At first, I didn't like the character's behaviour and motives, I find it selfish to storm into people's lives, change it upside down, get them attached to you, and then leave without saying a word. But he then realised that happiness is only real when it's shared. I loved the acting, music and the great camera work. Recommendable if you are into fight club's "things you own end up owning you" theme.

What a lively movie it was...Sean Penn at his best

Into the Wild is a tragic movie based on the tragic real life story of Christopher Mccandless. Chris was different and surely his foolhardy ways were directly responsible for his death, and yet you somehow feel for the guy. A part of you wishes he made out alive from the Alaskan tundra, from that yellow bus. The book on which this film is based, Jon Krakeur, is also a must read in my opinion. The lead Emile Hirsh is more than adequate and the director Sean Penn must be commended for not just deftly directing the film but realizing the need to tell this young lad's story. This is a great nature vs man feature film all the more hard hitting because it is true.

The journey of one free-spirited young man has captured the hearts of people all over the world for his bravery and remarkable attitude towards life. Chris McCandless is a unique film character in that even though we know his outcome isn't great, we support his decisions along the way. Based on a remarkable true story, Sean Penn captures the heart and soul of the physical and emotional wilderness inside and around man. This film could have been done poorly is just any director tackled the project, but Penn gives the film a gorgeous layer of emption that makes the audience dig deep into the true story he's documenting. Eddie Veder's original songs written and performed for the film are superb and capture the nature of the film perfectly. What steals the show is Hal Holbrook as an elderly loner who meets Chris along his wilderness journey to Alaska, giving as heartbreaking a performance as they come. This is a film nearly everyone enjoys and is worth seeing and thinking about long after your viewing.