INTO THE WILD ~Journey of Christopher Johnson McCandless

"Happiness Real Only When Shared"

That was the final watchword expressed out in this true story-inspired movie. A felt of poignancy as appeared in one of the scenes when the character weakly scribbled them on his book. The movie came near to an ending...

INTO THE WILD is based on the bestselling non-fiction book by Jon Krakauer. It was directed by Sean Penn, who also wrote the screenplay, and stars Emile Hirsch, Jena Malone, Marcia Gay Harden, Vince Vauhgn, William Hurt and Catherine Keener.

As actor and director, most has commented that this is Penn's most fully realized work as a director. He is loved, not least, by Mr. Penn, who has shown himself, in three previous films (“The Indian Runner,” “The Crossing Guard” and “The Pledge”) to be a thoughtful and skilled director. This movie is about Life and death. Remorse and Revenge. Mr. Penn serves as both biographer and traveling companion to this young adventurer, Christopher Johnson McCandless who sets out on a crosscountry drive towards his ultimate goal: to live alone and off the land in Alaska.

Actor, Emile Hirsch performs the character of McCandless heriocally, and I have the same opinion of compliments given by the rest of the commentators.

Personally, its give me a vague realization in a true story of one young man's dream and nightmare. However, being not a frequent movie-goer, anything to do with recounting the subject method on Life journey does lure my attention to go for the movie. .(especially if its relates back to my current life phenomally, oopss).

Another mediatory factor would be the scenic trailblazer characteristic of this movie. For instance, the Alaska scenes depicting the area around the abandoned bus on the Stampede Trail were filmed on the actual site. The production made four separate trips to Alaska to film during different seasons. Try this : watch the tale with your audio devices off (I played my DVD through the laptop, which probably did not support the audio features thus inevitably resulting soundless effect). I bet you will infuse into the scenes, prevailing Christopher's trudge journey to the wild conditions.

To prove it more prominently, Christopher's character managed to illuminate the inexplicable communian to the wild nature. Nevertheless, I feel that it emphasizes his capacity for love, with the grant for fellowshipness, accompanied the ultimate desire yet dire objective pledging for solitude life.

Alas, Christopher it is then too late for him to learn that one must have equal measurement of love and fear with the nature and that happiness is meaningless without someone with whom to share it. As he unintentionally takes the longer route than the direct way, he encounters many unconventional individuals on his itinerary as he purposefully trudges onward to his final destination, arriving in the wilds of Alaska nearly two years after his initial departure.

To the extreme, opined as a spellbinding film, and in condition if you would not grudge enough to spare 2 1/2 hours indulging into the vast wild world [tip : split it to several sessions :) ]. Thumbs up for a movie of memento motives.