Brilliant Photography, interesting story, very POOR music

Rating: 7/10 (9 December 2008)

I doubt most people made a fuss about this; had non-obstructive music been chosen for this film, it would've been a much better movie. As it is, it's a compelling narrative with exceedingly colorful photography and some excellent stop-motion interspersed. Characters of the film seem plausible, simple, and down-to-earth. The lead character "Alex SuperTramp" is stubbornly determined. Also Dialog was succinct, sometimes poignant....and actual narration expository. However It's becoming more and more disappointing to declare movies problematic due to music. Not all the music in Into the Wild was gratingly irritating, but many of the interlude cuts were totally subtractive. The last thing I wanna hear is MTV-type framed folksy stylized singing littering over a film like bad garbage. At least half a dozen interludes were interlaced with it - enough of a problem that the fast-forward was button got used. Why cant directors, stick to real dialog? Or employ music as an enhancement rather than a forced interpretation. Melodies during motion pictures are fouled by lyrics - these aren't commercials!! Anyway, somewhat of a letdown for how good it should've been minus the music cut-overs.