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<div>Given the book, the story it tells, and the themes critical to the life of McCandless, which I studied years ago, I decided when I first heard "Into The Wild" had been made into a film, to definitely not see it. No matter how McCandless's experiences are translated into film, it cannot but caricature, stereotype his inner life. And I know how it ends...
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<div>It may very well be an excellent film.</div>
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<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 11/4/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">keely emerinemix</b> <<a href="mailto:kjajmix1@msn.com">kjajmix1@msn.com</a>> wrote:</span>
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<div><br>Visionaires --<br><br>Jeff and I went to see "Into The Wild," the Sean Penn film based on Jon Krakauer's book by the same name, and I would urge all of you to see it. An astonishingly well-made movie about a very difficult subject -- the protagonist is an idealistic Thoreau/Jack London devotee' who is alternately engaging and annoying, and I found myself entirely caught up in the film even though I had read the book and knew the plot.
<br><br>Christopher McCandless, the young man portrayed in the movie by Emile Hirsch, was an imperious, stubborn and intractably arrogant twit fond of pontificating at length to anyone who would listen; he was also bright, engaging, kindhearted and funny. The book was very good, and the film outstanding.
<br><br>(Note to my friends: Of course I see the similarities. I used to be an imperious, stubborn and intractably arrogant twit, too. Only Dale thinks I still am!)<br><br>keely<br><br><br>
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