tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997580999403129485.post8020840407874584687..comments2024-01-17T03:19:17.044-05:00Comments on This is Madness!: The Secret Life of Walter MittyChris Widdophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08976278029088673041noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997580999403129485.post-16601118816164721792015-10-31T14:10:36.855-04:002015-10-31T14:10:36.855-04:00Yes, it seems to me that Walter is never really go...Yes, it seems to me that Walter is never really going to be able to take a big step in his life and "go for it" and his daydreams reflect this dilemma.. even the girl he likes appears in his dreams encouraging him to take risks, where he even has trouble clicking a "wink" button on the internet dating site . This is the key to the whole film... the internet is fantasy and unreal. like his fantasies, . I agree that the wild things that Walter does in the film are all part of a dream sequence, but I would like to think that the only "real" scene was when he asks the girl out- I would like to see the film again and see if that scene is independent of any fantastic storyline, as also maybe the odd scene with his sister and family .. So this film is about Walter asking for a date, essentially and all the internal trauma in getting him to "go for it" and ask Cheryl Metcalf to go and see his sister play Rizzo with him. That is a huge enough step in his life.... the rest of the film is a massive dream sequence that reflects his state of mind, he battles against the corporation and wins, but in real life, of course he is destined to lose., of course Cheryl appears in some surreal form throughout this dream...in one place her image appears in a flock of birds, so much is his infatuation with her!..bebb434https://www.blogger.com/profile/15813940490155030784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997580999403129485.post-52336678643921271592015-10-28T21:59:41.673-04:002015-10-28T21:59:41.673-04:00I like this take. ;)I like this take. ;)Chris Widdophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976278029088673041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997580999403129485.post-80946072184206231122015-10-28T04:53:13.204-04:002015-10-28T04:53:13.204-04:00The eHarmony guy, Todd, always gets through , even...The eHarmony guy, Todd, always gets through , even up in the highest mountain or in the middle Iceland where I am sure there are no mobile phone masts.. So, i just sat back and decided to enjoy the movie, but I was thinking, maybe most of the movie is in Walter's head anyway. Ok he meets girl, likes girl and ends up taking girl to see his sister play Rizzo.. he is made redundant because LIFE magazine goes onto the web and doesn't need an old fashioned guy who deals with negatives and so is she because she is last in first out , but they end up being happy together...We know that the last edition of LIFE was not a long serving guy sitting near a fountain, so that was all in his head too...so maybe even the ending with the girl is a fantasy as well, he liked her but never got close but she appears in his daydreams ..So the skateboard from Iceland need not exist then and the girl's ex at the door was in his mind as part of his daydream too... Todd from eHarmony is real up to the first daydream as a voice but becomes interwoven in his big daydream- so the film is real up to his first daydream at the station on the way to work, the one with the gas explosion but everything after that is a long daydream... sorted and doesn't detract from the fun !!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11267788484628324724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997580999403129485.post-89622189017109311802014-10-29T06:18:08.582-04:002014-10-29T06:18:08.582-04:00I just watched the movie and paid close attention ...I just watched the movie and paid close attention to these scenes. The answer to all of these plot holes can be found in previous scenes.<br /><br />1) The repair man at the door. In the scene when her and Walter are walking through the park She receives 3 phone calls, one from her son's dad, one from a colleague and a last from her son's dad again who she reveals is named Phil. She says something about them being newly separated in the first call and something about him falling down a well in the second call. She also says "it's my erm, Phil again" so you know it's the same guy who called before. Also Cheryl alludes to the fact that she told Walter about her fridge but he had zoned out. " maybe I bored you about my broken fridge"<br /><br />When Walter knocks on the door and says he wants Chery, you can see that the man at the door is not impressed and calls out "Honey!" emphasising the newly separated thing. Maybe he don't mind her seeing somebody else but he's cautious about this man being around his son.<br /><br />At the end of the movie Cherly clearly states that Phil was there to fix her fridge. I don't think she ever calls him an ex husband.<br /><br />Basically the guy at the door is her ex and his name is Phil and he came to fix the fridge. Them being newly separated, he called her honey. <br /><br />Negative 25.<br /><br />This is simple for me because of one clear fact. <br /><br />In the scene Walter is looking at the actual photos Sean has sent him. these include the thumb, the water and the piano. on the actual negative 25 or the life cover, Walter is looking at a frame of negatives. This shows it cant be the same time. Walter also always wears the same stuff to work.<br /><br />The picture was taken some days, weeks or years before Walter received the roll. There is no indication that Walter just chose to sit there on that wall randomly but if you look at your own work habits, I'm sure there are particular places when you just go to sit down for lunch, phone calls etc. That spot on that wall is Walter's thinking spot. he has been there before. <br /><br />The picture didn't sneak into the wallet later as Sean says think of it as a Ghost cat hinting at Walter never being seen.<br /><br />Walter was looking at different stuff in the two scenes.<br /><br />Sean not recognising Walter:<br /><br />I do think he should have recognised him after about 3 seconds of him saying "it's Walter" but you must remember he is seeing this guy completely out of context not to mention the fact that Walter looks completely different at this point. I also don't think Sean think's about him that much. he strikes me as a man that whatever he is doing at that point in time is the most important thing. Like when he was snapping the snow leopard. <br /><br />Basically Sean isn't paying attention to him then.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00015905350637656576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997580999403129485.post-91092353909615647242014-10-28T03:53:13.920-04:002014-10-28T03:53:13.920-04:00Yea, but it was originally a short story written b...Yea, but it was originally a short story written by James Thurber in 1939. I read the short story and watched the 1946 film before watching the latest film. I have to say, the Ben Stiller version is only partially derived from its source material, and it pretty much stands on its own. But they are all great in my opinion. Ben Stiller did a great job though.Jason Yaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11251226940236238233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997580999403129485.post-28820664167898700972014-07-22T15:57:35.837-04:002014-07-22T15:57:35.837-04:00The issue of drunk driving IS a very adult matter....The issue of drunk driving IS a very adult matter. It's a message that doesn't relate to kids, as they're not of an age in which they make those kinds of decisions yet, so yeah, it would be inappropriate were this a film aimed at kids. But, as a film aimed at adults, this movie does an EXTREMELY poor job handling this issue, for reasons that are clearly expressed in your very own retort!Chris Widdophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976278029088673041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997580999403129485.post-66223708988234045632014-07-22T12:22:59.763-04:002014-07-22T12:22:59.763-04:00I totally disagree with you about the pilot. That...I totally disagree with you about the pilot. That scene made the movie for me. It's a brilliant scene. If the pilot was sober, a lot of the audience wouldn't connect with Walter's fear. As it stands, everyone can relate to the fear of getting in the helicopter with a pilot that is such a question mark. Not knowing. The uncertainty of the pilot being able to function is a crucial element. If this wasn't an adult movie, if it was clearly a movie for kids, yes, your concern about the message might be valid, but here, really? what are you, my nanny? you really think adults are thinking, yeah, the message here is I should take the risk, I should be willing to let my buddy drive drunk, it could lead to a great experience. Especially, when the pilot is too inebriated to clearly tell him which boat to jump into, and he ends up with the sharks. keyboard samuraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01325618377157257837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997580999403129485.post-70761775357423730392014-07-22T11:50:04.804-04:002014-07-22T11:50:04.804-04:00Just about every criticism of this excellent movie...Just about every criticism of this excellent movie seems to be your own confusion. It was very clear by the tone of her voice, her reaction in saying "not my husband" meant her ex. Also it's not surprising that Sean doesn't recognize Walter on the mountain, it's totally out of context and completely unexpected to see him. keyboard samuraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01325618377157257837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997580999403129485.post-89060467286816713592014-07-05T12:57:54.244-04:002014-07-05T12:57:54.244-04:00Just because we the audience only saw it happen on...Just because we the audience only saw it happen once doesn't mean that was the only time Walter had ever done that, and that is the whole answer to people questioning how #25 happened. It was taken days before Walter got the wallet and images from Sean. Days before Walter and others in the Building knew it was their last issue. But Sean knew and that is what is in his note to Walter, about Life at the end, and that #25 was to him what Life was all about... Life Magazine that is, not the meaning of life in general, Life was the people that worked there, and Walter was one of, if maybe the only one, favorite there in the Life building so of course he took a photo of Walter working on Life while in front of the Life building.CCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11331370386170066057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997580999403129485.post-38643261369724651022014-07-05T12:47:21.238-04:002014-07-05T12:47:21.238-04:00http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5eMyrPRncNU/U1TKNbz2pOI/...http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5eMyrPRncNU/U1TKNbz2pOI/AAAAAAAAB6Y/hY3bU5Dzzto/s1600/vlcsnap-2014-04-21-12h08m22s68.png<br /><br />Cover photo, photo #25CCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11331370386170066057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997580999403129485.post-54078506428757239912014-07-05T12:41:42.523-04:002014-07-05T12:41:42.523-04:00I just watched it last night. #24 was the piano wh...I just watched it last night. #24 was the piano while Sean was visiting Walter's mom. #25 was taken in front of the Life building while Walter was looking at some negs or contact sheet, which was a normal routine thing for him to do and Sean was taking a photo of 'Life' of more to the point life at work at the Life magazine building. #26 and #27 were then taken while in greenland (the pilot's finger) and the water and ship reflection on the ship. The photos were taken a few days before Walter got the package from Sean.<br /><br />And the gal said the guy who answered the door and who also called her "honey" (out of habit) was her ex and was just there to fix the refrigerator. It was very clear as she explained to Walter when jumped to the wrong conclusion.... but maybe you were daydreaming and missed it.<br /><br />And now I'd like to see the Danny Kaye movie of the same name made in 1947... obviously won't have the special effects and probably the adventure will probably be on one sound stage or another, but hey I like Danny Kaye and didn't realize this Ben Stiller movie was a remake.CCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11331370386170066057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997580999403129485.post-47744021744093691122014-07-02T15:54:18.762-04:002014-07-02T15:54:18.762-04:00Thanks a lot for your post! Incredible feelings af...Thanks a lot for your post! Incredible feelings after movie! Do u know where can i get in Internet the phote number 25? This phote was on top in last scene.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04668047414321804734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997580999403129485.post-11476637376375325562014-06-23T01:00:00.574-04:002014-06-23T01:00:00.574-04:00Would you guys stop saying it was "kept in ca...Would you guys stop saying it was "kept in cam". Do you know how legacy/film/pre-digital work? You CANNOT leave one pic in cam! And Sean was old-school and Walter was NEG asset...Offsprunghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04940079391512429656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997580999403129485.post-31510390801432162062014-06-13T15:00:53.855-04:002014-06-13T15:00:53.855-04:00ummm.... well the guy fixing her refriderator, was...ummm.... well the guy fixing her refriderator, was a repair man, but it was her ex-husband, helping her do it, I honestly am OBSESSED WITH THIS MOVIE, I think it was an excellent movie and they left a glitch in the timeline to add extra spark and get you thinking <br />here's the website I made: http://secretlifeofwaltermitty1.weebly.com/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16680275591306797541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997580999403129485.post-50715503708690228212014-05-18T01:31:44.876-04:002014-05-18T01:31:44.876-04:00I figured the repair man was her ex, with the way ...I figured the repair man was her ex, with the way she explained it. I also thought the final cover was taken years earlier. If someone I met years earlier walked up on me on a mountain looking the way Stiller did...I would be taken back to, and not recognize him. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14289642635174309924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997580999403129485.post-37763959884285958972014-04-21T21:27:16.888-04:002014-04-21T21:27:16.888-04:00You people are way over thinking this. Photo 25 wa...You people are way over thinking this. Photo 25 was taken before the movie started. The scene, of Walter sitting out front, in the movie, has nothing to do with shot 25 other than Walter likes to sit in that spot sometimes to look at the pictures in natural light. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10533935716130701800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997580999403129485.post-43616548160441211092014-04-13T15:57:41.751-04:002014-04-13T15:57:41.751-04:00Here you go, fixed link:
http://i1111.photobucket...Here you go, fixed link:<br /><br />http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h470/SethKyros/WalterMittyPicture25_zps74a621b9.jpgAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03109977340461548017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997580999403129485.post-18397355394776586412014-04-12T23:59:38.782-04:002014-04-12T23:59:38.782-04:00Cool. The image above didn't work, but thanks ...Cool. The image above didn't work, but thanks for the clarification nonetheless, Seth. :)Chris Widdophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976278029088673041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997580999403129485.post-82058374903699062362014-04-12T23:52:03.693-04:002014-04-12T23:52:03.693-04:00Oh and about the “repair man” deal, she never call...Oh and about the “repair man” deal, she never calls him a repairman and specifically mentions that it was Phil, her ex-husband and that he was just fixing her refrigerator and actually remarks “he’s not my husband” and that they have not gotten back together. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03109977340461548017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997580999403129485.post-34410513948325376982014-04-12T23:47:13.928-04:002014-04-12T23:47:13.928-04:00The whole deal with picture 25 and how could it po...The whole deal with picture 25 and how could it possibly fit into the timeline bothered me a lot too, so, I went on to re-watch the movie, and yeah, the picture was definitely taken at an earlier time than when the movie happens, at which point it all makes more sense, however, this was all very badly shown in the movie itself, unless one was paying an incredible amount of attention to seemingly irrelevant details. You can see proof of this on the following pictures, with the pics on the left being from the scene early in the movie, and the pics on the right being from the end. <br /><br />http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h470/SethKyros/WalterMittyPicture25.jpg<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03109977340461548017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997580999403129485.post-30965971022826520852014-04-12T09:54:34.203-04:002014-04-12T09:54:34.203-04:00I suppose it's a possibility. Thanks, Aakash.I suppose it's a possibility. Thanks, Aakash. Chris Widdophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976278029088673041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997580999403129485.post-23883449312319308282014-04-12T05:14:40.270-04:002014-04-12T05:14:40.270-04:00I think i can give an answer to the negative's...I think i can give an answer to the negative's question. Sean took details about walter's routine. In a possibility, Walter by habit used to see the photos below the office building during their lunch break. Hence Sean took the photo long back and then put it up in the wallet. I hope i make myself clear. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10500656558146831811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997580999403129485.post-32441903767207008102014-04-07T23:58:31.653-04:002014-04-07T23:58:31.653-04:00It was made clear. I just saw the movie. She said ...It was made clear. I just saw the movie. She said he was just their to repair it and nothing romantic about it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07760939381853742701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997580999403129485.post-76366347486610175042014-04-03T06:10:34.246-04:002014-04-03T06:10:34.246-04:00I'm confuse.. everyone said the picture was ta...I'm confuse.. everyone said the picture was taken when Sean visited Walter's mom too...<br /><br />I think its only fair that the picture is taken long before Sean visited Walter's mom but still kept the picture inside his camera (because it was mentioned to be taken together with the piano picture)<br /><br />and also, i don't know if its their "continuity faulty" or its really true that Sean took the picture before he visited Walter's mom because Walter was wearing blue stripy tie.. but in the picture he was wearing square patterned tie.. and also, in the magazine cover Walter was holding his loupes glasses (while before he took it off only when he saw Cheryl came)...hm... *confuse syzziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10455781241064753366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997580999403129485.post-1907161973141282462014-04-03T06:06:16.492-04:002014-04-03T06:06:16.492-04:00I think its only fair that the picture is taken lo...I think its only fair that the picture is taken long before Sean visited Walter's mom but still kept the picture inside his camera (because it was mentioned to be taken together with the piano picture)<br /><br />and also, i don't know if its their "continuity faulty" or its really true that Sean took the picture before he visited Walter's mom because Walter was wearing blue stripy tie.. but in the picture he was wearing square patterned tie.. hm.. *confuse syzziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10455781241064753366noreply@blogger.com