from eye diseases. The film answers this question at the end. The essence of photography is a story that reflects real life.
The second is the little things about the mother. In the film, Walter Mitty's mother found his wallet in the trash can. In real life, my mother retrieved the door key, meal card, letters and various other things for me in the trash can in my room. resonance.
The third is about the appearance of "Wake Up" by Arcade fire. In the film, it happened right when Walter was running past the cover of a giant magazine. The sudden awakening orgasm combined with such a bright tune made my blood boil. When I heard "Wake Up" for the first time a few years ago, the same feeling came out from the apricot nucleus of my brain. Like a flower that was about to wither, suddenly got a few drops of rain. The shot cuts from the crowded New York to the magnificent Greenland Island, and the blood is immediately boiling.
In short, the film is not too bad. Although the visual pleasure is about to overwhelm the emotional release and rational thinking, at least it can be seen that Teacher Stiller is sincere. Not every comedian can make such a successful transformation. Just imagine what the consequences would be if Sacha Baron Cohen were to perform this role.
Most people's lives are unreal, because they only regard the outside world as real and suppress their inner world. Walter Mitty’s story brings excitement to most people. Although it will not cure a lifetime of spiritual masturbation, it reminds us in an extreme way that for everyone, there is only one real duty: to find yourself. YOLO
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