Ben Stiller’s Hidden Gem: Walter Mitty and Meditating on Reality

People who are saying that this film is boring just dont know that they are like Walter. They are searching for something in life that is exiting, that is distracting them from the reality. That is why they dont like this movie, because the movie is telling the truth and also not distracting them from the reality... in other words, they are watching themself and saying "It's so boring!!!"

Walter Mitty is an underrated gem of a film and one of the few Ben Stiller movies I really enjoy. Thank you for giving your attention to it.

Agreed, Walter Mitty is really underrated. And the movie's positivity is so rare these days.

Beautiful movie. Sean Penn's statement during the Himalayas scene (beautiful things dont ask for attention) as he refuses to take the picture, actually seeing the tiger with his eyes indtead is, i belive, a huge sentence in an era of digital attention seekness.

I wouldn't call this a romcom, it seems to be about a man rediscovering himself, a man who shows throughout the story he's had to put his own dreams on the back burner (such as paying for his mom and sister, or jumping straight into a career after his father died), he was an adventurous teen who enjoyed pushing boundaries. The romance part seems secondary to the story

After seeing this movie (especially the skateboarding scene) I quit my Job soon after, packed my backpack and what I didn't leave behind I gave to friends (everything I owned)...bought a ticket to Switzerland and left without saying goodbye to anyone ...even the abusive relationship I was in for 17 years. She went to work, I packed and caught a Taxi to the Airport. Never looked back for a second. 1 year later I was hiking the Via Alpina Trail which traverses the Alps from Italy to Monaco living up to 2 months at a time without any resupply...bathing and washing my clothes in the ice cold streams during Autumn Winter - Best thing I EVER did. I lost more weight than what I could barely carry in my backpack. Sometimes you have cut everything in order to make changes... There are things MUCH worse than dying... "There is nothing like the sight of an amputated spirit. There's no prosthetic for that." - Al Pacino in Scent of a Woman (1992). LIVE YOUR LIVES - The rest always takes care of itself.

One of the most fulfilling moments in this movie is actually the one when negative 25 is revealed and it is simply Walter immersed into his own world, which might look quit boring but if we take a moment and think about it, we realize is that even though he might thought that he was missing something big in his live and he did not get the appreciation he thought he deserved, he actually did by being himself. He went through all of his journey to rediscover himself only to find that he always had it in him, and of all things, it is shown through the lens of Sean who is the embodiment of what Walter was seeking all along.

This movie is an underrated masterpiece. I thought it was staggering how it was nowhere when I looked for it for a rewatch after a couple of years without seeing it until the moment I've found it... on the playlist on the airplane that I took on my flight to Portugal. A one-way flight to another country, when I was at the same time moving to another place and seeing another country, all at the same time, and although I did watch other movies on that eight-hour flight, no movie matched my situation on that day in the same way that movie did.

I went to see it at the cinema with my wife of 18 years. As we walked out, in the warm glow of the film, she said "you're my Walter Mitty". She actually meant it because we met overseas when we were young, adventurous pups, but nowadays deal with everyday work and family life. I still rember her saying that and it'll buck me up when needed. One of the most underrated films of all time.

I realize this is old, but...first time I saw this film, I thought it was ok. Second time, I enjoyed it more. Third time, I found myself picking up on background stuff, imagery to the point I was rethinking the main points if the film. An ok movie has now become one of my favorites.

I first look at the movie since it was partially shot here in Iceland and I can add that colors and our nature was delivered so well but it's rare in this times of digital over- manipulation - and in general I think that the movie will age very well and get deserved recognition over time

I am so happy that as the years go on more and more people are finding, loving, and finally standing up for this absolute wonder of a film.

This deserves more views. Very in-depth analysis of a truly great film.

This film has shaped me as a who I am today. My parents dragged me to the movies to watch this when I was 17, I didn't think much of it. A year later I watched it on the plane while travelling to US, particularly New York and I really appreciated it, the score, the cinematography, the landscapes etc. 10 years later I still watch it. I have a poster of him on my wall and have the soundtrack playing when I need motivation. I don't even see Ben Stiller, I see Walter Mitty.

Such a special film. I watch it once a month to wake up from the dream and live life in the ever changing moment.

This is one of my favorite movies of all time 💙

This movie is so underrated. It was beautiful and enjoyable watch.

A brilliant film. A poignant story beautifully filmed, beautifully scored, beautifully told.

Everytime i feel my life becomes grey I rewatch this film just to reset myself. I love this film so much ❤

Ofcourse, only few can appreciate it because it not meant for everybody. Its for soulful people who wants to find the meaning of life.