Born to be Free in the Wild

A young man named Chris, a high achiever in his studies goes through college and succeeds, however after college he's has a different plan of what he is going to do in the future which is quite contradicting with his parents wishes. He leaves his possessions and gives his entire savings - $24,000 to charity and goes in search of Alaska - to live in the wild. On his way he meets various characters and touched the lives of them though somewhat stays at arms length with them .Chris does not believe that money does not bring happiness, including all the materialistic things. The wild has everything where a man can survive. It is sad to see at the end the man who wanted to be in the wild is trapped in the wild and passes away within few months of him leaving his home.
Though I did not intend watching this movie, it happens so that the story line is gripping and you want to see what happens next to Chris. The countdown is a bit confusing with the Bus. But overall the movie was good, a very thoughtful movie and so much to learn.

Some of Chris/Alex's writings (Chris changes his name when he begins his travels)


~ The core of mans' spirit comes from new experiences.


~ When you want something in life, you just gotta reach out and grab it.

~ Happiness only real when shared.


What are you doing when we're there? Now you're in the wild, what are we doing?
You're just living, man. You're just there, in that moment, in that special place and time. Maybe when I get back, I can write a book about my travels. 

It was a surprise to see Twilight star - Bella - Kristen Stewart in this movie!

This is a true story of  Chris McCandless who died at a young age, trapped in the wilderness. If you want a movie with real life emotions well this is it and I recommend it if anyone want's to see this. It somewhat reminds me bit of the CastAway. One of those loner movies!