This didn’t become my choice for Vault pick until the very last minute – but that’s because I only just watched it on the Saturday night before the show. Therein lies the tragedy about this movie, that I’d waited this long to actually see it. Much like The Adventures of Young Sherlock Holmes, I really wish I’d actually seen the fillm when it came out in that I actually felt I’d grown as a person having watched it.
Into the Wild is based on the true story of the adventures of Alexander Supertramp (aka Christopher McCandless) as he struggles to escape the conventions of traditional society. Supertramp (played by the incredibly competent and often unrecognised Emile Hirsh) travels from one side of the continent, all the way to the other to eventually wind up in Alaska (which is sort of where the story starts).
Into the Wild is an incredibly mature, enlightened and touching character study about a man coming to terms with his family and his place in the world. It might not sound like riveting watching, which is likely why I didn’t bother seeing it when it first came out either. I assure you however: the performances are exceptional, the photography is breathtaking and Sean Penn really knows how to direct a film.
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“It might not sound like riveting watching, which is likely why I didn’t bother seeing it when it first came out either.”
Same thing here.
However, a friend of mine lend me his DVD and I got to say this: wow! Through Hirsch’s performance, you really feel convinced that the character lost faith in traditional society.
It was such a rich character study, with such a believable portrayal by Emile Hirsh that I caught myself saying “another friend of mine” in reference to someone else I knew who lived and died in a similar fashion. He was another friend, because McCandless’ experiences seemed more like anecdotal stories I might have heard as an aquaintance or something.