very emotional

Rating: 9/10 (7 December 2008)

A very well done movie that explores the short life of a rather disturbed young man who cuts all ties to society and becomes a vagabond and eventually journeys to Alaska where he is overwhelmed by the harsh terrain and starves to death in the wilderness.
The movie - to some extent - allows one to make up ones on mind about his motivations. The contacts he has with the people on his journey are very well portrayed. Perhaps there is some romanticism here and there - are all homeless people so friendly and there seems to be very little rainfall in this movie. Being alone on a highway with a back-pack can look fun when the sun is shining and the scenery beautiful.
Also there is a tendency to blame parents for problems. When you become twenty it is time to stop blaming your parents for all your problems. His parents did not force him to leave home in that style - as a matter of fact he was lined up to leave home and go to Harvard - so why this strong pull to renounce ALL worldly goods? But the beauty of this movie is its very strong emotional pitch.