Here’s
one I really want to see: James Thurber’s short story “The Secret Life of
Walter Mitty” is being re-made into a movie this year. The last time this was
tried, in 1947, Danny Kaye turned the picture into a screwball comedy only loosely
based on the original. Okay, fine, whatever. Thurber was a very humorous
writer, and “Mitty” was a slightly campy tale that could certainly be taken
that direction.
This
time around Ben Stiller acts and directs in a reboot that promises to be much
truer to the heart of “Mitty.” I can’t comment on its merits as a
true-to-the-story adaptation, but it looks like it’ll deliver far less mad-cap
comedy, and far more insight into the secret psyche of the inveterate
daydreamer- which is really what the original story was all about.
But
don’t take my word for it. Here is a link to the original story, and here is
Stiller’s latest trailer:
For comparison, have a look at the 1947 version:
We're definitely getting better at movie trailers, but I also think we’re getting better at this adaptation thing…
