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"We went to the woods. Down the National Park road the direction Yogi told us. There was supposed to be a helipad there. The flat rock outcropping would suffice. We climbed up and smoked a bowl at sunset. Thousands of feet below a river ran. Its motion making static the vast forest in front of us. Next to the table-top flat stone was a fire ring that looked as if it had been recently used. We were not the first to rest here at dusk. As the darkness rose from the forest floor up to the stars we decided to head back. Instead of following the road, we would follow romance and the rugged path through the uncharted woods. Just in case, we kept an eye on the road to make certain we would not end up lost, stoned hikers. 20 paces further and the road had disappeared. For a split second we were there… primal purity. The search for that sensation drives the main characters in both of the films in this double feature, the titular Jeremiah Johnson and Chris McCandless of Into the Wild
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"Adapted from Jon Krakauer’s best-selling 1996 book of the same name, Sean Penn writes and directs the story of Christopher McCandless, a young man who died at the age of 24 in 1992 under undetermined circumstances after living alone in the Alaskan wilderness for approximately 112 days. Penn cut out Krakauer and tales of similar wilderness journeys that informed the book and the original Outside article that brought McCandless notoriety. Instead, Penn focused on McCandless, intercutting between his time in Alaska and the journey there.McCandless (Emile Hirsch) graduated Emery College in 1990 and, unbeknownst to his family, drove west. He rejected almost everything about modern society and strove to live the life described by his literary heroes like Henry David Thoreau and Jack London. He left behind his car in an Arizona wash, cut up everything in his wallet, and burned the money in his pocket. He christened himself Alexander Supertramp and went out to embrace the natural wor ... "
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"INTO THE WILD (2007) **** R (for language and some nudity) 2 hrs. 20 min. written by: Sean Penn (from the novel by Jon Krakauer) produced by: Art Linson, Sean Penn & William Pohlad directed by:
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"INTO THE WILD Written by Sean Penn Based on the book by Jon Krakauer1 EXT. THE STAMPEDE TRAIL - DAY 1 SUPER: Tuesday, April 28th 1992 WIDE-SHOT: A vast, snow-blanketed wilderness that sits beneath the icy summits of the highest mountain range in North America. This is BIG Alaska. A beat up 4x4 pick-up enters very small into the upper left corner of frame on an unkept, snow-packed road, and comes to a stop. A figure exits the passenger side and moves around the front of the truck. We can just make out the rifle sticking out of his backpack. We HEAR a very distant "Thank You" as the figure walks away from the road and away from the truck, seemingly into nowhere. DRIVER Hey! The figure with backpack and rifle, henceforth BACKPACK, stopping in his tracks, turns arou ... "
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"Unfortunately, Into the Wild (2007) does a lot to distance you from the main character who is supposed to hold your attention for 2 and a half hours. Fortunately, however, if you can hang in there, the ending will probably move you. How does the film distance us from the Chris McCandless, the young college grad who rejects his parents, society, and most people and spends two years travelling to Alaska in search of peace alone with nature? Let us count the ways. First, the camera almost never shows Chris in a face-on close up until the final scene. Chris dodges and glances off us as he does everyone in the movie.
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"Into the Wild is a movie that is completely unaware that its protagonist is smarmy, immature and pretentious twit. I am not insulting the real Chrisopher McCandless, the person on whose life the picture is based, but the fictionalized version of him played by Emile Hirsch. The movie's McCandless (who I will be referring to unless otherwise stated) moves a lot of people along the way, but never meets anyone who will tell him that he really needs to know- that he should grow up and get a life. Sean Penn, who is a waaaay better actor than he is a director, seems to thin that McCandless was, you know, some kind of wise guru-man, dude. If we all just shared the man's beliefs, we would have world peace, and trancendential enlightenment, probably no global warming as well. Penn is too dense to realize that the real McCandless was just a kid who was admittantly smart and brave but seriously disturbed, in need of a psychologist's couch than a trek across Alaska.
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"Being one of my most anticipated films of 2007, Into the Wild held up to my high expectations. Robbed of a Best Picture nomination at the Oscars, Into the Wild was possibly on of the most poetic movies I’ve seen that has dealt with teenage angst, human and nature interactions, and the idea of ultimate freedom in such a beautiful way. Chris McCandless (Emile Hirsche) is sick of living by society’s rules. After graduating from college, he hits the road in a quest for absolute freedom. He burns his social security card, cuts up his credit cards, and gives his life savings away to charity. He then sets out on the road where he meets a bunch of people that support him and his quest to reach Alaska. Along they way, he runs into a hippie couple who are on the road like him, a farmer who puts him to work, and an old man who wishes he was young again. While the ‘present’ of the film is set on the Magic Bus in an Alaskan forest, the bulk of the film is through flashba ... "
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"Fantastic film. A lot of critics complained about the main character being a little too messianic in the film and I agree as he really wasn't depicted that way in the book(which was excellent also). Charismatic yes just not so christ-like. Emile Hirsch did a great job of carrying this film and Sean Penn did an excellent job behind the camera. The movie was over 2.5 hours and probably could have been edited down a bit. Eddie Vedder's soundtrack was beautiful... I will be picking this up soon. "
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"Always, always behind I am. The weekend before the Oscars, I made a desperate attempt to catch up on the nominated films. I quite enjoyed The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, even though the film was almost as long as its name. Casey Affleck ("Gone Baby Gone")once again shows he's the real actor in the family. Gorgeous cinematography, the ever glorious Sam Rockwell ("Snow Angels"), and an interesting look at how a man can chose to betray his idol complete the package. In the Valley of Elah wore on my patience almost from the first scene. Of course, Tommy Lee Jones ("No Country for Old Men") and Susan Sarandon ("Enchanted") were awesome, but Charlize Theron ("Aeon Flux") is as drab as the scenery. The story should have been interesting, if not tense. A soldier disappears from base after returning from Iraq and his father goes to look for him. And it sort of tries for a message. But I blame Paul Haggis (& ... "
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"Even though the writers have apparently settled on a deal to end the strike, there is still a great deal to fear on the Oscar broadcast set for Feb. 24, that can be summed up in three simple words (two if you hyphenate correctly):Oscar-winner 'Norbit'.That's right. While many wrestle with the fact that their favorite films have been left off the nominee list (I understand, though don't agree with, the love-fest called Juno, but even my friends who are the most ardent supporters of the film agree that it has no place in the Best Picture and Best Director category) a film that was universally loathed like 'Norbit' has a shot at earning the most coveted trophies in the biz.Here to give you an edge on the office ballots, I have opted to fill this column with a handy guide to this year's nominees, chock-full of winner predictions. (Plus, you can check out some of the shorts on your computer, links provided, free of charge. You're welcome!)Best picture&ldq ... "
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