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Into the Wild

Started by Mark Schoneveld · 8 months ago

When I was younger, I spent a couple summers in Alaska as an adventure tour guide. The first summer there, on the first day I arrived, a guy at the youth hostel in Anchorage handed me a beat-up copy of ‘Into the Wild‘. He just said, “Welcome to Alaska ... Continue reading »

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  • Frank

    1 year ago

    Man, that was one of my favorite books ever, and I've never even been to Alaska. I also loved Krakauer's Into Thin Air...

    The Alaska story was creepy because they didn't really know why he died, but it was a slow death. I remember that he may have accidentally eaten poisoned foods. I'll look forward to the movie. Thanks for the pointer!
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  • Stephanie

    1 year ago

    Ooo, that trailer does look good. But I always worry about movies glamourizing something that shouldn't be glamourized, especially when it comes to questionable outdoor adventure activities. The book was great and Krakaur always does a good job of teaching a lesson. Will people learn that same lesson watching the movie?
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  • magdalenus

    1 year ago

    It's true. The kid didn't know what he was doing in the outdoors. But I don't think it promotes irresponsible outdoor activities. Just the opposite. But yeah, we'll see how the Hollywoodization does with the subject matter.
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  • Whimsy

    1 year ago

    Susan read that book--and by all accounts it is quite good, but I became too impatient with the young romantic fool to finish it. Made Timothy Treadwell look like a grizzled veteran (pardon the pun).

    Personally I admire Dick Proenneke, who spent 35 years thriving alone in the wild--he had a deep love and appreciation of the wilderness, but he was pragmatic, capable and had no illusions as to the nature of wild places and the challenges they pose. When he did wax poetic about Alaska, it was with a certain humility; his focus was on the living things around him rather than to employ the setting as a kind of mirror or backdrop.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsfB6oJ55wM
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  • Richard Ogima

    11 months ago

    Hey, I was watching the movie "Into the Wild" and thought I'd check it out on the web, stumbled into your site. Just dropping a few words off.
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  • Joelie Valenko

    9 months ago

    I saw the movie, It was GREAT! i really loved it. it's very spiritual, and much lessons to learn from it! it's the best movie i've ever seen.
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