dimafleck: the living legend. Posted February 11, 2008 Report Share Posted February 11, 2008 although the main character is an ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boiler Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Haven't seen it yet, but I just read the book. Hope that didn't ruin the movie though cuz the book was pretty good. I imagine the cinematography must be amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimafleck: the living legend. Posted February 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 everything about the movie is incredible, but I just can't sympathize with a person that is so selfish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancingbear Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 sellfish...or confused?found it o.k. they could of cut out about 45 minutes and not miss anything . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimafleck: the living legend. Posted February 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 i think doing that to your family is extremely selfish and foolish and thats where i couldn't really feel or relate for this guy becasue thats all i was thinking the whole time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewRider Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 That and, "why isn't there more sick beats in this movie, yo?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boiler Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 i think doing that to your family is extremely selfish and foolish Did they get into why he was angry at his father in the movie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 Yes they did and Dima obviously missed it.We just saw it last Sunday and I thought it was great. Highly recommended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForbinHood Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 I'm with you Booche, we absolutely loved it as well... great story, obviously shitty to find the meaning of life right when its too late... but doesnt it seem to happen that way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 I wanna see it again. Someone told me they knew someone who thought Emile Hirsch was poorly cast in the lead role and I beg to differ. That little fucker should have got an Oscar nomination for Best Actor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForbinHood Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 He deserved the nomination for sure... kinda could have seen Decaprio playing the role as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badams Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 It was a great movie. Afterwards I did a lot of research about the main character. It was all very very interesting.The movie itself was quiet emotional. We had to pause it near the end to let my girlfriend regain her composure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 We had to pause it near the end to let my girlfriend regain her composure.I never figured Booche for the crying type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 No more dick in my ass, that's for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badams Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 There is nothing wrong with a man being emotional.lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gr8FuL Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 Loved the movie, keep an eye on this emile hirsh fella, i can see him getting some pretty major roles in the upcoming future, one of the few great young up and coming actors! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForbinHood Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 Loved the movie, keep an eye on this emile hirsh fella, i can see him getting some pretty major roles in the upcoming future, one of the few great young up and coming actors!I agree... but also think this was a pretty major role as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gr8FuL Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 Agreed . More major roles i should say!! Totaly snubbed by the oscars, best movie of the year imo (followed closly by american gangster) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 I liked the movie quite a bit - one of the best from last year for sure. It flowed well, but it really came into its own when Chris was by himself. One issue I had that was never made clear was why did all the people that Chris met on his travels worship the ground he walked on. Obviously to develop that in greater detail would have made for a very long movie, but I don't know if there was enough plot in some scenes, particularly with Hal Holbrook, to warrant an adoption. However, without bumping into Hal, Chris wouldn't have survived a week on his own. McCandless was a dreamer and I admire some of his qualities, but he was also niece and grossly ill-prepared for the wilderness. If it wasn't for Hal's fishing gear and knife, he wouldn't have survived anywhere near as long as he did. Booche, it was my wife that had issues with Hirsch. She thought his acting was uneven, forced when he interacted with people, but fantastic when he was alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 Booche, it was my wife that had issues with Hirsch. I knew who it was the whole time. I just didnt want to out her flawed opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamH Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 I thought the movie was contrived and far too long. I guess it was just ok.William Hurt also creeps me way out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allison Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 I didn't even finish watching it.I thought it was way too long, the pacing was awful, the insight into what moved McCandless shallow (boohoo your parents had real world problems) instead of a personality incessantly, idealistically seeking truth.Mc Candless story amazed me when I first heard it ...late teens some time..the restlessness(which I will agree is intrinsically selfish while not so much meaning the character is "selfish" in the way we commonly ascribe the term), travelling,meeting characters,trying to match an experience of the real world to the literature wisdom you had been brought up on at resonated at the time.An older me found the movie character naive..not charmingly so..and selfish.I reread the book right after to make sure he really didn't fuck the girl.I would have liked the movie character WAAAYYY more if he had just acted a little mopre flesh and blood and fucked the girl.Emilie acted the part well..he draws the camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 Although the "girl" was being coy about her actual age, at least in the film. I think a part of McCandless always believed she was underage, thus I respect his decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.O.B.E Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 I still don't understand the ending. He ate the plants that poisoned him yet he could still get up and move around to find food. Why didnt he try to find an antedote? Everything in nature has an antedote and its usually found pretty close-by where the offending plant was. I guess he didnt get that far into his book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 He was desperate, deranged and terribly unprepared, so I doubt he was in the right frame of mind to find an anecdote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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