Into The Wild Film Analysis

The last five minutes of the film made the most impression on me. Here I saw how the lives of the people he met were. Many of them seemed happy, whereas in the same moment Chris McCandless was dying. I also saw the impact Chris’s disappearance had on his father, which you do not really see much in the rest of the film. However, what really stuck a chord with me was when in his last dying breaths, Chris McCandless wrote “happiness is only real when shared.” This made an impression on me, because it showed that Chris had put everything in perspective, but it was unfortunate as he was on his deathbed.

I really enjoyed this film. The cinematography was a factor to my enjoyment. I admired how beautifully the Alaskan landscape was filmed. I also enjoyed that the film was not filmed in a chronological order, but went back and forth in time. I found I enjoyed this because it made the film more interesting by not having all the information given to the viewer right away. The more you watched the film, the more you could understand why Chris chose to go on his journey by seeing how his former life was. …show more content…
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