Favorite films
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
The expression "life can change in an instant" is often used negatively or as pre-cautionary lesson to start living life to the fullest because you could lose your job, a friend, or even your life, tomorrow. But what Stiller teaches us with 'The Secret Life of Walter Mitty' is simpler. Life CAN change in an instant; all you have to do is start living.
Director James Marigold does not impose himself into this film whatsoever, and that is to its strength. Marigold, whose last biopic, "Walk the Line" which saw Joaquin Pheonix wear the shoes of Johnny Cash in an Oscar Winning performance - shares a very similar formula to "A Complete Unknown"; a complete focus on what makes these two artists great. Music. There is no flashly cinematography here, no expressive fast cut editing, in-fact nothing in this film feels artificial. They used…