Sunday 19 June 2016

Movie Review: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

What's up guys!!!!! For today I'm gonna make a review about the film that I'd just watched today. Do you know the movie that I'd just watched? Mmmmmm ...... yes you already know it based on the title of the post. Hahahaha what a silly question to be asked. Ok lame.

Ok we go to the real part. Basically, this movie is about the life of Walter Mitty who is a negative assets manager at LIFE magazine. Negative assets? The one who take care the bad property of the magazine? Mmmmm negative assets manager is the one who take care the biggest treasure of the magazine which is the negative picture for the front page of the magazine. So it is a very risky job. Without them keep the negative in safe it might be there will be no cover for a magazine.

FUN FACT: This movie was directed by the main actor itself, Ben Stiller

Based on what I'd told you just now you might know what are the plot of the story. Right???
The story starts when LIFE magazine publish it last issue in a hard copy version before the magazine change to online version. So, Sean O'Connell -photojournalist who worked with Mitty- had sent a roll of negative film to LIFE magazine and a leather wallet as a token of appreciation for Mitty's hard work while working with LIFE. He suggested that the picture #25 is the most suitable cover of LIFE magazine for its last issue. It also will be the quintessence of  LIFE magazine and the news had captured the attention of Ted Hendricks, corporate transition manager of LIFE magazine.

Unfortunately, the negative film was missing and to make things worst it is the only negative film that was unfounded. So, Walter decided to locate Sean to get the negative film that will be the quintessence for LIFE magazine. Let the rest of the story remain mystery for you to find out for yourself.

THREE INTERESTING WORDS
1. QUINTESSENCE- the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class
Leonardo Da Vinci is the quintessence of Renaissance man due to the fact that he had made a lot of contributions during that era such as inventing scissors, painting of Mona Lisa and studying human anatomy.

2. RECONCILE- restore friendly relation between
His divorced parents have reconciled after having a long conversation together with the wedding consultant because they wanted to give a better live for their children future.

3. ESTRANGE- cause someone to be no longer close or affectionate to someone
Raniri's actions that had fired Vardy from the company had made all of the employees of Raniri Holding estranged towards Raniri because his decision had made the company lost the most valuable employee.

The minor character who is my favorite would be Ted Hendricks, the new LIFE transition manager. Even though he is a little bit annoying, his action has changed the story line which led Walter to find the missing negative film. This is showed when Ted had forced Walter to have the negative film when they met again. His action had made Walter go to Iceland to find Sean O'Connor. Then, Ted sent a text message to Walter to come to the LIFE office before he fired all the LIFE negative assets workers. So, Walter has to go to New York to save his job and Ted's action had give Walter chance to get another significant clue - at his home- about the location of Sean to get the negative film #25.

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