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The secret life of Walter Mitty: My thoughts and feelings.
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improvvariable So I just watched The secret life of Walter Mitty. And as I felt about it, it was really good.
I was hesitant to watch this for two reasons.
1: I'm not a fan of Ben Stiller(Just because I feel he just plays the same character OVER and OVER)
2: I read the original short story the film is based on back in middle school.(Long story short, my writing teacher in middle school was my real inspiration to become a writer, and I felt Ben stiller would be tainting my memory of the happy times I had in class)
It's obvious that there's differences from the film and the source material. The differences also in my eyes affect the meaning behind both. The original story left me with the message "Never judge a book by its cover", as the film left me thinking "Never be afraid to take the first step, because that step could change your life."
As for what they were about. I'll sum both up.
The story is simply about an old man on his daily routine with his nagging wife. On the way he day dreams about being a renowned surgeon, a world war 2 pilot, and even a race car driver.(I remember how my teacher wanted us to write what else he could've day dreamed about, I wrote that he was a knight who saves the princess from an evil dragon that resembles his wife.) It was a simple tale that left me wanting a bit more, but it was good never the less.
The movie(SPOILER FREE) is about a man who works for life magazine, he too day dreams just like the original story. Well as life goes from printed issues to being online, he has to find a picture one of their photographers said was his best picture ever and deserves to be the cover for the final printed issue. On the way we find out more about Walter's life before the movie. He goes on a search for the photographer to get the picture, on the way he discovers the beauty of the world and himself. This movie by the end, it didn't leave me wanting more. It left me satisfied and made me think of myself and everything I'd like to do with my life.
And I leave any who's reading this with a quote from the movie that reappears throughout the movie.
I was hesitant to watch this for two reasons.
1: I'm not a fan of Ben Stiller(Just because I feel he just plays the same character OVER and OVER)
2: I read the original short story the film is based on back in middle school.(Long story short, my writing teacher in middle school was my real inspiration to become a writer, and I felt Ben stiller would be tainting my memory of the happy times I had in class)
It's obvious that there's differences from the film and the source material. The differences also in my eyes affect the meaning behind both. The original story left me with the message "Never judge a book by its cover", as the film left me thinking "Never be afraid to take the first step, because that step could change your life."
As for what they were about. I'll sum both up.
The story is simply about an old man on his daily routine with his nagging wife. On the way he day dreams about being a renowned surgeon, a world war 2 pilot, and even a race car driver.(I remember how my teacher wanted us to write what else he could've day dreamed about, I wrote that he was a knight who saves the princess from an evil dragon that resembles his wife.) It was a simple tale that left me wanting a bit more, but it was good never the less.
The movie(SPOILER FREE) is about a man who works for life magazine, he too day dreams just like the original story. Well as life goes from printed issues to being online, he has to find a picture one of their photographers said was his best picture ever and deserves to be the cover for the final printed issue. On the way we find out more about Walter's life before the movie. He goes on a search for the photographer to get the picture, on the way he discovers the beauty of the world and himself. This movie by the end, it didn't leave me wanting more. It left me satisfied and made me think of myself and everything I'd like to do with my life.
And I leave any who's reading this with a quote from the movie that reappears throughout the movie.
"To see the world, things dangerous to come to,
to see behind walls, draw closer,
to find each other, and to feel,
that is the purpose of LIFE."
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With movies it strips you of imagination and there is no spirit. Hell it'll even take out characters too from the books, a good example was in the Harry Potter series, there was a character called Peeves Potter who was in Slytherin, he's in nearly all the books and he is a practical joker, NOT ONCE is he in the movies, he even helps In the final book too.
I will admit there are some movies that are good but I'd rather sit on my chair or in bed and chill out while reading a book or writing a story while listening to tunes ^^
Books + you = letting your mind grow and imagination soar
Movies + you = brain cells dying one by one cause Hollywood kills it
I mean, that's why we have things like genres, to makes sure there's something out there for everyone.
I'm on the fence about this because I read the first Hunger Games book and then saw the movie and I felt it enriched the movie for me.
But I never read a Harry Potter book and saw ALL the movie. Well to say the least, not a real fan. But if I read the books then maybe I would've liked it.
So in some cases, knowing the source material can help the movie in the long run.