| Movie Review: 'Into the Wild' |
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| Written by Terry Hunter - thunter@kgmb9.com | |||
| March 08, 2008 05:41 PM | |||
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"Into the Wild" is based on the true story of Chris McCandless, a stubbornly idealistic young man who set out to live alone in the Alaskan wilderness but didn't make it back alive. His story was first told in a fine book by reporter Jon Krakauer, but this powerful movie directed by Sean Penn is a near masterpiece. Emile Hirsh plays McCandless, a new college graduate who has big issues with his parents. They want to buy him a new car, and he lectures them about not needing a car, not wanting THINGS. In fact, he gives away the fund of money he was to use for law school to Oxfam, a group that feeds the hungry. In short, Chris is an intense, impetuous young man who cuts himself off from everything and everyone, so that he can hit the road alone. "I read somewhere how important it is in life not necessarily to be strong but to feel strong, to measure yourself at least once," Chris writes in his journal. Inspired by Thoreau, Jack London, and other writers who left civilization for a time, he is determined to test himself. Chris is not always likeable, but it would be hard to deny that he has a pure heart. And this beautiful film uses creative cinematography, soulful music by Eddie Vedder, and terrific acting to get under your skin and into Chris's psyche. Hirsh himself is pitch perfect, and so is every character he meets along the way especially Catherine Keener, Vince Vaughn and Hal Holbrook who should have won the Oscar for best supporting actor After two years on the road, Chris reaches the wilds of Alaska where for awhile he finds the fulfillment he's been searching for. But ultimately he is trapped in the place of his dreams. "Into the Wild" is an extraordinary film, one of the very best of 2007.              |
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