Hey everyone,
I wanted to do a movie review of Into the Wild, a Sean Penn movie starring Emile Hirsch. It's a true life story of a recent university graduate who is sickened by the materialism of the world and decides to escape society's expectations of a recent straight As college grad and back pack around the U.S. with almost no money. I watched it for the first time tonight.
Well - I loved the premise of the movie but felt it was a little melodramatic and I guess still a little too "clean" - his encounters with people seemed too perfect- it was missing the awkwardness and struggle of everyday life. I thought the characters were too flawed or not flawed enough. My boyfriend pointed out that it is definitely something that only the rich would find romantic. I did find the movie truly entertaining and I am not sure if I would have enjoyed it had it been more "real".
The soundtrack was great too! But it got me thinking- there is all this great music playing while he is on his adventures - and this tricks the viewer from feeling the loneliness and perhaps fear that the character must have felt early on. Movies often turn very regular mundane scenes into something beautiful and moving by adding big music in the background.
All in all I loved the movie because it got me thinking about focusing on experiences. I think it's time I focus more on positive experiences. I think I may have lost track of this - or maybe I never really focused on it. Sometimes life just feels like a race. I am always chasing a higher level at work, a more fit body, all of my to-dos.... but I want this to change- I feel like I am at a point in my life where I can take a deep breathe and start pursuing things with experience in mind rather than the end result.
I encourage you to think about experience too! Free yourself!
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