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.

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!

Emile reminds me of Leo DiCaprio.

Emile is so cool.

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

@Djlynx23 Exactly what i thought!

this interviewer is an idiot..."what...what...sort of...what...kind of...a lot of, sort of..."fucko...

@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.

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.

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

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" ?

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.

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. "

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.

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.

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.

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.

@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.

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.

@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.

You are the one without evidence. He CHOSE to go out there, he CHOSE not to bring enough food, and he CHOSE not to leave as he slowly starved to death. Nobody forced him to do it. It was a choice. It's a pretty simple concept. Show me some evidence that he was forced to go out and starve himself to death in Bumfuck Alaska.

@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.

it absolutely was a choice

@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.

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

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.

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

Not eating is a pretty big mistake

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<3

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?

with no evidence

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.

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.

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

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?

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..

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

You shouldn't believe everything you read. Krakauer pulled that out of his ass. Lab tests didn't actually show that any of those plants were poisonous. The actual evidence shows that he slowly starved to death over the entire 4 month period. :)

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

"... 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.

I agree. Speed Racer is ridiculous!

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.

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

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

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

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!

this interviewer sort of needs to think before he speaks

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

i completly agree..

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