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Into the Wild (2007)

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Release Date: September 21, 2007 (LA/NY)
On DVD: March 4, 2008
Genre: Drama
Director: Sean Penn
Writer: Sean Penn
Cast: Emile Hirsch, Vince Vaughn, Marcia Gay Harden, William Hurt, Catherine Keener, Kristen Stewart, Zach Galifianakis
Studio: Paramount Vantage
Running Time: 140 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated R for language and some nudity.

"Into the Wild" is based on a true story and the bestselling book by Jon Krakauer. After graduating from Emory University in 1992, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless (Hirsch) abandons his possessions, gave his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhiked to Alaska to live in the wilderness. Along the way, Christopher encounters a series of characters that shape his life....

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The Oscar nominations are out, and one film that is noticeably missing is Into the Wild, the acclaimed drama from director Sean Penn. Into the Wild is an incredibly interesting and different character study of one young man's slow self-exile from society, though given the great competition the film had in 2007, it's no real surprise that the movie got snubbed. Still, Into the Wild is one of the better movies of the year.

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ppribyl says:

January 26, 2008

It was a mildly sad story. It was interesting told at some points from his sisters point of view on his story. It also had duel plot development starting with a scene near the end of the story line and then going back and showing the devlopment of the story but returning from time to time to the later section of the story. This worked very well and kept it interesting through out. Fairly good movie. Myself I would give it a B.

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