“A Man Called Otto” is an American adaption of the novel “A Man Called Ove” by Swedish author Fredrik Backman. When Swedish novelist Fredrik Backman first tried to publish a novel called ‘A man called Ove’, publishers rejected his offer. No publisher readily accepted the story of an old man who repeatedly attempted suicide throughout the story. The old man’s eccentric personality also made it difficult to accept the story. However, in 2012, the author published it, and it became a bestseller in Sweden, selling over 800,000 copies. They published it in the United States later, and it sold over 1 million copies.
The story of the eccentric old man, who gained more popularity than expected was first made into a file in Sweden under the same name, ‘A man Called Ove.’ This is the story of an old man with a strange charm that cannot be hated, who came to Hollywood,USA, met Tom Hanks, and became ‘A Man Called Otto’. The movie is a remake of the original work, ‘ A Man Called Ove’, and the major story is the same. Otto also keeps trying to commit suicide and has an eccentric personality. However, he meets friendly neighbors like Ove in Sweden and goes through a process of change. ‘A Man Called Otto’ is a story about how kindness changes a man hanging in on the end of his life.
There is a man who tries to cut ties with the world after his wife passes away. His name is Otto, he has zero social skills, and his only passion is patrolling the neighborhood. Otto, who struggles alone to protect his neighborhood from idiots who don’t follow the rules and norms, has a big plan. His plan is to follow his dead wife. But the world won’t leave him alone to die.
<A Man Called Otto> Information
- Director: Marc Forster
- Cast: Tom Hanks, Mariana Trevino, Rachel keller
- Rating: 12+
- Running Time: 2h 6m
- Release Date: 2022
<A Man Called Otto> Plot,Ending, Overall
Plot
The new neighbors, Marisol and Tommy, get on Otto’s nerve from the first day they move in. Otto, who is annoyed by Tommy for not being able to park properly, goes outside and parks for him. Marisol brings food to Otto as a thank you, and from this point on, the relationship between this talkative and meddlesome pregnant woman, Marisol and Otto, begins.
Otto keeps trying to end his own life, but it doesn’t work out the way he wants. This time, as he is about to enter the garage and inhale the exhaust gases, Marisol urgently finds Otto. Marisol informs him that Tommy fell off a ladder and was taken to the hospital. She then requests Otto to take her to the hospital. Marisol doesn’t have a driver’s license until she is almost 30, and Otto eventually teaches Marisol how to drive, and the two become closer.
The memories of Sonya that keep flooding him torment Otto, and he wants to go to her side as soon as possible., but there are too many things to worry about in the neighborhood. In particular, Ruben, who has dementia and cannot move, is being threatened with eviction by a real estate company, causing Otto to be upset.
Otto becomes close to Marisol’s family and takes care of her children while she dates her husband, as well as fixing their broken dishwasher. It is Otto who helps Malcolm, who was his wife Sonya’s student, through his worries and helps Malcolm sleep the night his father kicked him out. Although Otto seems to have no kindness in the world, he is also the most needed person in the neighborhood.
Ending
One day, Otto saves a person who fell on the subway tracks and becomes famous on social media. As a result, Otto’s video exceeds 1 million views, and he becomes known as a hero on social media, but Otto just wishes the world would stop letting him go.
Otto has not been on good terms with Ruben for a long time, but his heart breaks when he sees Ruben sick. When he hears that his wife, Anita, has Parkinson’s disease and will have to sell their house and move out, Otto steps in to help them. Otto calls a social media reporter who came to cover him, reports the real estate agent’s behavior, and secures their house. People are happy for a second, but Otto loses consciousness, collapses, and is taken to the hospital.
Marisol is next to Otto when he comes to his sense in the hospital. The doctor comes to Otto and Marisol and tells them the name of Otto’s illness and, simply put, that his heart is too large. Marisol bursts out laughing at the thought that the narrow-minded mad in the world has a heart that is so big. Marisol is giggling uncontrollably and labor suddenly begins.
Marisol gives birth to a healthy baby boy, Marco. Otto and Sonya also had a child. They went on a trip to Niagara Falls while pregnant, but unfortunately, the bus overturned on their way back. Sonya lost the baby and became paralyzed from the waist down. Otto presents the baby bed to Marisol he had made for his own child for a long time ago.
Otto thinks that all these events mean Sonya is telling him to live a little longer and stops his attempts to die. An Otto and Marisol’s family become one family and create happy memories. One day, when Marco turns three, Tommy discovers a pile of snow in front of Otto’s house. If it were Otto, he should have cleared the snow already. Marisol and Tommy, sensing something was worng, went to Otto’s house and found him already dead.
There was a will left on his dresser for Marisol. Otto wrote it a long time ago. He leaves everything he has to Marisol’s family and goes to meet Sonya.
Overall
Otto has no social skills and loses his wife, leading him to despair and suicidal thoughts. However, as he helps his neighbors, he learns to give and receive love as a member of the community. The story is not much different from the original novel. Like the original, “A Man Called Otto” looks at the story of a man trying to end his life from a humorous and warm perspective rather than a heavy way. It’s a movie that doesn’t have much fun or emotional, but, the movie “A Man Called Otto” will warm your heart. And you will find out Otto, played by Tom Hanks, is also greatly attractive.