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Published April 16, 2008 06:16 pm - WEEKENDER - April 18, 2008: How often do you think during a movie? ‘Into the Wild’ beautiful, thoughtful film Bob Lebzelter, Video Viper Star Beacon How often do you think during a movie?
I don’t mean thinking about will the boy get the girl, will the bank heist be successful, will the androids or the humans win. I’m talking about thoughts on what are we doing with our lives, are material things so important, is the quest for money and power and glory worth the effort? “Into the Wild” will get you to think about the decisions in your life. The film is based on a true story, that of Chris McCandless. He’s played remarkably by Emile Hirsch. Chris and his sister, Carine, played by Jena Malone, grew up in a home with constant bickering and yelling between their parents, played by Marcia Gay Harden and William Hurt. The film opens with Chris’ college graduation and his proud parents. Sister doubles as narrator, too. A nice touch. Sean Penn directs. The McCandless family is well off. It appears the parents hope to make up for his turbulent childhood by buying him a new car. Chris doesn’t want a new car. His beater vehicle is just fine. The new graduate is really a throwback to the 60s. He rebels against the materialism of his parents. Instead of getting a job and making gobs of money to make them proud, he vanishes. Chris not only doesn’t want a new car, he abandons the beater. Talk about someone who opposes materialism, he burns his money. He walks off with a backpack that includes a tent and leaves the world he has known. Meanwhile, his parents know nothing about his disappearance and decide to visit him at his apartment. Imagine their shock when they learn he’s been gone for months. Their letters had been returned and hoarded by daughter Carine. 
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