Bad movie about self discovery

Rating: 2/10 (18 October 2008)

Read Walden instead. This sad exploration of one boy's stupidity in his quest for isolation left me wondering why everyone likes this movie so much. The pacing is slow. The reasons behind our hero's actions are not explained enough to make them believable. The "interesting" characters that he meets on his journey are mostly hollow shells of some "meaningful" stereotype.
The cinematography was solid. The images of Alaska were stunning. The feeling of isolation was very real.
I like deep, thoughtful films about life, meaning, and self discovery. This just was not one of them. Though it tried.