Christopher McCandless (Emile Hirsch), son of wealthy parents (Marcia Gay Harden, William Hurt), graduates from Emory University as a top student and athlete. However, instead of embarking on a prestigious and profitable career, he chooses to give his savings to charity, rid himself of his possessions, and set out on a journey to the Alaskan wilderness.
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The tragically early demise of Christopher McCandless, a fervently idealistic 24-year-old who walked into the Alaskan wilderness in the spring of 1992 and died of starvation about four months later, was expertly documented by Jon Krakauer in his best seller "Into the Wild." Now, in a fine movie of the same name, writer/director Sean Penn focuses more on how McCandless lived. (Full review)