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Into the Wild Director: Sean Penn Cast: Emile Hirsch, Marcia Gay Harden, William Hurt, Jena Malone

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  • DVD Release Date: 03/04/2008
  • Original Release: 2007
  • Rating: Rated R
  • Sales Rank: 4,342

Viewer Rating: (34 ratings)

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Closed Caption; Disc 1: ; No features listed; ; Disc 2: ; The story, the characters; The experience

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Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Into the Wild: Feature Film
1. Chapter 1
2. Chapter 2
3. Chapter 3
4. Chapter 4
5. Chapter 5
6. Chapter 6
7. Chapter 7
8. Chapter 8
9. Chapter 9
10. Chapter 10
11. Chapter 11
12. Chapter 12
13. Chapter 13
14. Chapter 14
15. Chapter 15
16. Chapter 16
17. Chapter 17

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Editorial Reviews

Into the Wild is writer/director Sean Penn's adaptation of the popular book by Jon Krakauer, a nonfiction account of the post-collegiate wanderings of a young Virginia man, who divorces himself from his friends, family, and possessions in search of a greater spiritual knowledge and communion with nature. Upon his 1990 graduation from Emory University in Atlanta, Christopher McCandless (Emile Hirsch) walks away from a loving if dysfunctional family and sends his nearly 25,000-dollar life savings to Oxfam International. Instead of the normal life his parents planned for him, Chris rechristens himself "Alexander Supertramp" and heads west in his beaten-up automobile until it no longer runs, at which point he takes up hitchhiking. The goal on the horizon? Alaska. By hook or by crook -- but without his limited cash, which he symbolically sets aflame -- Chris/Alexander determines to make it to his personal promised land, with stops along the way to experience America and its people. These adventures include a kayak trip down dangerous rapids, a gig working in a grain mill, extended stays with a hippie couple and a kindly old widower -- and enough cold, hunger, and exhaustion to leave him emotionally defeated more than once. Meanwhile, his parents (William Hurt and Marcia Gay Harden) and sister (Jena Malone) haven't received so much as a postcard from him, and begin to fear the worst. Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder composed the contemplative soundtrack. ~ Derek Armstrong, All Movie Guide All Movie Guide

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A Masterful Feat of Storytelling and Filmmakingby AJG

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November 02, 2008: Before I tell you about this movie, let me tell you something about myself first: I choose my words wisely, and with great consideration. I don't say I love something if I don't truly love it, and I won't say something is the best unless it truly is better than everything else. I say that to inform you that there is no superfluousness when I say that this movie is an absolute masterpiece, and the best film I've seen in ten years, at least. It is visually beautiful, emotionally gripping and heartfelt, well-acted, directed, and scored. Sean Penn did his film a wonderful favor by sticking closely to Jon Krakauer's source material, so closely in fact that he shot every scene on location, taking every consideration to allow the viewer to travel along with Christopher McCandless on his soul-searching journey. It is masterfully cast, and it is clear that each actor greatly respected the task of telling this story. I simply can't say enough about this film. It is without a doubt a must-see.

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Extraordinary and Life Changing!by Anonymous

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May 16, 2008: When I saw the preview for this movie, I was already in awe and attached somehow.At first "after I watched the movie" I thought "what a sad ending".I must've watched it at least 9 or 10 more times, transfixed and mesmerized by this man's story.For me the meanings in his story ran so deep into my veins, perhaps because we both have multiple things in common. But needless to say,I found his happiness at the end instead of sadness and he really did fulfill his goal. He had achieved his complete freedom. This movie is unforgettable and inspiring. And no, I never thought once that he was running away from everything and everyone and that he was selfish.He was escaping the sick society he lived in. He fulfilled his parents dreams for him and then set off to find himself and his own dreams and experience the ultimate freedom that would've been doomed from him had he stayed in a life that wasn't his.After watching the movie I instantly bought the book which I read numerous times and found it just as epic as the movie,if not more.Alexander Supertramp changed my way of life, my whole attitude towards it and altered many of my thoughts and mind all together. He will NEVER be forgotten.


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