What more could I ask for?

Rating: 10/10 (3 October 2011)

A story that can change your outlook on life, cinematography that coincides with the plot beautifully, and a cast to die for. Emile Hirsch seems so innocent throughout the whole film even though he's hurting so many people. Sean Penn wanted to do this film for 10 years before he finally got the rights, so essentially he wasn't going to ruin the opportunity. Adventure films, to me, are the most "complete" films because they capture every aspect of a person's journey, life. Hal Holbrook's character toward the end of the film sums up the entire underlying theme of the film, can happiness be achieved alone? That question is answered at the end by Christopher Mccandless in a very direct way. I'm surprised Sean Penn wasn't featured as the father, but you can't argue with the casting of William Hurt.