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Reseña: En la cuerda floja // Review: The Walk@presidentx1535d
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  1. The Walk (movie) : terrifying for a large segment of society@gooddream2739d

    This is one of those movies that managed to pass me by since it wasn't heavily distributed in Asia. For the most part movies that don't involved super-heroes rarely make their way to Thai cinemas and especially not if they have multiple languages in them (because of the several sets of subtitles that would be necessary to make that happen.) I am very happy that I decided to watch this one and I left it with a newfound appreciation for the talent of Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

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    I love true stories, especially when they involve extraordinary feats such as the guts to be not just a tightrope walker but to make your own wire without permission in an area where the slightest mistake means certain death. The courage of this guy!

    JGL plays Philippe Petit, which isn't just the most French sounding name of all time but is also a man whose fearlessness and determination is truly commendable.

    Philippe is a street performer who has a difficult home life because well, I don't think any parent in the 70's wants their kids to be street performers (do they now? I dunno, i don't have any kids.) He gets kicked out of his home and has to find a way to make a living. They intertwine a love story (of course) and it is actually done really nicely and according to the real-life people, accurately.


    This movie was particularly interesting to me becauseI have what might be considered a normal fear of heights. I do not like being say, more than 10 stories off the ground and have a difficult time getting near the ledge in these situations. I once knew a guy that had a rooftop hangout area on top of his apartment building in Chicago and it was 22 stories off the ground with NO BARRICADES at all. Some of the braver (stupider) people were throwing a Frisbee back and forth up there. I was seated in the middle of the damn roof in a chair, feeling uneasy like a normal human. :P

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    The imagery, which of course was all done with green screen in this film is nerve-wracking to someone with what I believe to be a rational fear of heights and that is part of the fun of the movie. When I first heard about this film I was thinking "how are they going to make a very short event (the actual Walk) into a two hour movie and keep in entertaining?" I had my doubts but they really pulled it off. Rarely does the film seem to lull and I honestly believe that director Robert Zemeckis did a fantastic job with the pacing.

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    I wonder if a lot of talk was going on in the studios about how the executives were doubtful they could make money off of what of course would be an extremely expensive project especially considering the fact that the Twin Towers no longer exist. It paid off for them in the end, making a profit of $20 million or so, which is hard to believe but this was considered a disappointment. I really admire Joseph for his role in this, because he apparently trained relentlessly (with Philippe Petit) to actually be able to rope walk convincingly (although the highest he was ever off the ground was 12 feet.) This movie is definitely worth seeing and I think especially if you are afraid of heights.

    I have a few friends who saw it in IMAX 3-D and I bet that was an absolutely terrifying experience. I saw it on a 45 inch flatscreen TV, which was good enough for me.

    8 / 10

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