An extraordinary visual poem of ancestral purity: INTO THE WILD

Rating: 10/10 (4 October 2009)

Close your eyes. Let go. Unplug any contact with the world around them itchy. Rid that unstoppable wave abnormal, despicable and evil, omnipresent face of consumerism only destroy (it). Allow your body, your mind, the heart of a pure cathartic as satisfying emotion. Get carried by the sinuous and seductive charm of nature. Emile Hirsch aka Christopher McCandless, twenty-two of South Dakota and fresh out of college with a promising career before him that, in the early 90s, decided to donate all his savings to charity and leave for the north, in the wilderness, cutting all links with his family. The strength and explosive magic of this fourth film directed by Sean Penn is in its simple yet admirable portrayal of the imaginary nature. For Sean Penn nature is synonymous with grandeur, purity and untouchability. Not deceive them. Filming on the endless open spaces, lying on the snow-capped peaks, the wild animals, serve to further strengthen the concept: nature as a "liberating goal". In the journey of Christopher is glimpsed an escape from oppressive family prosaic and frustration, and a grueling research on the true meaning of life: "Into The Wild" is a poignant road movie, sincere and passionate and rebellious, full of unconventional seasoned by a bursting strong spiritual reminiscences of a secular spirituality. The entire film is permeated by a deep and touching humanity that characterizes all the characters with whom Christopher comes into contact. E 'on the basis of this fundamental aspect that focuses the attention of the director: the need for a dialogs between human beings. But not only. In "Into The Wild" is also reflected in a significant indictment of all 'American establishment, as ostentatious symbol of capitalism. Significant effects of the contrasting images of the virgin wilderness that efficiently Sean Penn amalgam with the irrepressible flow of a contemporary human megalopolis. Here is the disorientation of the protagonist in the face of this glaring dissonance becomes paroxysmal levels resulting from that famous and ominous message to the nation when Bush Senior announced, with calm, unperturbed, the entry of America in what was the first Gulf War. Followed by a rousing soundtrack and a beautiful picture, "Into The Wild" runs smoothly, raises questions, prompts consideration: the support of a close-knit cast over the amazing choral excel Emile Hirsch sees a beautiful Kristen Stewart , a nice and tender Catherine Keenaar, and above all, an outstanding Hal Holbrook in one of the most intense and moving roles that cinema has ever given us in recent years. And on the wings of wonderful aphorisms existential Christopher will face the adversities of fate, noting that the man, just as insignificant opposite the incommensurable, has its limitations in addressing a challenge so hard and rough. "Happiness is only real if shared": and that last look lifeless to the sky, perfectly framed by an extraordinary revival in the subject and the subsequent declaration of love of one who, aware of the danger, chose to love nature more than himself. An extraordinary visual poem of ancestral purity.