The End

The film and novel Into the Wild are very similar. The character the plays Chris does a great job showing the audience Chris's true personality. I think the film give Chris justice. Many viewers that read Chris's story thought he was dope or a whack job, but after seeing this film I think it give the audience a better feel for what Chris was aiming for. Chris was his own individual and lived his life as he wanted. I think the film gives us a better understanding of what Chris went through. For example, when he killed the moose and wasn't able to eat it. The character in the film wrote journals, cried, and struggled as Chris did in the novel. I believe the film helps us get a better sense of what Chris went through on his journey. Chris in the movie hitched hiked, met lots of new people, worked different places, hunted, traveled down the river, and road the trains which all gave us a new image in our heads of what he really went through. Although, some films skew our sense of reality and romanticize tragedy. Films that aren't real but wished they were. Into the Wild was a real adventure that more then one person can relate too.

-Rachel