I watched this because I was procrastinating on some homework and I saw it while scrolling through Hulu. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is loosely based on a short story by the same title about a man who daydreams all the time because he is bored with his dull life. The movie was listed as a comedy, but it didn't really feel like a normal comedy. It didn't have any of those cheap attempts at getting a laugh, which I was grateful for. In other words, I don't think the comedy aspect of the movie degraded the plot in any way. I really enjoyed the tone of this movie. It really does feel like I am looking into Walter's life, and the movie kind of feels like how he thinks. It was very calm and conservative the entire time, even if what was happening didn't match that. The movie follows Walter as he tries to think of things to put on his dating profile to gain interest from a girl at work, and also to find an image that a photographer had sent him to put on the cover of Life Magazine. He ends up going on a journey around the world and doing incredible things, resulting in a spiritual awakening. I did not expect this movie to make me think as much as it did. It had a very nice emotional payoff at the end and even some pretty good quotes at the climax. Walter taught us that anyone can become extraordinary if you just go for it. I thought that the e-harmony agent was a great character. He served as a spirit guide for Walter throughout his adventure. He pointed out to Walter what he accomplished because Walter didn't even realize how amazing those things were. I feel like the movie would have been better if he wasn't real though. I thought he wasn't real until the end. How do you get reception in the middle of nowhere in Greenland, let alone the Himalayas? Overall, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is a top tier feel-good movie. The acting is great, you get a couple good laughs out of it, and I loved the overall tone of the movie. "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." -Walter Mitty 9/10
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I bet you're overjoyed to see yet another animated movie on this review. I was going to get into the Halloween spirit with Hereditary, but that didn't happen this week. I decided to watch this movie because I saw Alex Hirsch and Dana Terrace on the cast list, and they make good shows.
I thought the animation style was cute and neat. Whenever Katie was on screen she would get some extra flair with these little animations. It was interesting because it would give a glimpse into Katie's mind. Katie is getting ready to go off to film school in the beginning of the film, and her dad is desperate to squeeze in as much quality time with her as possible before she goes. The whole family goes on a road trip, where things inevitably go terribly wrong and the family needs to do a series of heroic things they thought they couldn't do. The family saves the world and, more importantly, learns valuable lessons about themselves and each other. The apple didn't fall far from the tree for this movie. Even though this was a cookie cutter plot, I did enjoy the movie. I laughed at a couple of the jokes and was pleased to see that it was half an hour longer than most animated films like this. It gave more room for character development and also made it so problems with the movie seemed like less of a problem. I felt like the antagonist's character was kind of weak in the story. It was a phone's personal assistant who sough vengeance for the way it was treated by its owners. It was very generic and underdeveloped. It was nothing more than something for the family to fight against, which I guess is good enough for this type of movie. I never do like the climaxes of these types of movies. Most of the time it comes down to a massive fight where the protagonists use the lessons they learned to defeat the antagonist in innovative ways. I feel like this is the point where they dumb it down the most for the little kids. Maybe it's just me, but I find myself cringing through this part in every single one of these movies because of how cheesy and cliché it feels. You've seen this movie a million times already. I went in and got exactly what I expected plus a little more. I would say this is on the upper end of family animated movies, but definitely not in the elite tier. 7/10 I watched this because it was nominated for an Oscar in best animated feature film and it was on Netflix. I was a little skeptical after watching the trailer because it looked kind of weird and far-fetched. Watching the movie reassured me that my skepticism was definitely called for. This movie was terrible.
Over the Moon felt like Netflix's attempt at making a Disney animated movie. It reminded me of Moana and Coco, but much, much worse. I have no idea how this earned an Oscar nomination. The movie follows a teenage girl who lost her mom a couple years ago (already sounding like a Disney movie). When her dad meets a new girl, she gets upset that he would ever love someone else. She goes on an adventure to the moon to find an immortal woman who, according to legend, never gives up on love. She thought that if she could get a picture with that lady, her dad would decide not to marry that other woman. This plot aggravates me very much. I would have been fine if her motivation was literally anything other than what it was. Even "I need to get this picture to prove my family wrong" would have been better. The whole movie I couldn't help but think that she was going through a lot more trouble than she needed to. The actual adventure was ok I guess. I was mostly bored by this point. The rest of my family had fallen asleep already. It reminded me a little bit of the second act of Coco. One thing I did like about this movie was the ending. It was predictable, but still good. If you can get over the setup and the entire first act of this movie, its decent. I couldn't get over it so I'm giving this movie a 3/10. 6/10I'm putting my rating first from now on so I can make this more of an actual review.
I watched this movie because of how many people have commented on how good the movie is. I had pretty high expectations for this movie, and they were sadly not met. I heard that this was one of the best musicals of all time. I can't argue with that statement, but I can say that the fact that this film is a musical makes it any better. I didn't like any of the songs in the movie. The movie would have been better without them. This is more like a good movie that happens to have music in it. I didn't feel like the characters developed during the movie. They got what they wanted and made some sacrifices on the way. There was nothing more to it. The ending was especially underwhelming. It just shows that they went on with their careers instead of staying together. The ending wasn't happy, but it wasn't sad either. It just left me sort of indifferent. Why should I be emotionally invested in their relationship when they aren't even invested in it? It left me nothing and nobody to root for. Overall, I didn't like it. I had to give it a six because it was a well-made movie. I just couldn't get invested in the story because of the long and boring song breaks in the beginning and then the flop ending. |
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