The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is an American "fantasy" film, starring and directed by Ben Stiller. And while I am not really a Ben Stiller fan, I appreciate his work as an established comedian/actor and as a director. I have to say I really liked this film. Swinging between surrealism/fantasy, adventure, and family tones, it did a good work capturing the life of day-dreamer, un-appreciated, stuck in his daily routine, Mr. Walter Mitty.
While I appreciate films for their artistic and entertainment values, I admire a film that has a moral in it. For example, though I've always acknowledged that "The Dark Knight" is THE best film in Nolan's trilogy, "Batman Begins" and "The Dark Knight Rises" are personal favourites for the messages they deliver like standing up after falling, rising from the psychological pit of our failures, and doing what's right not just speaking it. The same can be told about Stiller's "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty". While it's not one of the best films of the year, while it's not the best comedy Stiller was involved in, it had great messages in it.
Here are five lessons to learn, from Stiller's The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.