THE WALK
October 2, 2015
Twelve people have walked on the moon, but
only one man – Philippe Petit (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) – has ever, or will ever,
walk in the immense void between the World Trade Center towers. Guided by
his real-life mentor, Papa Rudy (Ben Kingsley), and aided by an unlikely band
of international recruits, Petit and his gang overcome long odds, betrayals,
dissension and countless close calls to conceive and execute their mad
plan. Robert Zemeckis, the director of such marvels as Forrest Gump, Cast Away, Back to the Future,
Polar Express and Flight, again uses advanced technology in the service of an
emotional, character-driven story. With innovative photorealistic
techniques and IMAX 3D wizardry, The Walk is true big-screen
cinema, a chance for moviegoers to viscerally experience the feeling of
reaching the clouds. The film is a love letter to Paris and New York City in
the 1970s, but most of all, to the Towers of the World Trade Center.