Review of The Walk (2015) by Skulb — 26 Dec 2015

For those of us who are afraid of heights this movie is a difficult watch. Even sitting in a chair I had a constant sensation that I was about to fall, had to look away several times and wondered at least twice why I was even watching it. Being stupid I had already watched the documentary of this ridiculous performance, so at least I knew the ending this time around. But it was still horrible and I will probably have trouble falling asleep for a few nights because of the visions of the Void the movie leaves behind. Perhaps it's therapy.

And even if it isn't the movie is very well made, both as a period piece (Man I miss the 70s...) and as a visual representation of lunacy channeled into art. I could have done without the narration though. If there's one thing I hate it's fourth wall-violating narrations. It's so...Disney. I think this movie, like all other movies that are narrated, would have been much better without the...uhm...narration. Then again this director did the same thing with Forrest Gump too, so I guess he likes it.