Into the Wild
Since I am sick of living in an apartment I have cut down on going out, especially the movie theatre. I don’t mind waiting until movies come out on DVD, I am usually busy catching up on oldies anyways. The other day my lovely girlfreind got a 2 for 1 pass from the hidden gem of Waterloo, Ontario – The Princess Cinema.
I usually read their publication of upcoming movies and schedule at the University and the movie Into the Wild caught my attention. Sean Penn behind the camera directing a human story about a individual who leaves everything behind. Penn insisted on filming in very remote and hard to get to locations to help portray the realism you see in the movie. The movie is based on the true story of Christopher McCandless who departed with society, money and rules to live out in the great outdoors. Pretty balsy thing to do considering not even taking the proper supplies and going alone. I understand everyone needing to take a quest to find out the meaning for themselves but this adventure that McCandles goes on defies what everyday people in the concrete jungle think about. Emile Hirsch (the pot dealer from Alpha Dog) was allowed to flex his acting muscle in this autobiography film and did a great job especially losing like 30 lbs during filming ???
Into the Wild
Starring: Emile Hirsch, Marcia Gay Harden, William Hurt
Book by: John Krakauer
Screenplay and directed by: Sean Penn
8.4/10
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