Indigo-Daisy

Into the Wild is a movie based on book written by Jon Krakauer about the true adventures of Christopher McCandless, a young man who just graduated from college. Instead of pursuing a career and entering into society as most young graduates do, Christopher took risks that most people would not dare to take and set out on a journey of discovery into the wilderness of Alaska. I have always admired people that have taken a certain amount of risk to find themselves and basically this is what drew me to the movie and made me bring it home.

I will have to say Kudos’s to Sean Penn who was Writer, Producer and Director of this movie, and to Emile Hirsch who played the part of Christopher McCandless. Into the Wild was beautifully made, the cinematography was breathtaking, and Emile must have went through great pains to get his body prepared for the extreme situations he had to portray. It was rated R for some nudity and language, but personally I thought it was very tastefully done and not offensive.

For those looking for a movie of substance with a spiritual undertone, I think you will find it here as you follow this mans journey. Christopher McCandless had everything going for him, he was smart, well educated, athletic, and had his whole life in front of him. However, he became disillusioned with society’s greed, he watched his parents struggle in an abusive marriage, and he refused to acquiesce with his fathers expectations.

In the beginning what seemed to drive him to take such great risks was pure rebellion, but later as the movie unfolded you could see that this was his personal journey of self discovery, and on the road he discovered that there does come a time to forgive, a time to heal, and that for one to find real happiness, it has to be shared.

I won’t go into the details of the movie as not to spoil the ending, and upon reading more about the real storyline there were some details that were left out, and some that were changed up a bit, however all in all it was well worth the journey and I personally came away with a true understanding of this brave mans message.