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Two days to see a wonderful film about life and happiness and, well, many other things.

Into The Wild (2007)

I had tears many times in this.

A boy is lost in a conventional family. A trust fund baby, he rejects his life and his family. He takes off to seek adventure by hiking to places where people do not ever go.

Sean Penn directed. Emil Herxch is the boy.

This is not fiction. It is based on John Krakauer's book.

Other actors bring the story close to the viewer. Marcia Gay Harden , William Hurt, Jena Malone, Brian Dierker, Catherine Keener, Vince Vaughn, Kristen Stewart and Hal Holbrook.

Holbrook is the best because he has the whole thing in his eyes just like the kid.

A lot of the film was done around here. Up the mountain side, into the desert, the roads along Interstate 10. That is fun.

I think the geography is a little skewed but that does not hurt the film.

The fact that this is based on a real man and his real experience is sort of withheld until the end. We see the real guy. It is a stunning moment which I just ruined for you, eh?

Oh well.

I have seen this before and I will probably see it again so it is a 5 out of Netflix5. Not many of those come along.

Labels: best films, films