Film Review 001 || The Walk

Mark & I did the right thing going to watch 'The Walk' at the IMAX. Forget about seeing this at the regular cinemas, you're doing it wrong.

Directed by the often forgotten Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Back to the Future Trilogy) this is one spectaular masterpiece. It's narrated by Frenchman Philippe Petit (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and is based on his mission to walk the void of the Twin Towers on a tightrope. 

It doesn't waste any time and moves straight into 'the coup' of making this dream a reality. I didn't want it to end. The visuals are breathtaking and at times will have you holding on to your chair in fear of falling to the streets of New York but wow, one or two Oscar nominations for sure.

The editing is immaculate. The one particular moment that stays with me (for those editors out there) was when Philippe ran through a field in slow-motion and came out on the other side in the most expertly timed speed ramp I have ever seen in my life. The visual effects/CGI was super elegant; as you can imagine, making a film about buildings that no longer exist can be difficult. There was a particularly cool 'Breaking Bad'-like shot but go watch it and you'll pick it up right away. At times I actually felt scared and this is proberly due to Zemeckis' background in horror. Nice work. 

The other cast members were super likeable although they had few lines. It makes sense though in context, this was the Philippe Petit show through and through. 

I loved the small references to old French cinema in the beginning and appropriate, sad tribute to the once iconic towers at the end did not go unnoticed. I wanted to screen-shot and frame every shot in this film.  9/10