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DVD : Into the Wild [2007] .
Rating: 
- Incredible - Buy Now!!
I bought this film only because of the good reviews. It would not normally be my type of thing. I shall not cover the film in detail as others have already done it better. However the film has stayed with me ever since. It is an incredible film, made all the better if you dont already know the story (which I didn't) and you dont know the ending (which I didn't). Buy this film but dont figure it out first. Let it run its course - you wont regret it!
Rating:
- A movie, and soundtrack, that stay with you
I came to this movie on the back of a diary entry by one of my Chinese students - and was as such, happily oblivious to the "hype" that apparently surrounds it. I notice its detractors are as careful in their complete deconstruction of the film, from its actors and soundtrack to its existentialism and moralising, as those who love it are genuinely moved.
As for me, I liked this movie precisely because it shows the flaws and the cracks in a beautiful theory. The Alaskan wilderness proves the fatal downfall of our hero, even as it provides him with the answers. He gives all his money to charity, burns the rest and then has to go and find a job.
Nature is beautiful and terrifying. So is society. You might get killed on the street outside your house, having never lived, and that's the most scary thing of all. McCandless went out there to ask questions of himself and to find out what really matters in this life - he may have lived more in those few years than most people do in a lifetime - and he was foolish, young and pretentious. So what! This is the stuff of life!
I thought the acting was solid and believable, with Hal Holbrook shining as the old man looking to fill the gap in his life by adopting McCandless. Eddie Vedder's soundtrack is perfectly haunting, particularly "Long Nights".
Philosophers, travellers, aspiring vagabonders and anyone who's ever asked themselves who they are, and what they are doing in this life, will like this movie, because it tells the tale of one young guy doing precisely that.
Rating: - Unique and Deeply Moving Experience
I don't understand how anyone can criticize this movie..
Emile Hirsch is excellent in the lead role and he portrays a convincing Christopher McCandless. The story itself is beautiful.. and I have identified with it and the character deeply and completely.
I have cried several times simply because I was so moved, not necessarily because something sad or bad happened. The movie has also provided me with several tips for books or writers worth reading and I have re-discovered Leo Tolstoy and his late "philosophical" works after watching "Into the Wild".
The music by Eddie Vedder is great, but the first song "Long Nights" became one of my all time favorite songs.
All in all a truly unique and unforgettable experience - highly recommended!
Rating: - A very moving and beatifully crafted film!
I watched this film because the (true) story upon which it is based appealed to my own love of 'the wild'; to be honest though, I was not particularly expecting it to be anything much to write home about - I could not have been more wrong! This is one of those very special films that you happen upon from time to time, that really makes you sit up and think, "Wow! That was amazing - a real breath of fresh air!" The true story of Chris McCandless - who renounced a life of financial striving and material comfort, venturing into the wilds of Alaska to 'live off of the land' - is fascinating enough in itself. The film is also, in my view at least, extremely well-written, produced, and directed, and it is nice to see a film that is so very different from the type of films that usually dominate the market. Oh, and another thing: the soundtrack is fantastic, and as soul-stirring as some of the scenes in the film!
Rating:
- Emile your annoying.
As other reviewers have picked up Emile Hirsch is somewhat irriating in the lead role. He brings no sense of conviction, purpose or intelligence to the part, which leaves the film in a bit of a hole. A hole significantly deep enough, that the film's positve elements, cinematography, soundtrack, etc are not able to pull it clear.
There are worse films of course, but this is a long way short of the hype that has been laid upon it.
- Incredible - Buy Now!!I bought this film only because of the good reviews. It would not normally be my type of thing. I shall not cover the film in detail as others have already done it better. However the film has stayed with me ever since. It is an incredible film, made all the better if you dont already know the story (which I didn't) and you dont know the ending (which I didn't). Buy this film but dont figure it out first. Let it run its course - you wont regret it!
Rating:
- A movie, and soundtrack, that stay with youI came to this movie on the back of a diary entry by one of my Chinese students - and was as such, happily oblivious to the "hype" that apparently surrounds it. I notice its detractors are as careful in their complete deconstruction of the film, from its actors and soundtrack to its existentialism and moralising, as those who love it are genuinely moved.
As for me, I liked this movie precisely because it shows the flaws and the cracks in a beautiful theory. The Alaskan wilderness proves the fatal downfall of our hero, even as it provides him with the answers. He gives all his money to charity, burns the rest and then has to go and find a job.
Nature is beautiful and terrifying. So is society. You might get killed on the street outside your house, having never lived, and that's the most scary thing of all. McCandless went out there to ask questions of himself and to find out what really matters in this life - he may have lived more in those few years than most people do in a lifetime - and he was foolish, young and pretentious. So what! This is the stuff of life!
I thought the acting was solid and believable, with Hal Holbrook shining as the old man looking to fill the gap in his life by adopting McCandless. Eddie Vedder's soundtrack is perfectly haunting, particularly "Long Nights".
Philosophers, travellers, aspiring vagabonders and anyone who's ever asked themselves who they are, and what they are doing in this life, will like this movie, because it tells the tale of one young guy doing precisely that.
Rating:
- Unique and Deeply Moving ExperienceI don't understand how anyone can criticize this movie..
Emile Hirsch is excellent in the lead role and he portrays a convincing Christopher McCandless. The story itself is beautiful.. and I have identified with it and the character deeply and completely.
I have cried several times simply because I was so moved, not necessarily because something sad or bad happened. The movie has also provided me with several tips for books or writers worth reading and I have re-discovered Leo Tolstoy and his late "philosophical" works after watching "Into the Wild".
The music by Eddie Vedder is great, but the first song "Long Nights" became one of my all time favorite songs.
All in all a truly unique and unforgettable experience - highly recommended!
Rating:
- A very moving and beatifully crafted film! I watched this film because the (true) story upon which it is based appealed to my own love of 'the wild'; to be honest though, I was not particularly expecting it to be anything much to write home about - I could not have been more wrong! This is one of those very special films that you happen upon from time to time, that really makes you sit up and think, "Wow! That was amazing - a real breath of fresh air!" The true story of Chris McCandless - who renounced a life of financial striving and material comfort, venturing into the wilds of Alaska to 'live off of the land' - is fascinating enough in itself. The film is also, in my view at least, extremely well-written, produced, and directed, and it is nice to see a film that is so very different from the type of films that usually dominate the market. Oh, and another thing: the soundtrack is fantastic, and as soul-stirring as some of the scenes in the film!
Rating:
- Emile your annoying.As other reviewers have picked up Emile Hirsch is somewhat irriating in the lead role. He brings no sense of conviction, purpose or intelligence to the part, which leaves the film in a bit of a hole. A hole significantly deep enough, that the film's positve elements, cinematography, soundtrack, etc are not able to pull it clear.
There are worse films of course, but this is a long way short of the hype that has been laid upon it.
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