[Kistle]

I watched it last night and thought it was excellent. I am a Jon Krakauer fan and have read all of his books. This one in particular is a very interesting story. Sean Penn produced the movie and I was pretty captivated by the way it was put together. Eddie Vetter does pretty much the entire soundtrack solo/acoustic and it is moving. The complex theme really rings relevant for me...the balance between love for people and love for nature. People who know the story seem to be polarized... believing McCandless is either a complete idiot - selfish and irresponsible, or admiring his sense of adventure and simplicity - shunning materialism and pretense. In the end, McCandless' documented final thoughts are "happiness is not complete unless it is shared". Thought provoking movie for me.

Anyone else see it and have any reaction?


JA