Sean Penn directs this drama based the best-selling true account of a young man who gives up everything -- including his trust fund and ties to a seemingly stable family -- to lead a solitary life in the wild. Eschewing convention to trek across Alaska's harsh and often unforgiving terrain, Christopher McCandless (Emile Hirsch) resolves to live off the land. But along the way, he encounters emotional obstacles and unexpected hardship.
I'm almost to the point of packing up a bit of my crap and do something like this. If I can fit in this world of today, at least I can have one last great adventure.
Chris McCandless had the right idea. I admire him for having the courage to do what he did. He should have thought it out a little better tho, so as not to have poisoned and starved himself to death... more
Chris McCandless had the right idea. I admire him for having the courage to do what he did. He should have thought it out a little better tho, so as not to have poisoned and starved himself to death. Great movie with a tragic end. Long live Alexander Supertramp......
Probably one of my all-time favorites. Throughout the movie, I was like "I WANNA DO THAT!" Then when the sad part came, it was all over for me. "Screw that."