Produced by Bill Stiller, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty became an adventure movie with a hint of comedy in 2013. For sixteen years, Walter Mitty worked as an asset manager for the magazine company, Life. Through this film, Walter Mitty carries himself as a low-key man, who has a major crush on Cheryl Melhoff. As an asset, Walter Mitty gets to know the top photographer, Sean O’ Connell. One day, Ted Hendricks becomes the new head manager of Life. As the new manager, Hendricks begins making Life digital and starts downsizing. Due to the upgrades, the magazine company will publish one more issue. Engraved in a small piece of paper, O’Connell suggests that the cover for the last issue be negative twenty-five. Mitty realizes that negative twenty-five
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Also, the movie had a solid plot motif and theme. The cinematography could not get any better. It has remarkable tracking, close-up, and aerial shots. A great tracking shot in the film occurred when Mitty skateboarded down a mountain. “Far Away”, part of the soundtrack, fit the scene perfectly. It required music that contained suspense and upbeat music. In addition to the cinematography and the soundtrack, the movie had great production design. Besides the film techniques, it also had great literature techniques interwoven. The production started off in “prosperity, descends into tragedy, and ultimately rises to a happy ending as the protagonist successfully overcomes the conflict he or she faces” (LTF Important Terms). Including the solid plot motif, the theme became solid as the movie continued. “To see the world, things dangerous to come to, to see behind walls, draw closer, to find each other, and to feel. That is the purpose of life” became the strong theme. Honestly, the movie did not have many weak points. Personally, the movie did fall a little weak in the editing. Overall, the movie did a wonderful job keeping the viewer
Also, the movie had a solid plot motif and theme. The cinematography could not get any better. It has remarkable tracking, close-up, and aerial shots. A great tracking shot in the film occurred when Mitty skateboarded down a mountain. “Far Away”, part of the soundtrack, fit the scene perfectly. It required music that contained suspense and upbeat music. In addition to the cinematography and the soundtrack, the movie had great production design. Besides the film techniques, it also had great literature techniques interwoven. The production started off in “prosperity, descends into tragedy, and ultimately rises to a happy ending as the protagonist successfully overcomes the conflict he or she faces” (LTF Important Terms). Including the solid plot motif, the theme became solid as the movie continued. “To see the world, things dangerous to come to, to see behind walls, draw closer, to find each other, and to feel. That is the purpose of life” became the strong theme. Honestly, the movie did not have many weak points. Personally, the movie did fall a little weak in the editing. Overall, the movie did a wonderful job keeping the viewer