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Into the Wild
He went all the way to Alaska to be free of everyone. What he learned there was that happiness needs other people.
Who it's for
Chris McCandless burns his ID, gives his savings away and cuts off his family after learning secrets about his parents, which mirrors the pull many young adults feel to escape rather than repair.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Into the Wild is a 2007 drama written and directed by Sean Penn, adapted from Jon Krakauer's 1996 book about Christopher McCandless. After graduating from Emory University and growing disillusioned, partly over his parents' history, Chris destroys his ID and credit cards, donates his savings to charity and leaves without telling his family.
Where to find it
Rent or buy on major digital stores. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: Protagonist's death by starvation.
Age: Rated R (Common Sense age not verified)
For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face:1 Corinthians 13:12, 1 Corinthians 13:12
