Well I've seen this movie last night, and it made me speechless.
Some backgroud - It's about this guy, Christopher McCandless. After graduating in 1990 from Emory University, McCandless ceased communicating with his family, gave away his savings of $24,000 to Oxfam and began traveling, later abandoning his car and burning all the money in his wallet.
In April 1992 he made it to Alaska with only 10 pounds of rice, a .22 caliber rifle, a camera, several boxes of rifle rounds, and a small selection of reading material — including a field guide to the region's edible plants.
He died sometime in August (from eating a poisoned plant which he thought was eatable), and his body was found in early September by a group of moose hunters.
The movie describes his journey.
It was such a powerful movie. First of all, the places and views in the movie are breathtaking -




I was amazed by them during the whole film.
It made me think about those beautiful places over the world that I wish I could see with my own eyes.
Chris wanted to have the adventure of his life.. live with no pressure or commitments. He had a lot of courage. It would be such a good feeling to leave the routine and go to those amazing places such as Alaska, the Bahamas and the Amazons..
But, although Chris had a good time in his journey, he was lonely.. I think it made him crazy. A person can't be alone for such a long time and stay sane.
Eventually when he ate this plant, no one could help him, he was in one of the most beautiful places in the world,
alone, dying.



I honestly think it's true. He thought so too, but it was too late.
I don't know how to explain this actually, but a lot of emotions came into my mind while I was watching this film. On one hand, I was kinda jealous of him, that he had this courage to leave everything and visit new places,
make his dream come true. On the other hand I don't think I could do this by myself, because I need company.. I'd go crazy if I had to be alone for 2 years.
The soundtrack is also lovely. ♥
The songs are a mix of beautiful melodies and honest words. They match to the storyline so perfectly.
I think i'm going to watch it again sometime. It was very unique. ♥
It teaches you about life.. that you need to be open-minded, that there are good people in this world who are willing to help you, that although things might not always end up on the right way, you've got to take the risk, and
live the dream.
BY THE WAY
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my 'Brothers and Sisters' graphics post is here.)
//xoxo danielle.