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Into the Wild Into the Wild is based on the spirited, true live story of Christopher McCandles (Emile Hirsch), who graduated from Emory University in 1992 and, rather than go to law school, burned his social security card and went on a path of self-exploration across the West and ultimately met his end in the wilds of Alaska.\u00a0 I recommend it to those whom enjoy films dealing with self-exploration and travel.<\/p>\n The movie is a celebration of freedom and the natural beauty of the great outdoors of United States \u2013 Mr. McCandles travels take him through the amber grains of the bread belt, down the rapids of the Colorado river and the Grand Canyon, through the Nevada desert to the giant redwood trees of California and the Pacific Ocean.\u00a0 The movie\u2019s cinematography is stunningly preserved on Blu-ray Disc.\u2122<\/p>\n The film celebrates the wonderful character\u2019s Chris meets along the way \u2013 older flower children, Jan (Catherine Keener) and Rainey (Brian Dierker); the raunchy grain dealer wanted by the law, Wayne Westerberg (Vince Vaughn); the young singer with a crush on him, Tracy (Kristen Stewart); and Ron (Hal Holbrooke), the leatherworker who lost his wife and son in a car accident and wants to adopt Chris as his grandson.<\/p>\n But the movie is also about the tragedy of a haunted young man.\u00a0 As indicated by narration in the film from Chris\u2019 sister Carine (Jena Malone), Chris apparently left the home of his parents Walt (William Hurt) and Billie (Marcia Gay Harden) because of their bitterness toward each other and terrible fighting.\u00a0 Chris memorizes and quotes lines from famous literary authors such as Emerson, Thoreau, and Jack London to seek to impress others.\u00a0 Whenever he is engaged by another to share his life\u2019s experiences, he ultimately chooses to run away.\u00a0 Near the end he realizes his solitary love of nature and the wild must be shared with another to mean something.<\/p>\n The disc comes with two features.\u00a0 \u201cInto the Wild: The Story the Characters, the Characters\u201d tells how author Jon Krakauer was drawn to write about Christopher McCandles, indicates how Sean Pean became involved as director of the film, and explains contributions by family members and friends of Chris McCandles to the story.\u00a0 \u201cInto the Wild:\u00a0 The Experience\u201d explains the movie making craft behind the film with interviews from director Sean Penn, the actors, the production designer and art directors, costume designer, production sound mixer, the editor and the producer.\u00a0\u00a0 The disc also contains the film\u2019s theatrical trailer.<\/p>\n
\nParamount Home Entertainment
\nBlu-ray Disc Review By Jerry Rutledge <\/strong><\/p>\n