Walter Mitty is an editor at Life magazine who often escapes his mundane life through vivid, heroic fantasies. When a crucial photo negative goes missing, Walter embarks on a real-life adventure that takes him from Greenland to the Himalayas, searching for the renowned photographer Sean O’Connell. Along the way, he discovers his courage, learns to embrace the present, and finds the adventurous life he’s always imagined. Ben Stiller, who plays Walter Mitty, directed this movie. The images are crisp and vibrant, and the narrative is beautifully crafted. A reminder to live one’s life and not just dream about it.
“To see the world, things dangerous to come to,
To see behind walls, to draw closer,
To find each other and to feel,
That is the purpose of life.”