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Into the Wild (2007)

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User Rating: 8.3/10 (41,870 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Sean Penn
Writers (WGA):
Sean Penn (screenplay)
Jon Krakauer (book)
Release Date:
21 September 2007 (USA) more view trailer
Tagline:
Your great adventure on Alaska.
Plot:
After graduating from Emory University, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness. Along the way, Christopher encounters a series of characters that shape his life. full summary | full synopsis (warning! may contain spoilers)
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 32 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(17 articles)
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2008's Version of On the Road? more

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for language and some nudity.
Runtime:
148 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Danish
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS
Filming Locations:
Anchorage, Alaska, USA more
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Trivia:
The production made four separate trips to Alaska in order to film during different seasons. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: Multiple vehicles in the highway and city scenes were models that were unavailable in the early '90's. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Christopher McCandless: Mom! Mom! Help me.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2008) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Doing the Wrong Thing more

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13 out of 14 people found the following comment useful:-
2008's Version of On the Road?, 1 May 2008
8/10
Author: mstomaso from Vulcan

Who Is Chris McCandless? A true supertramp? An obsessive, emotionally damaged egomaniac? Suicidal thrill-seeker? A Kerouac-like drifter addicted to the search for an ever-evasive truth? A high-functioning schizophrenic? The 21st century youth culture reincarnation of John Gault? Or just a kid going through a difficult time and looking for some distance to sort it all out? Sean Penn's pop-philosophical examination of this young man's voyage across America, to Alaska, and to the depths of his young soul will give you an interpretation at least. While it is not clear exactly whose interpretation we are seeing, it is very clear that Penn respects his subject and gave this film about as much thought and power as he could inject it with. And the film did remind me of something very true about the self-righteous naiveté of youth.

I am not concerned at all with the accuracy of the film, and, while it is tempting to compare this film to Werner Herzog's excellent but less fictionalized "Grizzly Man", the subjects are really too widely disparate; Herzog and Penn's perspective on humanity is too different to produce a meaningful comparison. The targets of this comparison, too big and too easy. But I will make one comment about the two films - Penn's film is much more or a tribute to its protagonist than Herzog's.

I found Into the Wild to be a gripping, thoughtful film. The script was good, but sometimes a bit pretentious. The script occasionally crosses the line between character development and character worship. Penn's direction and cinematography are masterful. The acting - every member of the cast included - is absolutely excellent.

Recommended - but not for light cheerful entertainment.

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