What a crazy line! I didn't believe that this "Into The Wild" would have such a huge success at the afternoon show. All the fault of Sean Penn and his illustrious name: the equivalent of a trendy brand during the opening of sales. And here we are, all in line. I spoke so fervently at home about the trailer I saw on television that I managed to bring three generations to the cinema. My parents, my brother already transitioning into adulthood, and me: the youngest. After two and a half hours of show, we leave being swept up by the evening crowd scrutinizing our faces to find out what awaits them.

MOVIE DESCRIPTION

"Into The Wild" is an adventure. A young graduate cuts all ties with his past and for 2 years roams the United States in a desperate search for deep emotions from the deep South to the far North. Moving photography, capable of capturing landscapes that would be a crime to enjoy on an unimpressive personal computer screen or a television. The scene editing is extremely professional and everything flows perfectly between flashbacks and changes of perspective. The direction is raw, at times wild, just as it should be in a movie that is not at all polished, aiming to convey strong emotions. The casting is of dizzying stature, and I wouldn't have expected anything less from a superstar like Sean Penn. Emile Hirsch passionately embodies the complex role of a young man who wants everything from life without the slightest commitment. William Hurt manages to express all the pain of a family father who believes himself responsible for the seemingly inexplicable abandonment of a son considered normal until then. The beautiful Kirsten Stewart excellently portrays, in just a few minutes, the despair of a young girl falling in love who sees a great love slip away without understanding why. Superb is the performance of Catherine Keener who establishes a special and profound relationship with the protagonist. She, a flower child, fully understands the desire to leave, but at the same time can imagine the deep pain of the parents since she is also a mother who no longer knows where her own boy has ended up.

3 EXPLANATIONS

We hadn't even reached the car when my mother, an avid cinephile incapable of criticizing a film that reviews (which she eagerly consumes before going to the cinema) have praised, starts off with a: "beautiful". She identified with the role of the father and the hippie and says the runaway is all due to the family situation, highlighting this as the core. Trying to provide children with a serene life is essential. Secretly conveyed, her pleased expression says: "exactly what I've given my children". And it's true. My father agrees, but points out that this generation is strange and cannot be satisfied and always seeks something more, forgetting how building a family step by step can bring enormous satisfaction. My brother, an extremely lively and insightful person, diversifies the discussion. According to him, my parents are wrong in their perspective because they are prejudiced about the protagonist's action. They judge it as wrong a priori and try to justify it forgetting that everyone owns their own life. "How can you say he was wrong if throughout the movie we were swept away by radiant smiles and testimonies of absolute happiness? Even if you don't agree with his gesture, like me on the other hand, don't make the mistake of being convinced that you are right. Quoting a line from Sin City, maybe he was simply living in the wrong millennium". Bravo Marco, I liked you!

I stay silent and echo my brother with monosyllables. Honestly, I'm still thinking. I feel strange perhaps because among the entire family, in the end, I'm the person who is closest to the protagonist's situation—having just finished my studies and not knowing what to do with my existence. When you're still young, and you feel you haven’t done enough, you fear spending what's left in a terribly monotonous way. What struck me the most wasn't his smiles in the wild nature, but his sad and depressed face when he's among people in the city. Can someone with such a solitary soul and a wonderfully simple concept of living be confined to 10 hours a day in an office? Watching this film, you might feel like following the protagonist's footsteps and leaving without a destination. But the conditional is obligatory because between saying and doing, which means saying screw everything and everyone to live without money, plans, and stable contacts, you need guts of superhuman size.

CONCLUSION

No, dear parents and little brother, I don't agree with you. Maybe I'm wrong too, but he simply wanted to do what he wanted after enduring for a lifetime the constraints and etiquette behavior of a society in which he was forced to live against his will. It doesn't matter if it's right or wrong, it doesn't matter the time in which the story is set. To say he lived, he had to try it on his own skin and step out from the quotes of the countless books that kept him company. Admiration: that is the feeling predominant in me.

When a movie sparks heated discussions, it's a good movie and I go to bed satisfied. Enjoy the viewing.

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