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Life Altering to anybody else?

posted 5 years ago by PerfectMachine (4)
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I remember watching this in a pretty empty cinema and being frozen in my seat as the credits played. Although a great film, I was quite sombre in the moment because I realized how bored I was with my life. This movie really spoke to me, as I often found myself daydreaming about taking risk and traveling. I couldn't up & leave my job on a whim like Walter- it took 2 years to prepare, but I actually ended up moving overseas away from my comfort (I live in Melbourne, pretty easy living). This decision was largely influenced by Walter Mitty.

I did a 2 year visa in Canada. Not as cinematic as Ben Stiller made it, I still live with certain regrets. A lot of ups and downs - but mostly ups once I got used to the uncertainty. Wonderful experience overall and I'm hoping to go again - on a deeper dive into a newfangled saga.

Did anyone else find themselves looking at things a little differently after having seen this film?

[–] abigolcwock (517) 5 years ago

It was! Before watching the movie I didn't really get people that were offended when their countries/cultures were misrepresented in movies. But as I am from Iceland I finally got to experience that. I wasn't offended, and didn't really care, but now I can sorta understand where people are coming from when they're upset about that kinda stuff

[–] PerfectMachine (4) 5 years ago

Iceland looks beautiful. Justin Bieber shot a music video there (I'll Show you), which I think was influenced by Walter Mitty. He has a long-board skating scene much like Walter.

[–] TriumphReq (1857) 4 years ago

Didn't this movie help triple tourism to Iceland? That and WOW airlines. Too bad WOW collapsed so quickly. Do you know the reasons for that?

[–] BourbonKing (5782) 4 years ago

Nope. The movie was too formulaic and since it was a remake of a movie and story I've already read I was waiting to see if it was going to innovate the genre but all it really did was update it with CGI

[–] TriumphReq (1857) 4 years ago

Oh you daredevil living in English speaking countries. jk Rock on brother. Keep living. But yes this movie was more of a "need to do more of that getting lazy" movie for me. Unlike Walter I was very adventurous in my 20s. Was going places. Doing cool things and it reminded me that I need to get back up into it.

This movie tripled tourism to Iceland which benefited them greatly. Too bad WOW airlines flopped, and so mysteriously sudden.

[–] Otter (24464) 4 years ago

I found it underwhelming, but then, I've always disliked Stiller and had gotten out of my own shell a long time before.

Maybe with another actor I would have liked it more, I mean no movie with Icelandic scenery is all bad, but the script really is pretty weak and Stiller is SO grating!