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High wire artist Phillippe Petit refused to think he couldn\u2019t cross between New York’s twin towers on a high wire. Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Phillippe tells us this in the opening seconds of The Walk<\/em> (2015, USA).<\/p>\n

It is a good piece of writing to get unbelief out of the way first. Otherwise, the audience would be thinking that he\u2019d never do it. He can and the thrill is watching him achieve it.<\/p>\n

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Phillippe dismisses death and focuses on life and we believe he is going to do the impossible: walk a high wire between two of the tallest towers in America. Imagine it, but I\u2019m sure you\u2019ve seen \u00a0something like this somewhere.<\/p>\n

It is 1974 and Phillippe lives in Paris with a dream while plying his performance art on the streets. He\u00a0comes under the tutelage of Papa Rudy (Ben Kingsley), who runs a circus. He gives him a few pointers to execute his high wire dream in New York.<\/p>\n

The focused and determined Philippe sometimes clashes with his elderly mentor over methodology, but Phillippe\u2019s sense of entitlement should make him succeed in his mission, while taking a bit of humble pie as well.<\/p>\n

Papa Rudy is concerned for his prot\u00e9g\u00e9\u2019s life, but he also sees the point of it. Tight roping between the towers is doing a thing of beauty.<\/p>\n

There are obstacles in the way of showing beauty to New Yorkers. And, once the newspapers get hold of the news, to the world.\u00a0In secret he must concoct a plan to pass through security and get his equipment to the roof. The towers are under construction, which makes getting there all the more difficult.\u00a0He must bring with him all his tools to lay out his wire, which makes the job complicated, but where there is a will there is a way.<\/p>\n

In fact, the second half of this movie is like a heist movie. Phillippe has assembled his team like Frank Ocean in Ocean\u2019s Eleven<\/em>, but his motive isn\u2019t money. This is the \u2018other side\u2019 of the heist scenario.<\/p>\n

If \u00a0his team make it to the top floor, they will have to evade security even still. To execute his dream, he endeavors to take his crew up in the night, for a 6 A.M start the next morning, where he will walk the tightrope.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s it in aid of? To show the world something beautiful.<\/p>\n

Warnings<\/strong>–contains profanity<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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