![]() ![]() He is lonely, lost, an anonymous man of middle age whose fantasies (Navy pilot, brilliant surgeon) are triggered by his glancing interactions with the world. The entire story takes place over the course of an afternoon, as Mitty - henpecked, never fully present - drops his wife off at the hairdresser and then runs a couple of errands (buying overshoes and dog biscuits) before meeting up with her again in the lobby of a hotel. I understand the logic - you need action in a movie - but I can’t help thinking that it’s antithetical to what the story is about.įor Thurber, Mitty is a tragic figure … or no, not tragic, because that would imply a stature that he doesn’t have. This recalls the earlier adaptation, in which Kaye, as Mitty, also steps outside himself, getting enmeshed in an adventure involving stolen jewels. ![]()
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