To find the elusive photographer Sean O'Connell (Sean Penn), Walter must stop dreaming and start doing. His journey takes him from the pubs of Greenland to the volcanic landscapes of Iceland and the peaks of the Himalayas.
The film also explores the theme of escapism, as Walter uses his daydreams to cope with the stresses and disappointments of his reality. However, as the story unfolds, Walter learns to distinguish between his fantasies and reality, and to find a balance between the two.
Days turned into a pattern of small voyages and quiet courage. He climbed hills that left his calves burning and his thoughts waiting in the thin air. He sat under a lightless sky watching northern lights stitch the heavens together with threads of green and purple. He met people whose names he barely caught and who nonetheless gave him pieces of themselves. He joked with sailors who taught him not to be afraid of the sound of the sea eating at a boat. He learned, slowly and as if it were a muscle, how to trust the momentum of his own choices.
Walter’s journey to Greenland, Iceland, and the Himalayas serves as a "resurrection" of his younger, adventurous self . Cinematic Strengths & Weaknesses