“Into the Wild” Movie Trailer Released!

If you haven’t read Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer, then do yourself a favor and go buy the book today. It is a great read for anyone who has ever dreamed of just dumping life and taking off on an adventure, not knowing where it will take you. The great news is that a film has been made based on the book. The trailer was recently released and I just caught my first glimpse today. I hope it lives up to the book, and from the trailer it seems like it could do just that.

The book is about a young man, Christopher McCandless, who comes from an upper middle-class family on the east coast. He decides he wants to do away with all his earthly possessions and take out on the road to discover the world. During his travels around the US, Mexico, and Canada. He gets into all sorts of tight situations and meets several people who try to help guide him along the way. It’s a story about a young man searching for who he is. And for those of us not brave enough, or crazy enough, to set out and do what he did, it’s a great way to live vicariously.
Go check out the Into the Wild trailer and see if it makes you want to go out and pick up the book.

6 comments June 22nd, 2007