hey buds i just watched the recent film : INTO THE WILD
and WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAH!
:o
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hey buds i just watched the recent film : INTO THE WILD
and WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAH!
:o
who saw it? lets discuss it!
I heard this movie is pretty good. I want to read the book before I watch it though, because its based on a true story. I also heard emile hirsch does a superb job acting in it and the soundtrack is supose to be good. Whats was your take on the movie?
yeah i thought it was crazy! i dont want to ruin it for those of you who havent seen it, but its about a guy who just graduates from college and then just says F civilization, F money, F society. he donates his lifes savings of 25,000 to charity and burns all his money. he even abandons his car randomly on the side of the road and just becomes a traveling tramp. mostly by hitchhiking and at one point he obtains a canoe and goes all over colorado, arizona, mexico, california. his whole goal/dream is to make it to alaska and just live FREE in the wilderness up there with no rules/regulations/no money/no politics/no parents/no politicians etc etc
yeah that dude emille hersch is the star actually and he does a really good job, i actually did not care for him at first but he really pulled it off.
i thought he might be too much of a pretty boy, but he is a indeed a legit real actor!
i dont know its one of those things where it really inspires you to go live out your goals/dreams and just say F it to everything else, but i would never be able to do what he did in a millions years.
yeah and it is a true story which makes it that much more powerful/meaningful. not to ruin it but it is a pretty sad, F'd up ending tho. so probably not to be viewed by lil kids or sensitive bitches lol:eek:
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Originally Posted by DAVIDTUA
Isn't that called a bum?:-\
technically you are correct buddy! but hes a unique bum cuz he intentionally donated all his money to charity and literally burned his money on purpose.
he refers to himself as a "SUPER TRAMP" in the film
Yeah, I'm with you David Tua...
I really liked this film and agree that Emille Hirsch did a really good job as McCandless.
What is funny to me is the reaction of people of different ages to this film. Guys round our age (I'm 29) love it. Don't know about you, but I've got no kids - so that freedom angle I really get - fuck it all, take a chance etc.
ALL of my older friends I have spoken too (40+, all parents) HATE this movie - they can't believe the kid was so selfish and can't believe how he just left his sister who idolized him.
Interesting how your position in life can have such a dramatic impact on how you enjoy a film
GOOD KARMA/REPS buddy! u pretty much summed it up and took the words right out of my mouth!Quote:
Originally Posted by Greig
and yes my brother F them kids! thats why i always wear a condom! kids ruin everything and whats worse is when kids who arent even your own ruin everything.
Creig, you make a very valid point regarding the link to age and responseability ;D Up to the age of 40 My main aim was to climb as many Mountains I could find, never thinking that those close to me were worrying like Hell about my safety. Now with hindsight I have a different view, very true :rolleyes:
Was it good?Quote:
Originally Posted by DAVIDTUA
Btw, "Jumper" sucks.
I just watched this film this past weekend and have to say its incredible. Probably one of my new all time favs. It is long but I think its worth it. I still haven't read the book, but I want to.
Did this guy end up dying in the wilderness? Or am I thinking of someone else. If you like these kinds of stories I would recommend "Alone in the Wilderness" a PBS documentary about a guy in the late 60's who goes to Alaska and builds a cabin from scratch with hand tools (no power tools). He tries to live there for one year and ends up staying for 30 something years. Just amazing.
I've got this film on my hardrive just havnt got around to watching it yet.
sounds great though, must find time over the next few days.
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Originally Posted by DAVIDTUA
Just because she ran off with a Supertramp fan doesn't make me 5 grand richer.
Definately make sometime for this movie my friend. Its like 2 1/2 hours long but I really think its worth it not to mention Emile Hirsch plays a stellar role, I couldn't believe how much wieght the kid lost. Let me know what you think once you do watch it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bilbo
yes, i was told that sean penn approached eddie vedder to actually star in the film, but eddie turned it down and said he'd prefer to do the soundtrack which he did really well i might add!
but could you imagine eddie vedder playing an 18yr old? LOL
i mean isnt eddie like pushing 40 right now lol
watched this other night - was an ok film
BUT whey are they sensationalising him ?
If you ask me the guy was an idiot who went into the wilderness with little preparation - not a good idea if you are planning on living there.
That guy at beginning him gave him some boots for god sake which he didn't even have (incidentally the guy who drops him off in the beginning is not an actor and is the actual guy who did drop him off in real life - the last person to see him alive !) Apparently if he had had a map he would have also been able to walk out of there in a day or so (even with the river being like it was).
Actually just found this on net which just about sums him up.....
Alaskan Park Ranger Peter Christian wrote: “I am exposed continually to what I will call the ‘McCandless Phenomenon.’ People, nearly always young men, come to Alaska to challenge themselves against an unforgiving wilderness landscape where convenience of access and possibility of rescue are practically nonexistent […] When you consider McCandless from my perspective, you quickly see that what he did wasn’t even particularly daring, just stupid, tragic, and inconsiderate. First off, he spent very little time learning how to actually live in the wild. He arrived at the Stampede Trail without even a map of the area. If he [had] had a good map he could have walked out of his predicament […] Essentially, Chris McCandless committed suicide.”[1
Shame there were no Bear Grylls shows in the early 90s.
He would have pissed it out of there.