A young man drastically changes direction of his life with the feeling that life is something more than a materialistic spiral of self-actualization.

Rating: 9/10 (20 November 2007)

In my opinion, this is not a movie for everyone. Don't misunderstand me here; I cannot think of anyone who shouldn't see Into The Wild. All I mean is that in order to understand the main character's choices, his longing for what isn't, and his distaste for what really is in this world of ours (and thereby be able to truly appreciate this movie), you have to - to one extent or another - have shared the particular state of mind and emotion that drives him.
You have to see that the character's behavior isn't only a result from a (subjectively speaking) rational chain of thoughts; but more interestingly and important, it's the result of a strong but indescribable emotion.
I haven't felt such perfect story telling, and I haven't felt such sympathy for a character, since I read "Steppenwolf" and "Siddharta" by Hermann Hesse. For all of us who constantly feel the dualism between living the adult life we all projected as children and taking the step towards the life that you feel you personally are "meant" to live, this movie is not only a must-see, but also a temporary antidote to the feeling of "being the only one standing outside the *regular* world".