I think this story is so popular because Emile Hirsch is an amazing actor and very attractive he played the role so well

This movie and book, touched me greatly! I felt it when he found his meaning of life "Happiness is only real when shared" I felt it when he poisoned himself accidentally. I just wish I could be like him and to live uncommitted and to live deliberately!

Such an awesome, inspirational, and sad movie. I loved it!

"He had the mental stamina." You've gotta admit he had some drive. Some serious determination, and it takes guts to do what he did.

Emile Hirsch is a very lucky young guy i wish i could be like him someday somehow and he's a great great actor and we all can learn something from him if we act ourlif's right like he dose

Thanks for posting this. I really want to see this movie!

"Happiness only real when shared - brilliant words Very important, personal and Awesome movie!

I am in love with that movie.

the scene at 0:44 to 0:56 is absolutely beautiful

i love love love this movie! it's very moving and inspiring in a sense. they did a great job!

he played the true story alpha dog.. im not surprised at all,emile is an awesome guy.

bu filmi asla unutmayacagim I LOVE THIS MOVIE ITS SO GOOD

Great movie I can appreciate and have a lot of respect for. At the same time though I don't go to the movies to be sad..

I have to say that he reminds me of Leonardo DiCaprio somewhat as well. I noticed that when I watched Into The Wild. Watching The Girl Next Door was a totally different "experience" with Emile Hirsch. He doesn't look like Leo, but he is as good as an actor as Leonardo DiCaprio is. They're both really talenteted.

From Wikipedia: Alaskan Park Ranger Peter Christian wrote: First off, he spent very little time learning how to actually live in the wild. He arrived at the Stampede Trail without even a map of the area. If he [had] had a good map he could have walked out of his predicament [...] Essentially, Chris McCandless committed suicide."[16] Some may argue that this is what he wanted all along, given his troubled past.

i completly agree..

@alexmigda Evidence he tried to eat: the pictures of him with the porcupine and other animals he hunted, the journal entries about eating berries and trying to eat the moose. The argument is not about his choice to go to Alaska, or the choices he made about what to bring with him. It was about whether he chose to eat or not. Also, he did try to leave, and COULDN'T because of the river.

The lab tests showed that the seeds themselves were not poisonous. The author of "into the wild' does not dispute this. His claim is that McCandless kept the seeds in a bag which became moldy with a type of mold that can inhibit the absorption of nutrients.

Alright chikadee, poisoned or not poisoned, dead or alive- I respect and admire this man... and the fact that he wasnt around to tell his tale shouldnt diminish what he achieved. I just think the word failure could be revised. "How high can you fly before the sun melts the wax in your wings" ?

Emile reminds me of Leo DiCaprio.

he even sounds like him on some of the scenes

Emile is so cool.

@honeypulse He also wrote (according to the movie) "Happiness only real when shared". Which I read as he was unhappy while he was out there, since he was alone.

i refused to watch this movie for so long cuz i didnt want anyone to ruin it for me or twisted in someway but the people who acted in this film were very much how they suposed to be in the book and this guy right here really did justice to chris's character and did a good job

If it wasn't for a small mistake McCandles would not have died when he did. He lasted four months on his own in the Alaskan wilderness, that's three months and 29 days more than most of us would. Long live Chris McCandles

Amazing movie

the book begins with the detectives investigating the scene and finding his frozen body, i think. He might have not frozen to death. As far as the book goes, I always felt that Krakeau left the interpretation to the reader, as he never really states how he dies exactly.

@alexmigda I haven't seen images of the actual journal entries but according to the quotes I've read from them he truly believed that he was trapped. There was also a ranger's station nearby that he didn't know about. I don't believe it was his choice to die out there.

@Djlynx23 Me too. I cant stop imagining a dark haired Leo!

The poison interferes with your metabolism and its extremely difficult to keep on weight after they have been consumed- especially if you are as thin as he was. Before he was poisoned he was perfectly fit- I think after two years of going hungry he'd know if he was starving. I dont think he failed, he inspired me and perhaps many more. His last words written were " I have had a happy life and thank the lord. Goodbye and may god bless all. "

He didn't want to die, but he died because of his own actions and not by some freak accident. That was the story that Hollywood and Jon Krakauer didn't want to tell.

hahahah i sort of told you that the sort of interviewer says "sort of" like sort of a lot... But I agree- love the soundtrack, love the movie, love the book. Because of Into the Wild, I've become a major Jon Krakauer fan. His writing is unique in that it focuses on the story moreso than the style in which it's told. In other words- we get his subject, rather than a bunch of literary tricks

Great movie

I agree. Speed Racer is ridiculous!

in the movie i saw two. the other one is passing a river in summer not thinking about how it would look in winter.

there is a pleasure in the pathless woods..there is a rapture on the lonely shore..there is society..where none intrudes..by the deep sea and music in its roar...i love not man the less..but nature more...

I actually agree with that, it was pretty stupid what he did. But we all know that. It's more about what he did during his short life that we should be considering. That is practically why I respect him. His Views on life itself

I don't think the questions were bad at all. I just think some actors are very uncomfortable answering any questions for an interview.

The river was too dangerous to cross, and he didnt have a map to pinpoint where he could cross (the point was to walk into the wild). He provided food for months during the most difficult seasons. It was mould on the seeds he ate that poisoned him.

I have new respect for Sean Penn and even greater respect for Emil Hirsch after seeing this movie. I first saw Emil in Lords of Dogtown. Great performance Great movie and a great Jon Krakauer book. I hope Emil does more movies like "Into the Wild' and please no more Speed Racer. It is just such an exreme waste of talent.

je crois que je suis amoureuse de cet acteur...

Great movie. One question though. At the beginning and end of the movie Chris' dad lifts his pants up, showing his legs? What does this mean?

good actor

It's the Mach 5.

You're right, they would have a hard time finding it. In fact, nobody did.

@alexmigda Do you really think that not eating was a choice made by McCandless? I think surviving as long as he did out there with as little as he had is pretty amazing. It's not like there was food all around and he chose not to eat. He probably spent most of his time and energy foraging and hunting, fighting to provide even a little bit of food.

Most of peoples opinion's based on the book and the movie "Into the Wild", so is mine. I can't help but wonder what really happened to Alex before his fatal journey to Alaska's wilderness. The author's wrote that Alex was poisened by inedible plants; autopsy revealed that there was'nt any alcaloids in his system. I was moved by that guy's destiny, but from what i know there's more romance than facts into the book and movie.

it was the risen river, lack of a map, and inaccurate identification of plants that killed him, not grief. but i've read the book and seen the movie, and i gotta say the movie does the book justice. i still prefer the book, though.

if you need a movie of great survivors, choose, I dont know, maybe tarzan, indiana jones, resident evil or smth. I think the point of this movie was not the quality or consistency of the adventures, but the philosophy and uniqueness of the character, in this place - the real person.

Yeah! "He was a very capable, strong person who could survive on his own in the wild." Except for that part when he went on his own into the "wild" just a few miles from civilization and DIED, he had it all figured out.

If I do ever go to Alaska I'll be sure to eat enough food to survive.

anyone else think emile looks and sounds quite similar to jack black?

He had a road map. There was a road that he could have gotten to without crossing the river. There is no real evidence that he was poisoned. The story of the mould was made up by Krakauer when people pointed out that lab tests refuted his original claim about a poisonous plant. There is also no evidence of the mould that Krakauer speaks of ever being in that area or growing on that species of plant. I thought I had made this clear.

I know they meant for this film to be an uplifting, follow your dream movie. BUT, for me this movie was very depressing & sad. I had a hard time watching the whole thing & I didn't get any feel good vibes from it at all. I thought the acting was great, though. Emile Hirsch & Kristen Stewart did an awesome acting job. Jenna Malone did an awesome acting job too plus she did the best narrating of a movie than anyone I've heard. Her voice had all & every emotion done so well. Lots of depth!

i did not understand what vince vaugn's charecter did wrong, in relation to the law, why he was put in prison? some reference to little black boxes. tax evasion?

@Djlynx23 Exactly what i thought!

true; but he's a great actor, nevertheless>) great movie; great music; great scenery. plz do watch it

"fuck me he had a stove and a mattress and a massive bag of rice. he was sheltered from the elements and still managed to starve to death" - sm LOL!!! Dude woulda starved at a Mickey D`s for all we know...

My point is that he failed. He wasn't some great survivor. He just didn't realize that he was slowly starving until the point where he was too weak to do anything about it. The river was not what prevented him from reaching civilization. He could have done that in just a day or two of walking. He's also the prime suspect in the vandalism of some cabins in that area.

it absolutely was a choice

I know in the movie he ate a poisonous plant...but I read in the book he froze.

He was making boxes that steal tv from satellites. Read the Book Into The Wild, its waaayyy better haha

Emile is great in this movie, but you know... in the interviews he has to drop the "you know..." that sneaks in, in almost every sentence.

Not eating is a pretty big mistake

Love the book and the movie. Im totaly moved by the Mccandless story.

who the HELL interviewed this segment? if i hear the phrase "sort of" one more time... what an injustice...

Where did it touch you? *Brings out barbie doll*

My point is that he didn't realize he was slowly starving until he was too weak to do anything about it. If he did realize it, then he chose to die. If he didn't realize it, then he's just an idiot. He wasn't some great survivor. The river was not what was keeping him from civilization. It would have only taken him a day or two to walk out. He was also the prime suspect in the vandalism of some cabins in the area.

He may have eaten all that was available in that area, but he could have walked out. He chose to be there and do that. He had a road map, and there was a road that he could get to without crossing the river. He knew this. He wasn't very far from civilization. Big surprise... the Hollywood film was not entirely accurate.

if surviving 112 days completely alone in alaska counts as "no clue" then sure, but it doesnt.

stop comparing him with leonardo dicaprio, they are different, that's all! they're both great actors

LOL thats funny and true,

why you say that?

actualyy he ate the berries and he couldnt treat it so it lead to starvation

@alexmigda This discussion will go nowhere if all you do is repeatedly state your position without providing any evidence. How come it was a choice not to eat? I stated why it wasn't a choice. Now provide me with something suggesting it was.

i buy that. he coulda got out easy if that's what he wanted

Of course what is in the book is pure speculation. There was no evidence of poisonous berries found anywhere. The fact is the kid had no clue how to survive in Alaska, even in the warmer months.

"if surviving 112 days completely alone in alaska counts as "no clue" then sure, but it doesnt." He wasn't surviving though, he was slowly starving to death. Thats not much to be proud of. In the warmer months Alaska is not a very dificult place to survive with a few basic skills (the winter is very different by Chris was only there in the Spring/Summer). Sadly Chris had very little idea and was either foolish or just very naive.

so you don't eat something that is going to cause you to starve

how about having to hunt all the food you're gonna eat for 112 days?

The best about into the wild was Eddie Vedder...

sort of a lot of sort of's

this interviewer sort of needs to think before he speaks

Where's the evidence? Krakaur's imagination doesn't count. The evidence of Chris's food diary demonstrates that he wasn't eating enough and the only likely cause of death was starvation.

No pity there, huh?

Christopher McCandless went into the wild with a to less knowledge and experience about hunting I think.

with no evidence

well then your blind and deaf thats your problem not mine so chill out.

"Into the Wild" ? Fu%$ that sh%$ ! You want some "Into the Wild" ? Hitch hike across Rwanda you mofos!!! That`ll getcha some "Into the Wild" LOL!!! xD!!!

I agree, ..interviewer terrible.

right on. this interviewer was the worst. maybe it was an intern. he slipped in "sort of" as much as possible. ugh. i'm tempted to start a tally.

How could Hirsch say that Chris Mccandless had the skills needed to survive?! He clearly had very limited survival skills, that's what got him killed FFS!

Boooooo. Wish I hadnt watched that,, Sort of...... shity

Best movie ever. Worst interviewer ever; who is the guy asking these terrible questions? Get a new job.

i agree! horrible interviewer

haha, i agree! horrible, horrible interviewer

this is the worst interviewer ever. he sort of needs to find another occupation.

"... he was a very capable, strong person who could survive on his own in the wild. He had the skills..." No, Emile. You must have missed the part where he starved to death. The movie was good, but unrealistic. Facts were omitted and manipulated.

actualyy he ate the berries and he couldnt treat it so it lead to starvation