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Mood:
- CaptivatingAtmosphericSincere
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Plot:
- AdventurerSurvivalDestinyEscapadesLifestyleMind and SoulYouthObsessive Quest more...
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Genres:
- DramaAdventure
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Time/Period:
- 20th Century90s
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Place:
- AlaskaWilderness
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- Award WinnerCritically AcclaimedGolden Globe Winner
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- On the Road
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- Based on BookBiographyBased on True Story
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- SeriousRealisticSlow
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Into the Wild, 2007
English, Danish
USA
Profile of Into the Wild
Into the Wild can be described as captivating, atmospheric, and sincere. The plot revolves around destiny, adventurers, and survival. The main genre is drama. In terms of style, Into the Wild has a road movie structure. In approach, it is serious and realistic. The storytelling is slow paced. Into the Wild is set, at least in part, in the wilderness. It is located in Alaska. It takes place in the 1990s. Into the Wild is drawn from a biography, originally a true story, and based on a book. The movie has received attention for being a Golden Globe winner and critically acclaimed. Note that it involves nudity and profanity.
Summary of Into the Wild
Jon Krakauer's bestselling nonfiction book about the life of Chris McCandless is finally brought to the big screen in Into the Wild. Directed by Sean Penn, the film opens in 1992, when Chris (Emile Hirsh) is a promising college graduate. Shortly after graduation, Chris gives his life savings to charity, burns all of his identification, and begins hitchhiking across America, his ultimate goal being Alaska. Citing passages from his heroes, Thoreau and Jack London, he is determined to escape society and get back to nature. He blows from town to town like a tumbleweed, hopping trains, camping with aging hippies (Catherine Keener and Brian Dierker), working briefly with a farmer (Vince Vaughan), and befriending a widowed leather worker (Hal Holbrook). He revels in his newfound freedom, but meanwhile, his parents (Marcia Gay Harden and William Hurt) have no idea where he is, and are sick with worry. While their relationship with Chris was already troubled, they are nonetheless devastated by his disappearance. Chris's sister, Carine (Jane Malone), narrates much of the film, offering her reflections on the effect Chris's absence has on his family. Chris finally makes it to Alaska, where he hikes out to a remote campsite and discovers an abandoned bus. He manages to survive there for a few months living off the land, but he eventually runs out of supplies and becomes trapped, leading to his tragic end.
Into the Wild bounces around chronologically, jumping back and forth from the start of Chris's journey to his final few weeks living aboard the bus. This works to great effect as the storylines begin to merge and the tension and dread mount, and we see the fate that will eventually befall Chris. Penn obviously had great admiration for his subject, and while the film appears to differ from the book in places, it nevertheless paints a heartbreaking portrait of this young man's short but fascinating life.
Details
| Language: | English, Danish |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 1 September 2007 |
| Runtime: | 148 min |
Cast and Crew
as Chris McCandless
as Billie McCandless
as Walt McCandless
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Critics Reviews
The Onion (A.V. Club)
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- by: Scott Tobias
Washington Post
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- by: Ann Hornaday
Users Reviews
- 05.January.2011
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- by: wriswith
- wriswith rated this movie
10/10Must See
- 19.October.2010
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- by: Erica
- Erica rated this movie
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