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"What was the picture?" "Let's just call it a Ghost Cat, Walter Mitty." I love this line even more once you see what the picture was at the end of the movie. No one noticed Walter, or his work, earlier in the film when that picture was taken, but then again, *beautiful things don't ask for attention.*

Ben Stiller was actually a skateboarder back in the day and did a lot of his own board stunts in the film.

When the drunken pilot says “theres like 8 people in greenland” we only see 8 characters there

Let's face it this movie made us just want to go and disappear in the world

The cinematography in this movie is top notch. There's not many movies that look as clean as this.

One of the most inspiring movies ever

Never understood why the critics were so divided on this movie, I truly enjoyed it.

Stiller is a really talented director. I can’t wait to see what he cooks up next.

I like the way they tell the story through Walter's appearance, makeup and lighting; in the beginning he looks older, grey haired, wearing grey, pale face... and as soon as he starts his journey he starts to have more color in his wardrobe and face. By the end he looks so much younger, more vivid face color, dresseses and looks like an adverturer. Very close to his imagined iceclimbing self. But without the sunburn and the hairstyle. And the cheesy sentences.

As someone who has always had his head in the clouds I really wanted to see this movie. While not exactly what I was expecting, I ended up loving this movie & it's a shame it's so underrated. Very inspiring and Stiller does some pretty cool creative stuff with his direction.

I did not expect this movie to be so dang heartwarming. I joke about this movie a bit even though I liked it, like when I explain the movie to other people who haven’t seen it I call the movie “Ben Stillers Vanilla sky” or “Scott pilgrim vs adult responsibilities”. I had seen the original film and read the short story years ago and this is so well done, it’s new while staying in touch with the stuff that came before. Thanks for the video James, take care. P.S. what Walter has is called maladaptive daydreaming. It’s tough stuff. And this depicts it really well.

I am from Nuuk and i laughed when i saw how they see us, a little airport and alcoholics... kinda true but still very funny and i adore this movie

honestly a very underrated movie. literally one of the most heart warming endings ive ever seen.

Dude! That WAS Rodney Mullen doing those stunts on the board for Ben Stiller. He’s a LEGEND.

I love the moment where he doesn't take the picture. So many people today only experience anything cool through the lens of their phone camera now, whether its a concert, or a vista, or whatever. People are so focused on making sure their Insta life looks dope they miss out on living their actual damn lives. I rarely if ever photograph or record the great moments of my life. I want to be fully in those moments and experience them. This also then allows me to look back on them with the hazy fondness of nostalgia and keep those moments legendary in my mind. No picture can ever look as beautiful as my imperfect memory of something.

This movie is hella underrated, don't see many people talking about it. Never related to a movie like i did to this movie, sadly mostly the daydreaming part. As always great vid.

It's crazy this was bassically about maladaptive daydream disorder, and looking back at it.....I understand the feeling of losing time and driving into daydreams. It's exhausting sometimes 🙄

It's David Bowie that's singing that amazing song when Walter jumps into the helicopter "Space Oddity (Ground Control to Major Tom)"

Seriously one of the most underrated movie of all time. I like watching you react to it because I can remember my face when those “ah ha” moments came. A movie I would pay a lot of money to see for the first time again. Keep up the good work man. Life really is about courage and going into the unknown!!

Such an amazing movie I never hear anyone talking about. Thanks for your reaction to this one bro!

James: This is really pleasing my humanity That is exactly how this movie makes me feel. I watch this movie when I want to be reminded what I love about being human.

This is legitimately my favorite movie. The soundtrack is also amazing.

This movie ain't perfect, but somehow it grabbed me emotionally in a way unlike any film I've watched. It influenced me to not just explore the world, but to find the small yet beautiful things in life and to appreciate the hardworking people that never got the praise and respect they deserved, simply because their work seems "insignificant" by others. Really glad you enjoyed this movie. Keep it up.

I don’t get why this movie gets so much hate. One of my favorites.

that volcano long board scene is one of my favorite movie scenes.

There is this moment with Kristen Wiig's character that is just so at-the-heart of this beautiful film. When on stage in the bar dedicating the song to Walter, she tilts her head just slightly after saying "...he knows why." It's just this personal moment between two people as if to say, yeah, I can see you, and you can see me. Ugh, I'm sure a more articulate person could pinpoint it better, but oh well, it's still a massively beautiful and subtle moment. This is one of a few films that I put under the category: 'well that was just an honour and a privilege to watch, thank you!'

I watched this when it first came out and felt bad that the reviews were so mixed. It felt like a genuine and beautiful film that i though was so well done, Ben Stiller really shined in it. It deserved better reviews for sure.

Rodney Mullen was the stunt double in park scene

I still remember this movie vividly... I'm a grown man but I cried like a little girl... a lot... It made me feel so good on the inside and simply whole... It touched me deeply... It is not perfect yet soooooo beautiful... It is a criminally underrated movie... Thank you for sharing your experience!

Many comedic performers are actually brilliant actors. It’s genuinely hard work to make people laugh, but people seem to overlook them, seeing their work as frivolous. You get amazing performances from people like Robin Williams, Jim Carrey, and Ben Stiller, because the skills and talent are there, they just get overlooked often.

I saw this movie in the theatres and I really enjoyed it.

I’m so glad this movie is starting to get more recognition. But even if it didnt, Beautiful things don’t ask for attention. When you look at it though the lense of mental health it’s super positive making something for yourself and being proactive, it’s a really positive look on masculinity. Other films like Fight Club, American Animals or Joker have have some parallels but in a much more negative spin, men who are struggling mentally, have no where to go in life just waiting for something to happen and then finding a negative outlet but Walter Mitty finds the beauty in life, it’s really inspiring.

this film is so lovely it actually inspired me to get into international relations and travel the world!

This movie really hits close to home for me. A part of me is embarrassed to say that I zone out almost as vivid as walt and the other half feels like at least it's a better escape from things compared to drugs or alcohol

That reveal of the picture gives me goosebumps every time. So good.

Oh HELL YES! This movie is the best chill movie I've ever seen. There with Chef. Another good "on the road" movie is "Into the Wild".

It's hard to not make a great shot in Iceland.

Dud, you're killng it lately with these movie choices

Such a shame this movies isn't more widely praised. I don't understand the hate. Such an inspiring and beautiful story.

Honestly one of my favorite movies. it makes me want to just drop everything anf get out there. such an underated film

The longboarding scene will forever be in my memory, such a sick cinematic

This is one of my favorite movies. I honestly have nothing bad to say about it. It's literally nothing but praise for every aspect of it.

I love this movie. It's easily one of my top 10. And I can't recommend the soundtrack hard enough. It introduced me to so many good artists.

Now you gotta watch the original, with Danny Kaye. Great comedy from the 40's based on James Thurber's short story. Danny Kaye is BRILLIANT, especially in the musical numbers where his unique talent for vocal gymnastics really shines! By the way, very little of either film is in the original short story. That was just about an afternoon that Walter spends doing errands, and how he'd get caught up in glorious daydreams as he goes from store to store picking up the stuff his mom wants. Kaye's film starts with that premise and then branches off into its own amazing, hilarious tale. :)

Thank you for reacting insightfully to one damn underrated feel good movie. I'm glad to see so many positive comments here. I thought I was alone liking this movie. Thanks YT for allowing people to find soul mates in the artistic department.

this really is one gorgeous movie, it's still one of my favorites to this day!

I grew up watching the Danny Kaye original from the 40's (50's?) but this is one of the very few times that a remake/reimagining far outshines the original.

I nearly cried at the end. He is the snow cat in this proverbial news drama. He see's seen it all, in the end he lives it all. Great shout out to reporters.

I don’t get why critics weren’t so thrilled about this movie. Not only was this flick inspiring, it was necessary! People need to know life shouldn’t be boring and uneventful. We gotta see new places, do new things, meet and new people! Now if you excuse me, I’ll be here in my house alone binging more of James’ videos

I remember seeing this movie at the cinema when it came out and falling deeply in love with the concept and the soundtrack

This is a kind of remake of the 1947 original staring Danny Kaye that is more of light comedy rather than a more realistic tone this is.

Come on it's David Bowie man :D Loving the videos James!

This movie was so good. Stiller is such a talented actor and director. It is shot absolutely beautifully. Someone did a breakdown of the shots and why they are so pretty and good a few years ago. Amazing watch. Just such a heartwarming story. I love how he has these incredible fantasies at the start but when he actually goes out into the world, his real adventures are far more fantastical and amazing than anything he could possibly dream up. From the huge to the tiny little moments he experiences. This film is one of my favorites.

Gosh I forgot how beautiful this movie is and what a powerful message it has! Great video bro!

I'm bending all of your videos now. I'm really enjoying your outlook on film and everything. I love how much you appreciate movies and the work that goes into them.

This is my most favorite film ever, I never hear anyone talk about this movie and I’m glad it’s getting a little more attention that it deserves

Lmao that was actually Rodney Mullen! He was the stunt double 😳😳🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

Legit my favorite movie! Since first watching it I went to Iceland because how could you not?! I went to Australia, I climbed mountains all over the western part of the US and Canada, and I've invested in myself and my future to become the photographer I want to be. I'm happy to say it's turned out great and a lot of it has to do with this movie and it's ability to wake up my nomadic side. I've always been a person who wanted to go out and do things like this but this movie really pushed it over the edge and I think about it everyday. I'm glad you found it because it's not a movie that many people have heard of unfortunately.

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1583">26:23</a> That moment is the definition of "Wholesome."

It’s no surprise they shot a lot of this in Iceland, probably the most beautiful and photogenic country on the planet.

I was thinking the movie was pretty reminiscent of The Apartment and then Shirley MacLaine popped up as Walter's mother! I love when my hunches are right. 🥰

The movie invokes wanderlust, it made me realize I had no excuse to not explore when the Rocky Mountains are only half an hour away

I love this movie. I didn't like the beginning with all the random fake scenes, but it felt like a necessary evil to set the stage of him actually breaking out into the real world.

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1455">24:15</a> indeed. Shout out to the Sherpa. In my country they have been hired and flown over to build trails with rocks in the mountains. Really amazing what they can do.

For the life of me, I cannot figure out why this got so many bad reviews. An unloved jewel.

By far my favorite film reaction channel. Great stuff, man! keep it up!

I’ve been watching for a couple of months and I don’t understand how he doesn’t have a million subscribers yet. Keep up the great work!!

I still can’t fathom why some critics did not like this film! I’ve watched this multiple times and I still get goosebumps (and teary eyed) whenever I see the final issue. Great reaction, btw.

So happy you picked this one!!! One of my favs. I'm serious. I've given Dvds of this movie as gifts to people 😂💕

Thank you for doing this review, James. This movie has a special place in my heart as I saw it during a very difficult time in my life and it allowed me to laugh and smile for a couple hours.

Always great to enjoy your uploads. Keep it up!

When I was writing my thesis at university I was also recording my ideas on my phone. It was much easier to remember everything I wanted to write down later. This is such an amazing movie, so inspirational and makes you think of how you want to live your life. Thank you for the reaction!

Super underrated movie. One of my all time favourites. Have seen it close to 20 times. I love the cinematography, how every shot could be paused and appear picture perfect. Composition is stunning. Glad you watched this, mate.

brrrrrooooo, so happy you did this reaction. not alot of people I know like it, but it is easily in my top 5 favorites. this whole movie was adapted from a simple short story about a man day dreaming in his truck.

This movie was the best kept secret from me. It came out and I knew nothing about it and said "fuck it" and gave it a watch strictly because of Ben Stiller. It is now one of my all time favorites. Its just so damn good and the way its shot is just so unique that it makes it stand out.

This movie inspires me in so many ways. I’m glad you watched it

Haha Just had the idea a few days ago to recommend this on your next video. Perfect movie for you honestly chill a good message and lovely cinematography and it’s actually about a related photography thing.

Yo! I just came here right after I watched this movie to see some reactions. To see if people felt the same way haha. I was happy to see how much you were enjoying some of the shots

Never actually seen this one, sometimes your reviews hype me up enough to watch one. I guess I’ll give this one a chance! (Currently watching your reaction)

Okay a few things I don’t see mentioned below. the entire film aside from the city was shot in Iceland including the Afghanistan shots. the red car blue car deal is a reference to red pill blue pill in the matrix. Now the part that I’m qualified for in the language department. the first word you hear in Icelandic, Eyjafjallajökull is just eyja (aye ya) fjalla (feeyat-la) jökull (yuh kut-L) means island mountain glacier and is the name of the volcano that erupted a few years ago irl. Then In the scene with the kids, you’ll here kominn inn I bíll (koe-men in ee beel) (get in the car ‘beint’ added in just means come straight into the car, let’s fuckin go), the longboard itself says ‘Lífið’ (lee-vith) which means Life (ties directly in with the theme / name of the magazine), and when the kids are debating what to do they’re actually talking about how ‘Hann veit ekki hvað eldgos þýðir’ (han vayt eckih kvath eldgoes thee-thir) (‘he doesn’t know what eldgos means’, hilarious once again) and then the two boys say ‘Gera það’ (gare-ah thoth) Which just means ‘do it’. Eldgos obviously means eruption as you now know hahahaha. Hope this helps! /friendlyneighborhoodIcelandicamerican

Thank you for reminding me about the movie. I loved it when it first came out. And what I loved the most was that the final picture was worth the reveal. Loved your commentary. You're very good at reading the characters subconscious trying to come through--there was another reaction film you made insightful call that was true.

Ayyy, one of my favourite films, so cool to see you react to it

A very relatable film, James. The ending song is such a favourite of mine.

This one, and Hector and the Search for Happiness are two films that always inspire and motivate me. A beautiful reflection on experiences and life.

@<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="730">12:10</a> the boot glass is meant to be a staple of beer drinking in europe, but fictional from what i've read, to sell to frats. the glass is more prevalent in the comedy film, beer fest the song, "major tom," is sung by the late, great, david bowie

This movie was in preproduction hell for almost 2 decades! I read this story as a freshman in high school in 1996. Shortly after, I was thrilled to discover a movie adaptation was already in production with Jim Carrey as lead! I was stupefied when I finally saw a commercial for it 16+ years later...

I have to watch this movie every year just to remind myself to stop dreaming and start doing things. I relate so much with Walter. The film is beautiful, the score is amazing and the photo reveal makes me cry everytime.

One of my favorite movies. Thanks for this.

This is my favorite movie ever. Don’t know why, but it has a special place in my heart. Thanks for the reaction!

I saw this on the big screen. Those shots man, those shots!

They say a picture is worth a thousand words and I feel like every frame of this movie embodies that statement. Not even just visually but the acting and sound/music is perfect. A Quintessence one might say.

I read the story of Walter Mitty in high school. I didn't see this movie until 2 days ago and I've gotta say, this is my favorite Ben Stiller movie now. I think this is one of my favorite movies in general. It's a real piece of art.

I love this movie so much, so underrated. Glad you enjoyed it!

Always appreciate watching this one :)

Such a beautiful film. Cheers for the entertainment James! Stay safe mate!

I loveeee this movie, really cannot state how much I love it. it was nice to go through your journey through this movie and see you enjoy it and have very similar thoughts as I had when I was watching. :)

One of my favorite movies from the 2010s, I can’t believe that it was released almost 10 years ago and it is still holds up

James i loved this movie when I first watched it but I could see how someone could not like the film now but I still love it

This movie was such a surprise to me. What a great story and as you mentioned the filming was just gorgeous. I always point people towards this movie.