After graduating from Emory University in 1992, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity, and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness.
I thought this was good, but it didn’t hit as hard for me. I’d read a bit about McCandless beforehand, so the story lacked surprises and didn’t carry much emotional weight. It’s a well-made account of his journey, but unless you’re going in completely fresh, it might not land with much impact. Jena Malone plays his sister and narrates the film with a half-whisper voice that quickly became grating.
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