Into the Wild

"Christopher McCandless was a disillusioned young American tired of the same old life and the direction things were going. Fed up with the monotony, he decided to travel across the United States, with no contacts or certain goals. Eventually, he finds an abandoned bus in the woods and settles there. This is the real story behind the powerful movie 'Into the Wild', directed by Sean Penn and brilliantly starring Emile Hirsch ('Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'). Although it follows the typical road movie structure (like 'On the Road', 'Little Miss Sunshine' and others), 'Into the Wild' has special attributes that few other films can claim. Firstly, the film's unflinching tone that Penn isn't afraid to adopt. Secondly, the good performances - whether from Hirsch or supporting actors like Marcia Gay Harden, William Hurt, Jena Malone. And, finally, a reflective tone about capitalist society that never falls into the mawkish and always helps the audience to go further. To reflect on choices, nature and life itself."