Directed by:
Sean PennScreenplay:
Sean PennCinematography:
Eric GautierComposer:
Michael BrookCast:
Emile Hirsch, Marcia Gay Harden, William Hurt, Jena Malone, Brian H. Dierker, Catherine Keener, Vince Vaughn, Kristen Stewart, Hal Holbrook (more)VOD (1)
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Freshly graduated from college with a promising future ahead, McCandless instead walked out of his privileged life and into the wild in search of adventure. What happened to him on the way transformed this young wanderer into an enduring symbol for countless people - a fearless risk-taker who wrestled with the precarious balance between man and nature. (Paramount Vantage AU)
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I didn't expect such boredom. The transformation of the protagonist was impressive and the music that accompanied him on his journey was nice, but what did it matter when I didn't believe a single one of his deep thoughts, which sounded only like godforsaken phrases in my ears, and when I was already very unpleasantly bored after an hour. The strangest thing of all, however, is that I like melancholic films with a similarly slow pace and pensive atmosphere. This one certainly won't be one of them.
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The audience gets closer to the protagonist by slowly uncovering his childhood in a dysfunctional family. At the beginning, they might feel cold towards him, especially for his overly radical outsider opinion and reluctance to accept anything from consumerist reality. As a viewer, however, I was able to overcome this coldness towards Chris and ended up with tears in my eyes. Into the Wild is a wise, psychologically complex film that boldly explores deep existential questions. Moreover, it is beautiful. And Sean Penn is a genius. I consider his feeling-based portrayal of Los Angeles to be the second best scene of the film (behind only the brilliantly edited ending).
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I understand that this story about a young guy embarking on his dream adventure (without thinking about the effect that will have on his family and the people he meets along the way) can have a strong impact and even inspire some people, but it didn’t affect me at all. Into the Wild is not the type of film that can captivate me immediately (or that could emotionally exhaust me), and whether it will leave me with something else, time will tell. Emile Hirsch handles de role well, but I couldn’t relate to the character due to his very nature, which prevented me from experiencing the film to the fullest. The strongest part for me wasn’t the ending, it was the cameo of Hal Holbrook, whom I found more sincere and believable than Chris’s pilgrimage. The songs that can be heard throughout the film are very fitting and generate a specific atmosphere. Edit: So, I thought about it overnight and I have to add the fourth star.
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Sean Penn is mainly known as an actor, although it is definitely worth getting to know his directing work as well. Even if not the whole film, "Into the Wild" is definitely a movie that can captivate. It's not so much because you will agree with the hero, I mean, I think a lot of us will just think that he is an idiot, but it is still worth considering what message is contained in the film. It is not an empty movie. Reflect on who you are. Returning to nature is a profound metaphor. But you will find something there, something deep inside you, something hidden. Perhaps each of us should go through a similar journey to realize what is important here. But who among us has the courage to do that? I should probably stop before I start philosophizing too much. More: http://www.filmovy-denik.cz/2012/04/jumper-babel-kung-fu-divocina-miami.html
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“Entering the wilderness purposefully ill-prepared, and surviving a near-death experience does not make you a better human, it makes you damn lucky." A non-verbatim “novel" adaptation of an excellent documentary book. You don’t often see that sort of thing. Even though it’s true that the situation was that much easier for Penn due to the fact that he scratched all the stories of the people that McCandless meets, and a lot of chapters about similar adventurers and his declared devotion to unfettered freedom. And he was still left with enough material to write a short novel, which would be far too much for the running time. So he rewrote it in his own way - very loosely. And it works excellently, although personally I am bothered about how he changed the character motivations (e.g. Ron Franz) and about the very idealized perspective on Chris’ actions. The movie version of Krakauer’s “Into the Wild" may stand proud next to its book parent and they beautifully, and rarely, supplement each other. Plus, Penn finds firm support in the camera, Eddie Vedder’s music and of course Hirsch’s performance. And all the above may be enjoyed whether or not you takes Chris as a new-age hero discarding all worldly goods (the only perspective offered by the movie), an irresponsible poser rich-kid who got what he deserved or simply “just" a regular humanly erring naive dreamer who bit off more than he could chew. But still, the book is simply better and, with its many layers of perspective (although it’s obvious which opinions the author himself holds dearer), more powerful. And, rather surprisingly, the movie has awoken in me a desire to set off into the wild.
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