The Long Walk

either my hearing is shit OR 50% OF THE DIALOGUE WAS UNINTELLIGIBLE OMG. concise storytelling. brutal deaths. really nice cinematography. wish we got to see more of the world, but that wouldn’t have made things concise ig, cause it gave me 1984/fahrenheit 451 vibes at times.

For as simplistic of a plot that this truly had, they executed it perfectly. I feared for the character development and connection to them but was very pleased. Fantastic acting from all. My one gripe was, I kid you not, the last 30 seconds. Felt too cliche. Superb movie though!

The movie was amazing, but that’s not the reason it’s 5 stars, while it’s a 4 and half star movie, the reason it’s a 5 is because it will always hold a special place in my heart for the story of how I ended up watching it,

This is the story

I’ve never really been wanted in a friend group, I was always an extra or never in one, or even at some points not wanted, and it’s been like that ever since I started high school, now it gets lonely not belonging somewhere, to the point I had forgotten what it felt like to be welcomed and wanted, this is why The Long Walk is special to me,

As in school I was always the person who was the backup friend for everyone in a friend group, the person they talk to when no one else is available, and because of this I have friends across all different parts of the school, but not in once place,

Today I was working a shift at the cinema I work at in my free time, when I saw some people outside I recognised, I greeted them and they were like ayyyy this guy, like they were actually happy to see me, then they went to go and watch the movie, two other people who I’m cool with came in and since I wasn’t gonna use them, I let them go in for free in exchange for my comp tickets I get from working there,

When they went in and barley anyone else was there, they invited me in to watch it with them, I watched the movie, and not only did we all enjoy it together I even looked around a bit to realise, no one minded I was there for once, it felt like I actually belonged, after not being wanted for almost 16 years, the movie eventually ended and they said their goodbyes, but then walked home with me, but I will never forget that feeling of being liked for who I am.

9.2/10 movie
10/10 experience, one of the greatest days of my life.

8/10 I liked the dystopian apocalyptic atmosphere. Straightforward plot and great story. However, I wish both got to stay alive, it was also good seeing him hug his mom towards the end again

A good interpretation of the book. A good film, well acted, harrowing and thought provoking.

honestly didn't think i would like this movie at all, but i ended being kind of invested. i do think the storyline had more potential than it took advantage of. could have def took more time for world building to "set up" the movie, but that's probably just a stephen king thing.