Into the Wild

Sean Penn's new movie Into the Wild arrives on the wave of a well-regarded novel about a college graduate who decides that the anger and violence in civilized society is too much to handle and commences a journey through nature... Read more at imdb.com

Sean Penn's artistic contribution to cinema in my lifetime has been staggering. The films he's directed have included some of my favourite performances from amazing actors pushed to their absolute limit.I feel like everything he's ever done in his career... Read more at imdb.com

Sean Penn's 'Into the Wild' is a passionate and faithful evocation of Jon Krakauer's book about Chris McCandless. It's the troubling and complex story of a young idealist and seeker who was also a rebellious child and beloved brother who... Read more at imdb.com

I've never posted a comment regarding a movie but feel compelled to after attending a screening of Into The Wild at the Toronto Film Festival last night. I won't speak to story here as it's covered in the other comments.This... Read more at imdb.com

Honestly let me just say this 1st Sean Pean made this story come to life, true life in every moment in the film. This movie has nothing wrong with it, it is perfect in every way shape and form. He... Read more at imdb.com

I read the book in 1996. Like others, it moved me profoundly. I created a series of prints of my interpretation of Chris. I haven't read the book since.This film transported me right back to the spirit that Krakauer brought... Read more at imdb.com

Christopher McCandless lived a silly life and died a silly death. Here was a guy who gave his savings to Oxfam, left home without uttering a word to his family and who thought salvation lay in the wilderness. Too bad,... Read more at imdb.com

INTO THE WILD definitely works as a film - I had read the book so I certainly knew the tragic story of this young man's life but I was blown away by the performances. In fact, to have this young... Read more at imdb.com

I live in Alaska and have for over 20 years and I have hiked, fished and hunted all over this state for most all of it. I lived here when the events of this movie happened. Christopher McCandless was not a... Read more at imdb.com

One of the best movies I've ever seen. Beautiful, deep, true, adventurous, sad, occasionally funny, real, at times very touching. Based on a real-life novel, it is written and directed by Sean Penn. I have always loved the movie work... Read more at imdb.com

Yet, Into the Wild fails to generate more than occasional fits of empathy, primarily for those Chris abandons rather than the protagonist himself. The picture is well cast. ... Full Review

I had a little bit of sort of a pause before meeting her because I knew, like, wow, this is the first time I ever met a real human being I'm going to portray," Malone said. That happened also to be the voice I loved most in terms of American rock," Penn said. ... Full Review

Emerging moved and impressed from the Toronto International Film Festival screening of Sean Penn's Into the Wild a few weeks ago, I asked a colleague what he thought: "I liked the movie," he said. Clearly very deeply moved by McCandless's reckless vault into the mystic, Penn has made a movie (easily his best as director) about the incident that's in some ways as adventurously anachronistic as its subject. ... Full Review

He takes a lyrical, poetic approach that serves the film well from a visual standpoint, not quite as well when it comes to the dialogue. Penn seems to view McCandless as a tragic figure, and his film mixes the beautiful with the devastating. ... Full Review

Blending sympathy for Chris' motives with regret for his tragic end; Into the Wild is a thoughtful biopic that's both inspiring and chastening. The success of a movie like Into the Wild depends disproportionately on the talents of its star. ... Full Review

Into the Wild: Directed by Sean Penn and based on author Jon Krakauer 's true story of Christopher McCandless , a young man who gives up all his worldly possessions and his life as he knew it to trek into... ... Full Article

Eddie Vedder: </em>The Pearl Jam singer tours solo, following the release of his ultra-earnest soundtrack for "Into the Wild." Here's hoping there's room for some of Vedder's personable humor and a few stray Pearl Jam tracks." border=0 height=48 src="http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/story/2008-08/41601294-15130424-140105.jpeg" width=65>... ... Full Article

Red carpet arrivals - glamour, stuntsand wardrobe malfunctions Plus: Jolie reveals her baby goss at Cannes, read more in our Cannes Film Festival Section. Asked by a reporter if he could confirm that he had hesitated before taking the jury ... Full Article

"Into The Wild": Sean Penn has earned wide acclaim as director and screenwriter of this involving version of Jon Krakauer's book about Chris McCandless (played by Emile Hirsch ), a college graduate who hitchhikes to Alaska . ... Full Article

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