Awe Inspiring

Rating: 10/10 (31 May 2016)

Upon my first viewing of Into the Wild, I couldn't help but feel moved and touched by Chris' journey. The breathtaking beauty of the film is coupled with the sensational soundtrack delivered by Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder. The concept of living off the land and escaping society is one that I can understand. The Transcendentalist views borrowed from Emerson and Thoreau fit nicely into my wheelhouse of thought, that's probably why I found the movie so captivating that it moved me to tears. I was worried about watching the movie a second time however, I thought that the feelings that it evoked in me wouldn't be as raw and moving the second time around. I worried that it wouldn't feel like the same movie, boy was I wrong. After learning more about Chris and buying the book that inspired Sean Penn to create the film, I can say that watching it a second time made me appreciate the film even more. It is definitely one of my favorite movies of all time and I believe that it's a movie everyone should watch at least once. 10/10