When you want something in life, you just gotta reach out and grab it.

Rating: 9/10 (2 March 2010)

Where should I begin? I could begin by praising Emile Hirsch (and the rest of the amazing cast). I could praise how beautiful the film was. I could praise Sean Penns direction. Instead let's start somewhere else.
Let's start of by saying I stood ready with the hacksaw one hour into the film, the lack of character development, lack of depth and story development. The thing that stuck out was the fact that I felt NOTHING for any of the characters, I just couldn't relate to anyone. I didn't understand until the end why it had to be told that way, not skipping anything not jumping straight to the point. When the film changes gear and ups the ante. That's where the real story starts and it's during this one and half hour you truly get to know the characters and start to FEEL.
I admire Christopher McCandless for the journey he made, I envy him for his radical unlimited mind. In a world were money, capitalism and consumption is becoming an issue he set out to free himself from his parents and the world, live free from everyone and everything.
Christopher McCandless set out in the world trying to find himself and freedom - he made it.