Of course there is Ben Stiller, although the secret life of Walter Mitty is still considered a mainstream comedy. Because both the audience and the actors are familiar with both the laughter and the direction of the story. Everyone in the theater laughed on time and was a little touched on time.
The story itself is so old-fashioned that you don’t have to worry about spoilers. Simply put, it’s a loser. He finally came to "a trip to go". After returning, the world has not changed for the better, but his life has been different. . There is a little freshness in the clichés, and "what you want to find is always by your side" is even more an old bridge. Of course, the photography and soundtrack during the trip are probably the highlights in this type of film.
However, it is precisely because he is used to making noisy comedies that Ben Stiller is serious, but he has an indifferent indifference that ordinary little fresh and inspirational. For example, the way the ending is handled: the whereabouts of the negatives are easy to guess, but the content has really made me think about it. What kind of content should be used to open the suspense to be regarded as warmth? The result is ordinary, without the expected "instant hit", just a serious work protagonist.
This kind of treatment can be regarded as a kind of anti-climax. A journey, an epiphany, cannot save you from a life of powerlessness. Traveling, dreams on the lips, inspiring movies, and books that subvert the world view are actually indistinguishable from Walter's daydream. They are harmless, but they are not a cure for everything.
So even if you finally find everything you want, the magazine will still be over, the piano will still be sold, and the job hunting will start again. At the end I hope that the two are not holding hands. It is enough to go to the show together. The essence of life is to live and work seriously in this world that will not suddenly become beautiful. It is not to rush to take photos when you see a snow leopard, but to enjoy the beauty of that moment.
But wait, why isn't the person who saw the snow leopard in the Himalayas me? Not Walter? Like George Bailey in "How Beautiful is Life", didn't Walter, who had the whole world in his heart when he was young, also stayed away from everything he once dreamed of under the burden of life? George has been trapped in a small town all his life. Walter has been trapped in the film room for 16 years. You and I are also trapped in ordinary life, perhaps until death. Those craps that cherish every moment of the moment are just the spirit of Ah Q. If you have the opportunity to go to every corner of the world and have a lot of money, you will probably only laugh at these self-paralyzed mediocrities.
Confused by what is the essence of Life, let us look back at this movie again. The beauty of it is that there is no attempt to extract any truth. Life is not a floating signifier, it is the constant occurrence of reality, countless powerlessness, countless trivialities. But this is the only thing we really have. Our lives are trivial and feeble, but maybe you and I have a mother who helps us collect every trivial.
The motto of life? is too long and hard to remember. It may not be the "it's a wonderful life" of geroge bailey's self-deception, nor the "it's the end of life" that the magazine was bought after the pessimistic — online life is also life. In fact, if you have to find a motto, maybe the annoying beard manager said it better: Life? I'm lovin' it.
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